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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2022

Identification of key pathways and genes that regulate cashmere development in cashmere goats mediated by exogenous melatonin.

Zhihong Liu, Zhichen Liu, Qing Mu, Meng Zhao, Ting Cai, Yuchun Xie, Cun Zhao, Qing Qin, Chongyan Zhang, Xiaolong Xu and 8 more

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhihong LiuCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Zhichen LiuCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Qing MuCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Meng ZhaoInner Mongolia Autonomous Region Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Technology Extension Center, Hohhot, China.
Ting CaiInner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Hohhot, China.
Yuchun XieHebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China.
Cun ZhaoCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Qing QinCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Chongyan ZhangCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Xiaolong XuCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Mingxi LanCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Yanjun ZhangCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Rui SuCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Zhiying WangCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Ruijun WangCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Zhixin WangCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Jinquan LiCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Yanhong ZhaoCollege of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University · CNInner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural & Animal Husbandry Sciences · CNHebei Normal University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growth of secondary hair follicles in cashmere goats follows a seasonal cycle. Melatonin can regulate the cycle of cashmere growth. In this study, melatonin was implanted into live cashmere goats. After skin samples were collected, transcriptome sequencing and histological section observation were performed, and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to identify key genes and establish an interaction network. A total of 14 co-expression modules were defined by WGCNA, and combined with previous analysis results, it was found that the blue module was related to the cycle of cashmere growth after melatonin implantation. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis showed that the first initiation of exogenous melatonin-mediated cashmere development was related mainly to the signaling pathway regulating stem cell pluripotency and to the Hippo, TGF-beta and MAPK signaling pathways.

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hair follicle cycleInner Mongolia cashmere goatsmelatoninPDGFWGCNA

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