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Table 3 Metabolites and their candidate genes associated with RFI and its component traits in a multibreed population of beef cattle

From: Identification of candidate genes and enriched biological functions for feed efficiency traits by integrating plasma metabolites and imputed whole genome sequence variants in beef cattle

Trait1

Metabolite2

Candidate gene

RFI

L-valine

NEDD4, PRTG, SHROOM3, XKR6

lysine

BTLA, ATG3, SLC35A5, CCDC80, CD200R1L, GTPBP8, NEPRO, BOC, SPICE1, SIDT1, FGF12, HS6ST3, FRMD5, MFHAS1, STYXL2, GPA33, DAB1, OR6C75, ITPR2, SSPN

L-tyrosine

ADGRF5, ADGRF1

L-isoleucine

C15H11orf49, PPYR1, ANXA8L1

L-leucine

SLC9A9, SYNE2, ESR2, DYNC1LI1, CD2AP, ADGRF2, ADGRF4, SHROOM3, KATNA1, LATS1, NUP43, PCMT1

DMI

lysine

BTLA, ATG3, SLC35A5, CCDC80, CD200R1L, GTPBP8, NEPRO, BOC, SPICE1, SIDT1, FGF12, HS6ST3, FRMD5, MFHAS1, STYXL2, GPA33, DAB1, OR6C75, ITPR2, SSPN

L-lactic acid

PLSCR1, AQP9, NEDD4, PRTG, PYGO1, CUX2, NOS1, FBXO21, SPPL3, HNF1A, C17H12orf43, OASL, FOXN4, ACACB, TMEM171, FCHO2, CD247, POU2F1, MACF1, NPFFR2, SGCD

L-tyrosine

ADGRF5, ADGRF1

choline

HHAT, CDH8, PECAM1, MILR1, POLG2, DDX5, CEP95, ALDH3B1, NDUFS8, TCIRG1, CHKA, KMT5B, LRP5, PPP6R3, CPT1A, MRPL21, IGHMBP2, MRGPRF, CACNG2, IFT27, PVALB, BICD1, PERP

ADG

citric acid

SERPINE3, INTS6, ZNF667, ZNF583, USP32, CA4, ZNHIT3, MYO19, TRAF3, AMN, CDC42BPB, EDEM1, ARL8B, KLHL31, SLC28A3

MWT

L-glutamine

MYO16, UBE2E2, DDX56, NPC1L1, NUDCD3, CAMK2B, TRIM24, SVOPL, ATP6V0A4, PPP3CC, SORBS3, PDLIM2, CCAR2

glycine

AQP9, PHLDB1, TREH, DDX6, EIF5, MARK3, SEM1, PINX1, SOX7, C8H8orf74

citric acid

SERPINE3, INTS6, ZNF667, ZNF583, USP32, CA4, ZNHIT3, MYO19, TRAF3, AMN, CDC42BPB, EDEM1, ARL8B, KLHL31, SLC28A3

dimethyl sulfone

ULK4, TRAK1

  1. 1RFI residual feed intake in kg of DMI per day, DMI daily dry matter intake in kg per day, ADG average daily gain in kg, MWT metabolic body weight in kg
  2. 2The unit of metabolite concentration is µM