Browsing Articles publicats (Ciència Animal) by Author "Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha"
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A functional variant in the Stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene promoter enhances fatty acid desaturation in pork
Estany Illa, Joan; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014)There is growing public concern about reducing saturated fat intake. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) is the lipogenic enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of oleic acid (18:1) by desaturating stearic acid (18:0). Here we ... -
A genome-wide association analysis for porcine serum lipid traits reveals the existence of age-specific genetic determinants
Manunza, Arianna; Casellas, Joaquim; Quintanilla Aguado, Raquel; González-Prendes, Rayner; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Tibau, Joan; Mercadé Carceller, Anna; Castelló, Anna; Aznarez, Nitdia; Hernández-Sánchez, Jules; Amills i Eras, Marcel (BioMed Central, 2014-09-10)Background: The genetic determinism of blood lipid concentrations, the main risk factor for atherosclerosis, is practically unknown in species other than human and mouse. Even in model organisms, little is known about how ... -
A genomewide association study in divergently selected lines in rabbits reveals novel genomic regions associated with litter size traits
Sosa‐Madrid, Bolívar Samuel; Santacreu, María Antonia; Blasco, Agustín; Fontanesi, Luca; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Ibáñez-Escriche, N. (Blackwell Verlag GmbH, 2019)Uterine capacity (UC), defined as the total number of kits from unilaterally ovariectomized does at birth, has a high genetic correlation with litter size. The aim of our research was to identify genomic regions associated ... -
A polymorphism in the fatty acid desaturase-2 gene is associated with the arachidonic acid metabolism in pigs
Gol, Sofia; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Rothschild, Max Frederick; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Estany Illa, Joan (Nature Publishing Group, 2018-09-25)Arachidonic acid (C20:4) is related to a wide range of biological effects including lipid homeostasis. The fatty acid desaturase-2 (FADS2) gene encodes for the delta-6-desaturase, which is involved in the biosynthesis of ... -
A polymorphism in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene promoter increases monounsaturated fatty acid content in dry-cured ham
Henriquez Rodriguez, Eliana; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Estany Illa, Joan (Elsevier, 2015)Data on 125 dry-cured hams from purebred Duroc pigs were used to examine whether the favorable effect of the T allele in the promoter region of the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene (AY487830:g.2228T>C) on monounsaturated fatty ... -
A polymorphism in the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene promoter influences monounsaturated fatty acid content of Duroc × Iberian hams
Henriquez Rodriguez, Eliana; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Estany Illa, Joan (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 2015)Data on 74 dry-cured hams from Duroc × Iberian pigs were used to examine whether the tag polymorphism AY487830:g.2228T>C in the promoter region of the stearoyl-CoA desaturase [SCD] gene affect fat desaturation and ... -
A probabilistic Poisson-based model to detect PRRSV recirculation using sow production records
Fraile Sauce, Lorenzo José; Fernández, N.; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Balasch, S.; Castellà, Gerard; Puig, P.; Estany Illa, Joan; Valls Marsal, Joan (Elsevier, 2020-03-07)Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a viral disease associated with a decrease in the number of born alive piglets (NBA) and an increase in the number of lost piglets (NLP) per farrowing. Under practical ... -
A WUR SNP is associated with European Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Virus Syndrome resistance and growth performance in pigs
Abella Falcó, Glòria; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Nogareda, Carmina; Armengol Gelonch, Ramon; Vidal, Albert; Moradell, Luís; Tarancón, Vicens; Novell, Elena; Estany Illa, Joan; Fraile Sauce, Lorenzo José (Elsevier, 2016)Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) causes decreased reproductive performance and respiratory problems in pigs. The goals of the current study were 1) to examine whether individual variation applies to ... -
Analysis of porcine adipose tissue transcriptome reveals differences in de novo fatty acid synthesis in pigs with divergent muscle fatty acid composition
Corominas, Jordi; Ramayo Caldas, Yuliaxis; Puig Oliveras, Anna; Estellé, Jordi; Castelló, Anna; Alves, Estefania; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Ballester, Maria; Folch Albareda, Josep Maria (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: In pigs, adipose tissue is one of the principal organs involved in the regulation of lipid metabolism. It is particularly involved in the overall fatty acid synthesis with consequences in other lipid-target ... -
Antagonistic maternal and direct effects of the leptin receptor gene on body weight in pigs
Solé Mòdol, Emma; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Reixach, Josep; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Estany Illa, Joan (Public Library of Science, 2021-01-28)Maternal effects on offspring growth can impact survival and evolution of natural and domesticated populations. Genetic correlation estimates often support a negative relationship between direct and maternal effects. ... -
Application of the microarray technology to the transcriptional analysis of muscle phenotypes in pigs
Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Quintanilla Aguado, Raquel; Manunza, Arianna; Gallardo García, David; Casellas, Joaquim; Amills i Eras, Marcel (Wiley, 2014-05-14)The transcriptome refers to the collection of all transcripts present in a cell. Gene expression has a very dynamic nature; it acts as a bridge between epigenetic marks, DNA sequence and proteins and changes to accommodate ... -
Associations between pig adiponectin (ADIPOQ) genotype and serum lipid levels are modulated by age-specific modifiers
Castelló, Anna; Quintanilla Aguado, Raquel; Melo, C.; Gallardo García, David; Zidi, A.; Manunza, Arianna; Noguera Jiménez, José Luis; Tibau, Joan; Jordana i Vidal, Jordi; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Amills i Eras, Marcel (American Society of Animal Science, 2014-12-15)The adiponectin (ADIPOQ) locus is a positional and functional candidate gene for 2 porcine chromosome 13 (SSC13) QTL influencing cholesterol (CHOL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentrations in 190-d-old pigs. By ... -
Carcass lean-yield effects on the fatty acid and amino acid composition of Duroc pork and its technological quality after vacuum-aging
Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Gol, Sofia; Henriquez Rodriguez, Eliana; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Bosch Puig, Lluís; Estany Illa, Joan; Vilaró, Francisca; Tor i Naudí, Marc (CSIRO Publishing, 2018)Eighty purebred Duroc castrated male pigs slaughtered at 210 days of age were used to evaluate the effect of lean yield (European Union carcass grading based on lean content; or R, O and P classes) on the fatty acid and ... -
Carotenoid intake and SCD genotype exert complementary effects over fat content and fatty acid composition in Duroc pigs
Henriquez Rodriguez, Eliana; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Seradj, Ahmad Reza; Fraile Sauce, Lorenzo José; Christou, Paul; Tor i Naudí, Marc; Estany Illa, Joan (American Society of Animal Science, 2017)Nutritional and genetic strategies are needed to enhance intramuscular fat (IMF) and MUFA content without altering carcass leanness. Dietary vitamin A restriction has been suggested to specifically promote IMF, whereas ... -
Circulating non-esterified fatty acids as biomarkers for fat content and composition in pigs
Tor i Naudí, Marc; Vilaró, Francisca; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Álvarez Rodríguez, Javier; Bosch Puig, Lluís; Gol, Sofia; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Reixach, Josep; Estany Illa, Joan (MDPI, 2021-02-03)Circulating non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) can reflect the composition of dietary fat or adipose tissues depending on the fasting conditions. Therefore, circulating NEFA may be valuable as biomarkers for meat quality ... -
Comparative transcriptome profile between Iberian pig varieties provides new insights into their distinct fat deposition and fatty acids content
Villaplana-Velasco, Ana; Noguera Jiménez, José Luis; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Ballester, Maria; Muñoz Vázquez, Lourdes; González, E.; Tejeda, J.F.; Ibáñez-Escriche, N. (MDPI, 2021-02-27)The high deposition of intramuscular fat and the content of oleic fatty acid are characteristic of the Iberian pig. These two parameters present great variability and are differentiated amongst the varieties that make up ... -
Comparing the mRNA expression profile and the genetic determinism of intramuscular fat traits in the porcine gluteus medius and longissimus dorsi muscles
González-Prendes, Rayner; Quintanilla Aguado, Raquel; Mármol-Sánchez, Emilio; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Ballester, Maria; Figueiredo Cardoso, Tainã; Manunza, Arianna; Casellas, Joaquim; Cánovas, Angela; Díaz, Isabel; Noguera Jiménez, José Luis; Castelló, Anna; Mercadé Carceller, Anna; Amills i Eras, Marcel (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-03-04)Background: Intramuscular fat (IMF) content and composition have a strong impact on the nutritional and organoleptic properties of porcine meat. The goal of the current work was to compare the patterns of gene expression ... -
Copy number variation in the porcine genome inferred from a 60 k SNP BeadChip
Ramayo Caldas, Yuliaxis; Castelló, Anna; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Alves, Estefania; Mercadé Carceller, Anna; Souza, Carla A.; Fernández, Ana I.; Perez Enciso, Miguel; Folch Albareda, Josep Maria (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Recent studies in pigs have detected copy number variants (CNVs) using the Comparative Genomic Hybridization technique in arrays designed to cover specific porcine chromosomes. The goal of this study was to ... -
Expression profiling of the GBP1 gene as a candidate gene for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome resistance
Gol, Sofia; Estany Illa, Joan; Fraile Sauce, Lorenzo José; Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha (Wiley, 2015)A genomic region in pig chromosome 4 has been previously associated with higher viraemia levels and lower weight gain following porcine reproduction and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection. The region includes the ... -
Five genomic regions have a major impact on fat composition in Iberian pigs
Pena i Subirà, Ramona Natacha; Noguera Jiménez, José Luis; García-Santana, M. J.; González, E.; Tejeda, J. F.; Ros Freixedes, Roger; Ibáñez-Escriche, N. (Nature Research, 2019)The adipogenic nature of the Iberian pig defines many quality attributes of its fresh meat and dry-cured products. The distinct varieties of Iberian pig exhibit great variability in the genetic parameters for fat deposition ...