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Ectopic Expression of Retrotransposon-Derived PEG11/RTL1 Contributes to the Callipyge Muscular Hypertrophy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Xu Xuewen, Ectors Fabien, Davis Erica E, Pirottin Dimitri, Cheng Huijun, Farnir Frédéric, Hadfield Tracy, Cockett Noelle, Charlier Carole, Georges Michel, Takeda Haruko
Abstract excerpt
The callipyge phenotype is an ovine muscular hypertrophy characterized by polar overdominance: only heterozygous +Mat/CLPGPat animals receiving the CLPG mutation from their father express the phenotype. +Mat/CLPGPat animals are characterized by postnatal, ectopic expression of Delta-like 1 homologue (DLK1) and Paternally expressed gene 11/Retrotransposon-like 1 (PEG11/RTL1) proteins in skeletal muscle. We showed...
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