Biallelicβ-carotene oxygenase 2knockout results in yellow fat in sheep via CRISPR/Cas9

Multiplex gene editing via CRISPR/Cas9 exhibits desirable muscle hypertrophy without detectable off-target effects in sheep

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A novel AAT-deletion mutation in the coding sequence of the BCO2 gene in yellow-fat rabbits

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Mammalian Metabolism of β-Carotene: Gaps in Knowledge

(2013) Varsha Shete et al.   Nutrients

Provitamin A metabolism and functions in mammalian biology

(2012) Johannes von Lintig   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Colors with Functions: Elucidating the Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Carotenoid Metabolism

(2010) Johannes von Lintig   Annual Review of Nutrition

A nonsense mutation in the beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2) gene is tightly associated with accumulation of carotenoids in adipose tissue in sheep (Ovis aries)

(2010) Dag I Våge et al.   BMC GENETICS

Genetic variation in the β, β-carotene-9′, 10′-dioxygenase gene and association with fat colour in bovine adipose tissue and milk

(2009) R. Tian et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Mutation in Bovine  -Carotene Oxygenase 2 Affects Milk Color

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