Table 3 Potential key candidate proteins identified from the proteome.

From: Identification of candidate genes that specifically regulate subcutaneous and intramuscular fat deposition using transcriptomic and proteomic profiles in Dingyuan pigs

Protein name

FC of HBF/LBF

P-value

FC of HIMF/LIMF

P-value

Functional analysis

ACAA2

0.82

0.023

0.84

0.36

Propanoate metabolism, fatty acid degradation, fatty acid metabolism

ACAT1

0.71

0.043

0.96

0.87

Propanoate metabolism, fatty acid degradation, fatty acid metabolism, synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies

ALDH6A1

0.81

0.009

0.81

0.09

Valine, leucine, and isoleucine degradation, propanoate metabolism, carbon metabolism, beta-alanine metabolism, metabolic pathways

ACOX1

0.81

0.025

–

–

Propanoate metabolism, fatty acid degradation, fatty acid metabolism, PPAR signaling pathway

PCCB

0.79

0.047

0.92

0.41

Propanoate metabolism

MMUT

0.74

0.016

0.93

0.35

Propanoate metabolism

IDH3A

0.83

0.003

0.97

0.80

Carbon metabolism, metabolic pathways, citric acid cycle

HMGCL

0.79

0.048

–

–

Valine, leucine, and isoleucine degradation, synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, peroxisome, metabolic pathways, butanoate metabolism

CPT1A

1.38

0.035

–

–

Fatty acid degradation, fatty acid metabolism, PPAR signaling pathway, adipocytokine signaling pathway, thermogenesis

SDHD

0.77

0.007

0.00

0.00

Carbon metabolism, metabolic pathways, citric acid cycle, thermogenesis, Alzheimer’s disease

ACSL4

1.20

0.006

–

–

Fatty acid degradation, fatty acid metabolism, peroxisome, metabolic pathways, PPAR signaling pathway, adipocytokine signaling pathway

TRIM55

–

–

0.81

0.022

prostaglandin metabolism

PTGR2

0.96

0.55

0.79

0.047

Metabolism of lipids, Fatty acid metabolism, Arachidonic acid metabolism,Eicosanoid metabolism via lipooxygenases

UBD

–

–

2.39

0.008

Proteasome binding, protein ubiquitination, positive regulation of apoptotic process

  1. LBF low backfat thickness, HBF high backfat thickness, HIMF high intramuscular fat, LIMF low intramuscular fat, log2FC log2 fold change, FDR false discovery rate.