“…We found that the porcine AZ1 gene was expressed in all the examined tissues, and in highest amount in lung, then cardiac muscle, liver, and backfat, low in other porcine tissues. Previous studies showed that AZ1 mRNA is expressed stably in many tissues of human (Ivanov and Matsufuji, 2010) and rat (Matsufuji et al, 1990). In humans, the gene is highly expressed in skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and brain, and exhibits low expression levels in lung, liver, and kidney (Ivanov and Matsufuji, 2010).…”