Endothelin Receptor B2 (EDNRB2) Gene Is Associated with Spot Plumage Pattern in Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

Evolutionary and phylogeographic views on Mc1r and Asip variation in mammals

(2015) Hitoshi Suzuki   GENES & GENETIC SYSTEMS

Endothelin Receptor B2 (EDNRB2) Is Responsible for the Tyrosinase-Independent Recessive White (mow) and Mottled (mo) Plumage Phenotypes in the Chicken

(2014) Keiji Kinoshita et al.   PLoS One

The KIT Gene Is Associated with the English Spotting Coat Color Locus and Congenital Megacolon in Checkered Giant Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

(2014) Luca Fontanesi et al.   PLoS One

Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation

(2014) G. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE

A dynamic code of dorsal neural tube genes regulates the segregation between neurogenic and melanogenic neural crest cells

(2013) E. Nitzan et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Molecular evolution of the pigmentation gene melanocortin-1 receptor in rodents

(2013) G.L. Gonçalves et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH

Production of chimeras between the Chinese soft-shelled turtle and Peking duck through transfer of early blastoderm cells

(2013) W. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0

(2013) Koichiro Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system: expression levels of this system are associated with melanogenesis and pigmentation in the tawny owl (Strix aluco)

(2013) Guillaume Emaresi et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The duck genome and transcriptome provide insight into an avian influenza virus reservoir species

(2013) Yinhua Huang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Topology of Feather Melanocyte Progenitor Niche Allows Complex Pigment Patterns to Emerge

(2013) S. J. Lin et al.   SCIENCE

Genetics of colouration in birds

(2013) Alexandre Roulin et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The Genetic Inheritance of the Blue-eyed White Phenotype in Alpacas (Vicugna pacos)

(2012) Felicity C. Jackling et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Evolution of the Melanocortin-1 Receptor (MC1R) in Boobies and Gannets (Aves, Suliformes)

(2012) Patricia C. Baião et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Molecular cloning, expression profile, polymorphism and the genetic effects of the dopamine D1 receptor gene on duck reproductive traits

(2012) Cui Wang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Identification of Genes Related to White and Black Plumage Formation by RNA-Seq from White and Black Feather Bulbs in Ducks

(2012) Shijun Li et al.   PLoS One

Specifying and Sustaining Pigmentation Patterns in Domestic and Wild Cats

(2012) C. B. Kaelin et al.   SCIENCE

Mutations in MITF and PAX3 Cause “Splashed White” and Other White Spotting Phenotypes in Horses

(2012) Regula Hauswirth et al.   PLoS Genetics

Contribution of blastoderm cells to Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)-Peking duck (Anas platyrhynchos) chimeras

(2011) Junshuang GAO et al.   ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL

Changes in Conformation at the Cytoplasmic Ends of the Fifth and Sixth Transmembrane Helices of a Yeast G Protein-Coupled Receptor in Response to Ligand Binding

(2011) George K. E. Umanah et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

ET3/Ednrb2 signaling is critically involved in regulating melanophore migration in Xenopus

(2011) Akiha Kawasaki-Nishihara et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

The E92K Melanocortin 1 Receptor Mutant Induces cAMP Production and Arrestin Recruitment but Not ERK Activity Indicating Biased Constitutive Signaling

(2011) Tau Benned-Jensen et al.   PLoS One

A Complex Genomic Rearrangement Involving the Endothelin 3 Locus Causes Dermal Hyperpigmentation in the Chicken

(2011) Ben Dorshorst et al.   PLoS Genetics

A composite six bp in-frame deletion in the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene is associated with the Japanese brindling coat colour in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

(2010) Luca Fontanesi et al.   BMC GENETICS

Evidence for a dynamic spatiotemporal fate map and early fate restrictions of premigratory avian neural crest

(2010) S. Krispin et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Convergence in pigmentation at multiple levels: mutations, genes and function

(2010) M. Manceau et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Evolutionary stasis: the stable chromosomes of birds

(2010) Hans Ellegren   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Vertebrate pigmentation: from underlying genes to adaptive function

(2010) Joanna K. Hubbard et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Grey plumage colouration in the duck is genetically determined by the alleles on two different, interacting loci

(2009) Y. Gong et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

A Randomized, Single-Blind Study of Lansoprazole for the Prevention of Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Patients

(2009) Takahiko Sasaki et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

The Endothelin System: Evolution of Vertebrate-Specific Ligand-Receptor Interactions by Three Rounds of Genome Duplication

(2009) I. Braasch et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Contribution of the transmembrane domain 6 of melanocortin-4 receptor to peptide [Pro 5 , d Nal (2′) 8 ]-γ-MSH selectivity

(2008) Min Chen et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Directing pathfinding along the dorsolateral path - the role of EDNRB2 and EphB2 in overcoming inhibition

(2008) M. L. Harris et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The making of a melanocyte: the specification of melanoblasts from the neural crest

(2008) Aaron J. Thomas et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Not just black and white: Pigment pattern development and evolution in vertebrates

(2008) Margaret G. Mills et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY