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Cloning and expression profiling of the VLDLR gene associated with egg performance in duck (Anas platyrhynchos).
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 5 Aug 2011
Wang Cui, Li Shi-Jun, Yu Wen-Hua, Xin Qing-Wu, Li Chuang, Feng Yan-Ping, Peng Xiu-Li, Gong Yan-Zhang
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BACKGROUND: The very low density lipoprotein receptor gene (VLDLR), a member of the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene family, plays a crucial role in the synthesis of yolk protein precursors in oviparous species. Differential splicing of this gene has been reported in human, rabbit and rat. In chicken, studies showed that the VLDLR protein on the oocyte surface mediates the uptake of yolk protein...
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