The invention discloses an application of an ITGA2
gene in regulating and controlling the formation of rice-
colored fat of a pig. According to the present invention, the
RNA-seq technology is adopted, the
gene expression difference of the mature beige fat cells and the white fat cells of the
Tibetan pig is analyzed, the beige fat specific high
expression gene is screened, and the pig specific beige fat regulation
gene ITGA2 is successfully identified based on the human, mouse and pig
comparative genomics technology; the expression of the ITGA2 gene is knocked down by further utilizing an RNAi technology, and it is proved through
oil red O dyeing and a seharse experiment that ITGA2 is needed for the formation and function maintenance of the rice-
colored fat of the pig. According to the invention, the effect of ITGA2 in the formation process of the rice-
colored fat of the pig is discovered for the first time, and the discovery has important significance for regulating and controlling fat deposition of the pig by utilizing the rice-colored fat.