Evolution of Lactation: Ancient Origin and Extreme Adaptations of the Lactation System

Characterization of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) whey acidic protein gene; new insights into the function of the protein

(2009) Denijal Topcic et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Insulin, a key regulator of hormone responsive milk protein synthesis during lactogenesis in murine mammary explants

(2009) Karensa K. Menzies et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

A novel approach identified the FOLR1 gene, a putative regulator of milk protein synthesis

(2009) Karensa K. Menzies et al.   MAMMALIAN GENOME

Characterisation of monotreme caseins reveals lineage-specific expansion of an ancestral casein locus in mammals

(2009) Christophe M. Lefèvre et al.   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle: A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution

(2009) et al.   SCIENCE

The bovine lactation genome: insights into the evolution of mammalian milk

(2009) Danielle G Lemay et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Lack of functional alpha-lactalbumin prevents involution in Cape fur seals and identifies the protein is an apoptotic milk factor in mammary gland involution

(2008) Julie A Sharp et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Patterns of cell signaling pathway activation that characterize mammary development

(2008) E. R. Andrechek et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Onset of lactation in the bovine mammary gland: gene expression profiling indicates a strong inhibition of gene expression in cell proliferation

(2008) Kiera A. Finucane et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Insulin regulates milk protein synthesis at multiple levels in the bovine mammary gland

(2008) Karensa K. Menzies et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Uncoupling the mechanisms that facilitate cell survival in hormone-deprived bovine mammary explants

(2008) Amelia J Brennan et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution

(2008) Wesley C. Warren et al.   NATURE