Transcriptome sequencing of porcine hypothalamic samples. Sus scrofa

Purpose: Identification of genes regulating growth and fatness traits in pig. Methods: Hypothalamic transcriptome analysis through RNA-seq and differential expression analysis of divergent pigs for growth and fatness traits. Results: Characterization of the transcripts expressed in the porcine hypothalamus and identification of differentially expressed genes, some of them located within previously described QTL regions. Conclusions: Characterization of porcine hypothalamic transcriptome and identification of relevant genes and transcription factors related to the traits of interest. Overall design: Transcriptome sequencing of 10 hypothamic samples of two groups of divergent pigs for growth and fatness (five per group).