1. United Nations. World Population Prospects 2019. New York, USA: United Nations; 2019.
6. Latorre MA, Pomar C, Faucitano L, Gariépy C, Méthot S. The relationship within and between production performance and meat quality characteristics in pigs from three different genetic lines. Livest Sci 2008; 115:258–67.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2007.08.013
10. Siengdee P, Trakooljul N, Murani E, et al. Pre- and post-natal muscle microRNA expression prof les of two pig breeds differing in muscularity. Gene 2015; 561:190–8.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2015.02.035
11. Redshaw Z, Sweetman D, Loughna PT. The effects of age upon the expression of three miRNAs in muscle stem cells isolated from two different porcine skeletal muscles. Differentiation 2014; 88:117–23.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diff.2014.12.001
28. Chen J, Wei W, Xiao X, Zhu M, Fan B, Zhao S. Expression analysis of miRNAs in porcine fetal skeletal muscle on days 65 and 90 of gestation. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2008; 21:954–60.
https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2008.70521
30. Sambasivan R, Kuratani S, Tajbakhsh S. An eye on the head: the development and evolution of craniofacial muscles. Development 2011; 138:2401–15.
https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.040972
31. Buckingham M, Montarras D, Relaix F, et al. Pax3 and Pax7 mark a major population of muscle progenitor cells that contribute to skeletal muscle formation and regeneration. Neuromuscular disorders. Oxford, UK: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd; 2006. p. S48–S48.
38. Walden TB, Timmons JA, Keller P, Nedergaard J, Cannon B. Distinct expression of muscle-specific MicroRNAs (myomirs) in brown adipocytes. J Cell Physiol 2009; 218:444–9.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21621
42. Hutvagner G, MaLachian J, Pasquinelli AE, Balint E, Tuschi T, Zamore PD. A Cellular function for the RNA-interference enzyme dicer in the maturation of the let-7 small temporal RNA. Science 2001; 293:834–8.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1062961
46. Pasquinelli EA, Reinhart BJ, Slack F, et al. Conservation of the sequence and temporal expression of
let-7 heterochronic regulatory RNA. Nature 2000; 408:86–9.
https://doi.org/10.1038/35040556
47. Koh W, Sheng CT, Tan B, Lee QY, Kuznetsov V, et al. Analysis of deep sequencing microRNA expression profile from human embryonic stem cells derived mesenchymal stem cells reveals possible role of let-7 microRNA family in downstream targeting of hepatic nuclear factor 4 alpha. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:S6
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-S1-S6
51. Galio L, Droineau S, Yeboah P, et al. MicroRNA in the ovine mammary gland during early pregnancy: Spatial and temporal expression of miR-21, miR-205, and miR-200. Physiol Genomics 2013; 45:151–61.
https://doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00091.2012
61. Chen X, Zhao C, Dou M, et al. Deciphering the miRNA transcriptome of Rongchang pig longissimus dorsi at weaning and slaughter time points. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2020; 104:954–64.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.13314
63. Kim JM, Lim KS, Hong JS, Kang JH, Lee YS, Hong KC. A polymorphism in the porcine
miR-208b is associated with microRNA biogenesis and expressions of
SOX-6 and
MYH7 with effects on muscle fibre characteristics and meat quality. Anim Genet 2015; 46:73–77.
https://doi.org/10.1111/age.12255
66. Zammit PS, Relaix F, Nagata Y, et al. Pax7 and myogenic progression in skeletal muscle satellite cells. J Cell Sci 2006; 119:1824–32.
https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.02908
72. Goljanek-Whysall K, Pais H, Rathjen T, Sweetman D, Dalmay T, Münsterberg A. Regulation of multiple target genes by miR-1 and miR-206 is pivotal for C2C12 myoblast differentiation. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:3590–600.
https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.101758
74. Hong J, Noh S, Lee J, Kim J, Hong K, Lee YS. Effects of polymorphisms in the porcine microRNA miR-1 locus on muscle fi ber type composition and
miR-1 expression. Gene 2012; 506:211–6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2012.06.050
75. Zhang S, Chen X, Huang Z, et al. Effects of MicroRNA-27a on myogenin expression and Akt/FoxO1 signal pathway during porcine myoblast differentiation. Anim Biotechnol 2018; 29:183–9.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10495398.2017.1348357
76. Hou L, Xu J, Jiao Y, et al. MiR-27b promotes muscle development by inhibiting MDFI expression. Cell Physiol Biochem 2018; 46:2271–83.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000489595
79. Zhao S, Zhang J, Hou X, et al.
OLFML3 expression is decreased during prenatal muscle development and regulated by microRNA-155 in pigs. Int J Biol Sci 2012; 8:459–69.
https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.3821
81. Ren RM, Liu H, Zhao SH, Cao JH. Targeting of miR-432 to myozenin1 to regulate myoblast proliferation and differentiation. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr15049313
http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/gmr15049313
88. Rooij E, Sutherland LB, Qi X, Richardson JA, Hill J, Olson EN. Control of stress-dependent cardiac growth and gene expression by a microRNA. Science 2007; 316:575–9.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1139089
91. Maehata Y, Takamizawa S, Ozawa S, et al. Type III collagen is essential for growth acceleration of human osteoblastic cells by ascorbic acid 2-phosphate, a long-acting vitamin C derivative. Matrix Biol 2007; 26:371–81.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matbio.2007.01.005
92. Bittinger F, Schepp C, Brochhausen C, et al. Remodeling of peritoneal-like structures by mesothelial cells: Its role in peritoneal healing. J Surg Res 1999; 82:28–33.
https://doi.org/10.1006/jsre.1998.5449
94. Yang S, Li WS, Dong F, et al. KITLG is a novel target of
miR-34c that is associated with the inhibition of growth and invasion in colorectal cancer cells. J Cell Mol Med 2014; 18:2092–102.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.12368
97. Bao X, Zeng Y, Wei S, et al. Developmental Changes of Col3a1 mRNA expression in muscle and their association with intramuscular collagen in pigs. J Genet Genomics 2007; 34:223–8.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1673-8527(07)60023-X
99. Liu L, Qian K, Wang C. Discovery of porcine miRNA-196a/b may influence porcine adipogenesis in longissimus dorsi muscle by miRNA sequencing. Anim Genet 2017; 48:175–81.
https://doi.org/10.1111/age.12520
100. Pietruszka A, Jacyno E, Kawęcka M, Biel W. The relation between intramuscular fat level in the longissimus muscle and the quality of pig carcasses and meat. Ann Anim Sci 2015; 15:1031–41.
https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0046
103. Madeira MS, Lopes PA, Costa P, Coelho D, Alfaia CM, Prates JAM. Reduced protein diets increase intramuscular fat of psoas major, a red muscle, in lean and fatty pig genotypes. Animal 2017; 11:2094–102.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731117000921
104. Chen F-F, Wang Y-Q, Tang G-R, et al. Differences between porcine
longissimus thoracis and
semitendinosus intramuscular fat content and the regulation of their preadipocytes during adipogenic differentiation. Meat Sci 2019; 147:116–26.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.09.002
105. DeVol DL, McKeith FK, Bechtel PJ, Novakofski J, Shanks RD, Carr TR. Variation in composition and palatability traits and relationships between muscle characteristics and palatability in a random sample of pork carcasses. J Anim Sci 1988; 66:385–95.
https://doi.org/10.2527/jas1988.662385x
106. Zhang W, Song Q, Wu F, et al. Evaluation of the four breeds in synthetic line of Jiaxing Black Pigs and Berkshire for meat quality traits, carcass characteristics, and flavor substances. Anim Sci J 2019; 90:574–82.
https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.13169
107. Xu K, Ji M, Huang X, Peng Y, Wu W, Zhang J. Differential regulatory roles of MicroRNAs in porcine intramuscular and subcutaneous adipocytes. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:3954–62.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b08191
110. Sun Y, Qin J, Liu S, et al.
PDGFRα regulated by miR-34a and
FoxO1 promotes adipogenesis in porcine intramuscular preadipocytes through Erk signaling pathway. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:2424
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18112424
111. Zhang Q, Cai R, Tang G, Zhang W, Pang W. MiR-146a-5p targeting SMAD4 and TRAF6 inhibits adipogenensis through TGF-β and NF-κB signal pathways in porcine intramuscular preadipocytes. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2020; Jun. 30[Epub].
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-38947/v1