The Claim

Cattle with yellow fat exhibit higher liver enzyme activity of β,β'-carotene-15,15'-oxygenase than cattle with white fat, as measured by enzymatic assays, despite comparable mRNA expression levels, indicating that post-transcriptional or post-translational regulation influences enzyme activity in adipose pigment accumulation.

Source: Differences in expression and activity of beta,beta'-carotene-15,15'- oxygenase in liver and duodenum of cattle with yellow or white fat.

What the research says

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In plain English

Cattle with yellow fat have higher levels of a specific liver enzyme that processes pigments than cattle with white fat, even though the genetic instructions for making the enzyme are the same, suggesting that regulation after gene expression affects enzyme activity.

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Cattle with yellow fat exhibit higher liver enzyme activity of β,β'-carotene-15,15'-oxygenase compared to cattle with white fat, as measured by enzymatic assays (p = 0.004), despite similar mRNA expression levels, suggesting that post-transcriptional or post-translational regulation may influence enzyme activity in adipose pigment accumulation.

Why this might work

In cattle with yellow fat, the liver enzyme that breaks down beta-carotene is more active, even though the gene that makes it is turned on just as much as in cattle with white fat. This higher enzyme activity means less beta-carotene is broken down, so more of it flows into fat tissue and turns it yellow.

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What the research says

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  1. Study: Differences in expression and activity of beta,beta'-carotene-15,15'- oxygenase in liver and duodenum of cattle with yellow or white fat.

    Cows with yellow fat have more of a special liver enzyme that breaks down beta-carotene, even though their genes make the same amount of instructions for that enzyme as cows with white fat. This means something after the gene is turned on — like how the enzyme is used or controlled — must be making it more active.

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