Table 6 LS means for rumen epithelial gene expression (2−ΔCt) as differentiated by diet along with P values for the effects of protein source, fiber source, and the interaction of protein and fiber sourcea.

From: Rumen fermentation and epithelial gene expression responses to diet ingredients designed to differ in ruminally degradable protein and fiber supplies

Gene

Abbreviation

Diet

SEM

P valueb

SBM-TH

HSBM-TH

SBM-BP

HSBM-BP

Protein

Fiber

Protein × fiber

Beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase

BDH1

0.636

7.93

3.82

20.3

8.9

0.19

0.19

0.64

Claudin-1

CLDN1

1.47

0.871

1.10

0.902

0.32

0.60

0.21

0.51

Gap junction protein alpha 1

GJA1

0.572

0.314

0.281

0.359

0.14

0.71

0.26

0.20

Heat shock protein 70

HSP70

0.0515

0.0637

0.275

0.143

0.071

0.44

0.61

0.44

3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2

HMGCS2

80.2

50.1

16.0

185

64

0.44

0.45

0.11

Monocarboxylate transporter isoform 1

MCT1

1.76

1.98

1.77

1.50

0.59

0.95

0.61

0.66

Monocarboxylate transporter isoform 2

MCT2

0.00552

0.0758

0.110

0.00291

0.059

0.95

0.60

0.090

Monocarboxylate transporter isoform 4

MCT4

0.0248

0.113

0.118

0.0264

0.072

0.83

0.86

0.20

Serine-threonine protein kinase B

AKT1

0.806

3.98

4.82

15.6

6.5

0.27

0.088

0.63

Sodium-hydrogen exchanger isoform 1

NHE1

0.0582

0.0921

0.0758

0.133

0.069

0.53

0.56

0.86

Sodium-hydrogen exchanger isoform 2

NHE2

1.15

1.89

1.82

4.06

0.98

0.18

0.075

0.42

Sodium-hydrogen exchanger isoform 3

NHE3

0.870

0.627

0.821

0.823

0.18

0.11

0.35

0.46

  1. aHSBM-TH heat-treated soybean meal and timothy hay, SBM-TH soybean meal and timothy hay, HSBM-BP heat-treated soybean meal and beet pulp, SBM-BP heat-treated soybean meal and beet pulp.
  2. bBolded values indicate significance or a tendency.