The sequence and de novo assembly of hog deer genome.

Hog deer (Axis porcinus) is a small deer species in family Cervidae and has been undergoing a serious and global decline during the past decades. Chengdu Zoo currently holds a captive population of hog deer with sufficient genetic diversity in China. We sequenced and de novo assembled its genome sequence in the present study.

Identification of differentially expressed genes between subcutaneous and intramuscular adipose tissue of Large White pig using RNA-seq.

To explore the molecular mechanisms of lipid accumulation in different types of adipose tissue, the transcriptomes of the subcutaneous and intramuscular adipose tissues from the Large White pig were determined using RNA-seq technology and bioinformatics methods. The differential gene expression profiles were identified and analyzed with the Gene Ontology, KEGG pathway and protein-protein interaction network strategies. There were 180 differentially expressed genes between the two adipose tissues.