Differential expression analysis of meat tenderness governing genes in different skeletal muscles of bovines

Abstract

BACKGROUNDThe aim of this study was to compare 12 different skeletal muscles of bovine (n=15) with each other in terms of tenderness and meat-quality-related gene expressions. Tenderness values were evaluated by shear force, and ANK1, CAPN1, CAST, HSPB1, HSPA1A gene expressions were analyzed by using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.