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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2021

Progress on the Regulation of Ruminant Milk Fat by Noncoding RNAs and ceRNAs.

QinYue Lu, Zhi Chen, Dejun Ji, Yongjiang Mao, Qianming Jiang, Zhangping Yang, Juan J Loor

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. The role ofArchives animal breeding · 2026
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  4. MicroRNA-30a-3p Influences Milk Fat Metabolism by TargetingAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  7. mAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

QinYue LuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Zhi ChenCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Dejun JiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yongjiang MaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Qianming JiangMammalian Nutrition Physiology Genomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States.
Zhangping YangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Juan J LoorMammalian Nutrition Physiology Genomics, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States.
Yangzhou University · CNUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Milk fat is not only a key factor affecting the quality of fresh milk but also a major target trait forbreeding. The regulation of milk fat involves multiple genes, network regulation and signal transduction. To explore recent discoveries of pathway regulation, we reviewed the published literature with a focus on functional noncoding RNAs and epigenetic regulation in ruminants. Results indicate that miRNAs play key roles in the regulation of milk fat synthesis and catabolism in ruminants. Although few data are available, merging evidence indicates that lncRNAs and circRNAs act on milk fat related genes through indirect action with microRNAs or RNAs in the ceRNA network to elicit positive effects on transcription. Although precise regulatory mechanisms remain unclear, most studies have focused on the regulation of the function of target genes through functional noncoding RNAs. Data to help identify factors that can regulate their own expression and function or to determine whether self-regulation involves positive and/or negative feedback are needed. Despite the growing body of research on the role of functional noncoding RNA in the control of ruminant milk fat, most data are still not translatable for field applications. Overall, the understanding of mechanisms whereby miRNA, lncRNA, circRNA, and ceRNA regulate ruminant milk fat remains an exciting area of research.

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ceRNA mechanismcircRNAlncRNAmiRNAruminants

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PMID34790222
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