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Desmoglein 4 diversity and correlation analysis with coat color in goat

G. X. E, Zhao, Y. J., Ma, Y. H., Cao, G. L., He, J. N., Na, R. S., Zhao, Z. Q., Jiang, C. D., Zhang, J. H., Arlvd, S., Chen, L. P., Qiu, X. Y., Hu, W., Huang, Y. F., E, G. X., Zhao, Y. J., Ma, Y. H., Cao, G. L., He, J. N., Na, R. S., Zhao, Z. Q., Jiang, C. D., Zhang, J. H., Arlvd, S., Chen, L. P., Qiu, X. Y., Hu, W., and Huang, Y. F., Desmoglein 4 diversity and correlation analysis with coat color in goat, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Desmoglein 4 (DSG4) has an important role in the development of wool traits in domestic animals. The full-length DSG4 gene, which contains 3918 bp, a complete open-reading-frame, and encodes a 1040-amino acid protein, was amplified from Liaoning cashmere goat. The sequence was compared with that of DSG4 from other animals and the results show that the DSG4 coding region is consistent with interspecies conservation.

Analysis of polymorphisms in milk proteins from cloned and sexually reproduced goats

H. Xing, Shao, B., Gu, Y. Y., Yuan, Y. G., Zhang, T., Zang, J., and Cheng, Y., Analysis of polymorphisms in milk proteins from cloned and sexually reproduced goats, vol. 14, pp. 16196-16203, 2015.

This study evaluates the relationship between the genotype and milk protein components in goats. Milk samples were collected from cloned goats and normal white goats during different postpartum (or abortion) phases. Two cloned goats, originated from the same somatic line of goat mammary gland epithelial cells, and three sexually reproduced normal white goats with no genetic relationships were used as the control. The goats were phylogenetically analyzed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism.

Cloning and functional analysis of goat SWEET1

L. Q. Zhu, Bao, Z. K., Hu, W. W., Lin, J., Yang, Q., and Yu, Q. H., Cloning and functional analysis of goat SWEET1, vol. 14, pp. 17124-17133, 2015.

SWEETs are a recently discovered class of sugar transporters that mediate glucose uptake in the intestine and mammary glands. Our objectives were to clone goat SWEET1 and conduct a functional analysis of its effect on glucose efflux in goat mammary gland epithelial cells. We cloned and sequenced the goat SWEET1 gene from goat mammary glands, then conducted an analysis of the structure of goat SWEET1, including a prediction of the transmembrane helices and potential N-glycosylation sites.

Expressional analysis of immune-related miRNAs in breast milk

R. S. Na, E, G. X., Sun, W., Sun, X. W., Qiu, X. Y., Chen, L. P., and Huang, Y. F., Expressional analysis of immune-related miRNAs in breast milk, vol. 14, pp. 11371-11376, 2015.

Immune-related miRNAs in breast milk are extracellular miRNAs that are related to immune organ development and regulation of the immune function in infants and young animals. The goal of this study was to compare the expression levels of five immune-related miRNAs in breast milk in black goats, humans, and dairy cattle. The miRNAs from milk were extracted and the expression levels were assessed using quantitive RT-PCR methods.

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