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NRF1 and ZSCAN10 bind to the promoter region of the SIX1 gene and their effects body measurements in Qinchuan cattle.
Scientific reports - 11 Aug 2017
Wei Da-Wei, Gui Lin-Sheng, Raza Sayed Haidar Abbas, Zhang Song, Khan Rajwali, Wang Li, Guo Hong-Fang, Zan Lin-Sen
Abstract excerpt
The SIX1 homeobox gene belongs to the six homeodomain family and is widely thought to play a principal role in mediating of skeletal muscle development. In the present study, we determined that the bovine SIX1 gene was highly expressed in the longissimus thoracis and physiologically immature individuals. DNA sequencing of 428 individual Qinchuan cattle identified nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the...
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