A Splice Mutation in the PHKG1 Gene Causes High Glycogen Content and Low Meat Quality in Pig Skeletal Muscle

Junwu Ma; Jie Yang; Lisheng Zhou; Jun Ren; Xianxian Liu; Hui Zhang; Bin Yang; Zhiyan Zhang; Huanban Ma; Xianhua Xie; Yuyun Xing; Yuanmei Guo; Lusheng Huang

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004710

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A Splice Mutation in the PHKG1 Gene Causes High Glycogen Content and Low Meat Quality in Pig Skeletal Muscle

Junwu Ma ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Junwu Ma, Jie Yang

* E-mail: ma_junwu@hotmail.com (JM); Lushenghuang@hotmail.com (LH)

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Jie Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Junwu Ma, Jie Yang

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Lisheng Zhou,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Jun Ren,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Xianxian Liu,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Hui Zhang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Bin Yang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Zhiyan Zhang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Huanban Ma,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Xianhua Xie,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Yuyun Xing,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Yuanmei Guo,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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Lusheng Huang

* E-mail: ma_junwu@hotmail.com (JM); Lushenghuang@hotmail.com (LH)

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, P.R. China
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A Splice Mutation in the PHKG1 Gene Causes High Glycogen Content and Low Meat Quality in Pig Skeletal Muscle

Junwu Ma,
Jie Yang,
Lisheng Zhou,
Jun Ren,
Xianxian Liu,
Hui Zhang,
Bin Yang,
Zhiyan Zhang,
Huanban Ma,
Xianhua Xie

Published: October 23, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004710

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