abstract：:A proliferation inducing ligand (APRIL) is a member of the TNF superfamily. It shares two receptors with B-cell activating factor (BAFF), B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), and transmembrane activator and CAML interactor (TACI). Herein, the equine APRIL was identified from equine adipose-derived stem cell (ASC), and th...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Wu H,Bi X,Cao F,Zhu C,Liu H,Song J,Ma L,Ma L,Zhang Y,Zhao D,Liu H,Xu X,Zhang S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal effect genes have highly impressive effects on pre-implantation development. Filia/Ecat1/Khdc3l is a maternal effect gene found in mouse oocytes and embryos, loss of which causes a 50% decrease in fertility. In the present study, we investigated Filia mRNA expression in bovine oviduct, 30- to 40-day fetus, li...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Zahmatkesh A,Ansari Mahyari S,Daliri Joupari M,Rahmani H,Shirazi A,Amiri Roudbar M,Ansari Majd S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The copy number variation (CNV) is the number of copies of a particular gene in the genotype of an individual. Recent evidences show that the CNVs can vary in frequency and occurrence between breeds. These variations reportedly allowed different breeds to adapt to different environments. As copy number variations foll...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Lal SV,Mukherjee A,Brahma B,Gohain M,Patra MC,Saini SK,Mishra P,Ahlawat S,Upadhyaya RC,Datta TK,De S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knockdown of myostatin gene (MSTN), transforming growth factor-β superfamily, and a negative regulator of the skeletal muscle growth, by RNA interference (RNAi), has been reported to increase muscle mass in mammals. The current study was aimed to cotransfect two anti-MSTN short hairpin RNA (shRNA) constructs in caprin...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Hati Boruah JL,Ranjan R,Gogoi H,Pandey SK,Kumar D,Phukan AJ,Bori J,Sarkhel BC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) I74 V, a gene polymorphism associated with unsaturated fatty acid contents, was discovered in Japanese Black cattle. Individuals with FABP4 I/I genotype contain a significantly high level of palmitoleic acid compared to those with FABP4 V/V genotype. It remains unknown how the FABP...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Yonekura S,Hirota S,Miyazaki H,Tokutake Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The GPR120 gene (also known as FFAR4 or O3FAR1) encodes for a functional omega-3 fatty acid receptor/sensor that mediates potent insulin sensitizing effects by repressing macrophage-induced tissue inflammation. For its functional role, GPR120 could be considered a potential target gene in animal nutrigenetics. In this...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Fontanesi L,Bertolini F,Scotti E,Schiavo G,Colombo M,Trevisi P,Ribani A,Buttazzoni L,Russo V,Dall'Olio S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first hypervariable (HV1) region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of two popular Nigerian goat breeds: West African Dwarf (WAD) (n=35) and Red Sokoto (RS) (n=37) and one exotic breed: Kalahari Red (KR) (n=38) imported from South Africa were sequenced to investigate sequence diversity, genetic structure, origin, and de...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Awotunde EO,Bemji MN,Olowofeso O,James IJ,Ajayi OO,Adebambo AO

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Cas9/sgRNA RNA-guided endonuclease expression system including a codon-optimized Streptococcus pyogenes A20 Cas9 recombinant protein expression vector and a spacer-guide chimeric RNA expression vector using the porcine U6 promoter was constructed for application in pigs. Only the Flag2-NLS1-Cas9-NLS2 recombinant pro...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Su YH,Lin TY,Huang CL,Tu CF,Chuang CK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible gamma (GADD45G) is a reproduction related gene. In this study, the full-length cDNA sequence of porcine GADD45G gene was cloned through rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) method. The porcine GADD45G gene encodes a protein of 159 amino acids that shares high homology with the...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Liu C,Zhang W,Yang D,Liu Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldoketoreductase 1B5 (AKR1B5), a member of the Aldoketoreductase family, is involved in the production of Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) as one of vital prostaglandin F synthase (PGFS). PGs (Prostaglandins) play a crucial role in female reproductive system. In the present study, we cloned and characterized the full-length...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Kumar R,Ramteke PW,Sharma SK,Mitra A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, expression level of various ATP-binding cassette (ABC) viz., ABCA1, ABCA7, ABCG1, ABCG2, and ABCG5; associated transcription factors viz., SREBF1, LXRα (NR1H3), PPARA, and Solute Carriers (SLC); or Glucose transporters (GLUT) viz., SLC2A1(GLUT1), SLC2A4 (GLUT4), SLC2A8 (GLUT8), and SLC2A12 (GLUT1...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Sharma A,Aggarwal J,Sodhi M,Kishore A,Mishra BP,Mohanty AK,Kataria RS,Kaushik JK,Mukesh M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fescue toxicosis (FT) reduces beef animal growth and fertility. Animals afflicted with FT typically have decreased circulating prolactin concentrations and thicker summer hair coats. Preliminary experiments examined the informativeness of a novel Dopamine Receptor 2 (DRD2) G/A SNP for resistance to FT. Steers grazed t...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Campbell BT,Kojima CJ,Cooper TA,Bastin BC,Wojakiewicz L,Kallenbach RL,Schrick FN,Waller JC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian transvaginal ultrasonography (OTU) has been used world-wide for commercial ovum pick-up programs for in vitro embryo production in elite herds, providing an excellent model for the elucidation of factors controlling bovine oocyte developmental competence. Noninvasive sampling and treatment of ovarian structure...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Velazquez MA,Kues WA,Niemann H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic variation in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is known to affect disease resistance in many species. Investigations of MHC diversity in populations of wild species have focused on the antigen presenting class IIβ molecules due to the known polymorphic nature of these genes and the role these molecule...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Bauer MM,Miller MM,Briles WE,Reed KM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The associations between polymorphisms of five genes, calpain 1 (CAPN1), follicle stimulating hormone beta (FSHB), follicle stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG), and retinol binding protein 7 (RBP7), and live weight, carcass composition, and meat-quality traits ...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Sun Y,Liu R,Lu X,Hu Y,Zhao G,Zheng M,Chen J,Wang H,Wen J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The caprine Insulin like Growth Factor1 (IGF1) gene was analyzed for identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and genetic structuring of Indian goat breeds. A panel of 80 samples belonging to nine Indian goat breeds (Capra hircus) including three large sized breeds (Jamunapari, Beetal and Jakhrana); th...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Sharma A,Dutt G,Jayakumar S,Saroha V,Verma NK,Dixit SP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to confirm the widespread existence of alternative splicing of lactate dehydrogenase c (ldhc) gene in mammals. RT-PCR was employed to amplify cDNAs of ldhc from testes of mammals including pig, dog, rabbit, cat, rat, and mouse, as well as pigeon. Two to six kinds of splice varian...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Huang L,Lin Y,Jin S,Liu W,Xu Y,Zheng Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In pigs, susceptibility to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88 strains (locus F4bcR) is determined by a dominant allele, with the recessive allele determining resistance. The susceptible allele also appeared to be associated with higher growth rate even with discordant results. A single nucleotide polymorphism...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Fontanesi L,Bertolini F,Dall'Olio S,Buttazzoni L,Gallo M,Russo V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growth and carcass traits are of great economic importance in livestock production. A large number of quantitative trait loci (QTL) have been identified for growth and carcass traits on porcine chromosome one (SSC1). A key positional candidate for this chromosomal region is TGFBR1 (transforming growth factor...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Chen K,Hawken R,Flickinger GH,Rodriguez-Zas SL,Rund LA,Wheeler MB,Abrahamsen M,Rutherford MS,Beever JE,Schook LB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to characterize the structure of S100A8 gene and its promoter in water buffalo and yak. Sequence data of 2.067 kb, 2.071 kb, and 2.052 kb with respect to complete S100A8 gene including 5' flanking region was generated in river buffalo, swamp buffalo, and yak, respectively. BLAST analys...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Kathiravan P,Goyal S,Kataria RS,Mishra BP,Jayakumar S,Joshi BK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CARP, ANKRD2, and DARP belong to the ankyrin repeat protein (MARP) family and play a critical role in the integration of cytoskeletal architecture, stress response, and transcriptional regulation. In this study, we cloned the cDNA and promoter sequences of porcine ankyrin repeat protein (MARP) gene family. RT-PCR anal...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Wang L,Lei M,Xiong Y

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed SLC27A1, a candidate gene for milk production traits in Chinese Holstein cattle. DNA was extracted from the blood of 48 top Chinese Holstein Cattle selected according to phenotypic character and mixed into DNA pool for SNP detection. We tested blood samples of these cattle for SNPs in exon 3 and the 3'-fla...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Lv Y,Wei C,Zhang L,Lu G,Liu K,Du L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative splicing of pre-mRNA can contribute to differences between tissues or cells either by regulating gene expression or creating proteins with various functions encoded by one gene. The number of investigated alternative splice events in pig has so far been limited. In this study we have investigated alternati...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Nygard AB,Jørgensen CB,Cirera S,Fredholm M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pig is a recognized model for the onset of coronary heart disease and heart attacks. Previous studies have shown that serum cholesterol levels in the pig can be elevated using a high fat, high cholesterol (HFHC) diet. What has been lacking is a genetically defined model corresponding to human ApoE4 susceptibility ...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Jensen TW,Mazur MJ,Pettigew JE,Perez-Mendoza VG,Zachary J,Schook LB

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate genes for differential expression in cartilage of foals predisposed to osteochondrosis (OC). Tissue was sampled from the cranial part of the distal intermediate ridge of the tibia in the tarso-crural joint. Foals were considered predisposed to OC when parents had OC at the dist...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Austbø L,Røed KH,Dolvik NI,Skretting G

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to evaluate the transfection effectiveness of retroviral vector PLNCX2 in yak sperm-mediated gene transfer (SMGT) and the effect of SMGT on sperm motility and fertilizability. Human lactoferrin (hLF) DNA was ligated into PLNCX2 to construct recombinant plasmid PLNCX2-hLF, then, using ...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Zi XD,Chen SW,Liang GN,Chen DW,Zhang DW,Yin RH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the effect of somatostatin on oocytes maturation and subsequent embryo development in cattle. Bovine granulosa cells separated from oocytes, cultured for 24 h and transfected with pEGFP-N1 vector with mouse SST gene (Experimental) and with out plasmid transfection (Control). RT-P...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Moaeen-ud-Din M,Malik N,Yang LG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A disintegrin and metalloprotease (ADAM) 12 is a member of the ADAM family possessing a putative role in a variety of biological processes such as modulation of proteolytic processing, cell adhesion, cell fusion, and signaling. Recently, it has been suggested that ADAM12 is involved in regulation of adipogenesis as we...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Taniguchi Y,Doronbekov K,Yamada T,Sasaki Y,Takano A,Sugimoto Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trace sequences from the 2X alpaca genome sequencing effort were examined to identify simple sequence repeats (microsatellites) for genetic studies. A total of 6,685 repeat-containing sequences were downloaded from GenBank, processed, and assembled into contigs representing an estimated 4,278 distinct sequences. This ...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Reed KM,Chaves LD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we show that expression of the Westmead DMBA8 nonmetastatic cDNA 1 (WDNM1) gene was increased upon SFM and/or TNFalpha treatment, with a corresponding increase in apoptotic cells, and gradually decreased following re-stimulation with serum in HC11 mammary epithelial cells. TNFalpha induced WDNM1 express...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Kho Y,Kim S,Yoon BS,Moon JH,Kwak S,Park G,Woo J,Oh S,Hong K,Kim S,Kim H,You S,Choi Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to introduce a convenient method for identification of differences among individual animals in genes supposed to influence meat performance in pigs. The set of seven candidate genes (IGF2, FOS, MC4R, DGAT1, MYF4, MYF, and MC3R) was used. To determine the genotypes, multiplex polymerase chain r...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Civánová K,Knoll A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the purpose of ascertaining parameters to embryo transfer on some domestic animals, mouse morulae were used as a model to investigate the effect of in-straw thawing on in vitro and in vivo-development of vitrified embryos. Embryos were vitrified in 0.25 ml straws preloaded with dilution solution (0.5 M Sucrose) an...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Yang ZQ,Zhou GB,Hou YP,Yan CL,Zhu SE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Jining Grey is a prolific local goat breed in P.R. China. Bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) gene that controls high fecundity of Inverdale, Hanna, Lacaune, Belclare, Cambridge, and Small Tailed Han ewes was studied as a candidate gene for the prolificacy of Jining Grey goats. According to the sequence of ovine...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Chu MX,Jiao CL,He YQ,Wang JY,Liu ZH,Chen GH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequence of myostatin gene (growth differentiation factor 8 [GDF 8]) in Indian riverine buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is reported. The genomic DNA as well as mRNA were sequenced. The sequence is conserved across all the livestock species. Five nonsynonymous changes as compared to cattle were found in this study and we...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Tantia MS,Vijh RK,Mishra B,Kumar ST

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since World War II the use of antimicrobial products associated with food animal production has increased. Antimicrobials along with evolving production practices have significantly increased throughput, animal welfare, and improved health. Concerns surrounding the growing significance of emerging and in some cases ra...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Baker R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-a genes were cloned from six breeds of three species of two genera (three Chinese native cattle breeds of yellow cattle, wild yak and HuanHu domestic yak, one European breed of Holstein cow, and two water buffalo breeds of FuAn water buffalo and FuZhong water buffalo) by direct PCR. The PCR products were di...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Shi X,Xia C,Pan B,Wang M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the major pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) found in the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and, in mammals, is recognized by the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in conjunction with the serum protein, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), and the CD14 co-receptor. We have found ...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Kogut MH,He H,Kaiser P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-specific cDNA library sequences (expressed sequence tags, or EST) yield a detailed snapshot of gene expression and are useful in developing second-generation molecular resources (i.e., microarrays) for gene expression profiling. The objective of this study was to develop and characterize an intestine-specific c...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Baumann RG,Baldwin RL,Van Tassell CP 6th,Sonstegard TS,Matukumalli LK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine pyruvate carboxylase (PC; EC 6.4.1.1) cDNA was cloned by reverse transcription (RT) PCR. The coding region plus 3' untranslated region (UTR) of PC mRNA is 3926 bases and encodes 1178 amino acid PC precursor protein. A 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends protocol was used to clone the 5' end of the mRNA. Six 5'U...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Agca C,Bidwell CA,Donkin SS

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calpains are Ca2+-dependent intracellular cysteine proteases, including the ubiquitously expressed micro- and m-calpains. Both are heterodimers, consisting of a distinct catalytic subunit and a common regulatory subunit. We describe cloning and sequencing of the calpain small (regulatory) subunit (cpns) cDNA from rain...

journal_title：Animal biotechnology

authors： Salem M,Nath J,Killefer J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00