Gene expression analysis identifies new candidate genes associated with the development of black skin spots in Corriedale sheep

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-106

  Peñagaricano, Francisco ^a,d   Zorrilla, Pilar ^b   Naya, Hugo ^a,b   Robello, Carlos ^b,c   Urioste, Jorge I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MONTEVIDEO   (Uruguay)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Microarray analysis; Pigmented fibre; Sheep; Skin pigmentation

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MELANOCYTE; METHODOLOGY; ONCOGENE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; WOOL;

AGOUTI SIGNALING PROTEIN; ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, FOS; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MELANOCYTES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYMES; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84856247105     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13353-011-0066-9     Document Type: Article

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