The sheep (Ovis aries) muscle proteome: Decoding the mechanisms of tolerance to Seasonal Weight Loss using label-free proteomics

• Published in: Journal of proteomics Vol. 161; pp. 57 - 67
• Main Authors: Ferreira, Ana M., Grossmann, Jonas, Fortes, Claudia, Kilminster, Tanya, Scanlon, Tim, Milton, John, Greeff, Johan, Oldham, Chris, Nanni, Paolo, Almeida, André M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 24.05.2017
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Animals; Apoferritins - analysis; Biomarkers - analysis; catalase; Dorper; farmers; Fatty Acid Synthases - analysis; fatty-acid synthase; ferritin; Gene Expression Profiling; glutathione transferase; Glutathione Transferase - analysis; Immunoglobulin Variable Region - analysis; immunoglobulins; Isoenzymes - analysis; meat; meat production; Merino; Microfilament Proteins - analysis; Muscle Proteins - analysis; muscles; Muscles - metabolism; pastures; Proteome; Proteome - analysis; Proteome - metabolism; proteomics; Proteomics - methods; Seasonal Weight Loss; Seasons; Sheep; Sheep - physiology; Skeletal muscle; Species Specificity; tropics; Weight Loss; Sheep; Seasonal Weight Loss; Proteome; Skeletal muscle

Seasonal Weight Loss (SWL) is one of the most pressing issues in animal production in the tropics and Mediterranean. This work aims to characterize muscle proteome changes as a consequence of SWL in meat producing sheep, using a label-free proteomics approach. We compare three breeds: the Australian...