Article
Gene expression analysis identifies new candidate genes associated with the development of black skin spots in Corriedale sheep.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Peñagaricano Francisco, Zorrilla Pilar, Naya Hugo, Robello Carlos, Urioste Jorge I
Abstract excerpt
The white coat colour of sheep is an important economic trait. For unknown reasons, some animals are born with, and others develop with time, black skin spots that can also produce pigmented fibres. The presence of pigmented fibres in the white wool significantly decreases the fibre quality. The aim of this work was to study gene expression in black spots (with and without pigmented fibres) and white skin by...
Topics
- Agouti Signaling Protein
- Animals
- Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genes, fos
- Kruppel-Like Factor 4
- Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
- Melanocytes
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Phenotype
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit