Domestic animals as models for biomedical research

Microphthalmia-associated transcription factormutations are associated with white-spotted coat color in swamp buffalo

(2015) Y. Yusnizar et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Transcriptional modulatorZBED6affects cell cycle and growth of human colorectal cancer cells

(2015) Muhammad Akhtar Ali et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dogs hijack the human bonding pathway

(2015) E. L. MacLean et al.   SCIENCE

A Genomic Duplication is Associated with Ectopic Eomesodermin Expression in the Embryonic Chicken Comb and Two Duplex-comb Phenotypes

(2015) Ben Dorshorst et al.   PLoS Genetics

Dominant Red Coat Color in Holstein Cattle Is Associated with a Missense Mutation in the Coatomer Protein Complex, Subunit Alpha (COPA) Gene

(2015) Ben Dorshorst et al.   PLoS One

Partitioning Heritability of Regulatory and Cell-Type-Specific Variants across 11 Common Diseases

(2014) Alexander Gusev et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Worldwide frequency distribution of the ‘Gait keeper’ mutation in theDMRT3gene

(2014) M. Promerová et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

ZBED6 Modulates the Transcription of Myogenic Genes in Mouse Myoblast Cells

(2014) Lin Jiang et al.   PLoS One

A Simple Repeat Polymorphism in the MITF-M Promoter Is a Key Regulator of White Spotting in Dogs

(2014) Izabella Baranowska Körberg et al.   PLoS One

Current perspectives and the future of domestication studies

(2014) G. Larson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rabbit genome analysis reveals a polygenic basis for phenotypic change during domestication

(2014) M. Carneiro et al.   SCIENCE

A cis-Regulatory Mutation of PDSS2 Causes Silky-Feather in Chickens

(2014) Chungang Feng et al.   PLoS Genetics

Transcription factor ZBED6 affects gene expression, proliferation, and cell death in pancreatic beta cells

(2013) X. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genetics of Pigmentation in Dogs and Cats

(2013) Christopher B. Kaelin et al.   Annual Review of Animal Biosciences

Mutations in DMRT3 affect locomotion in horses and spinal circuit function in mice

(2012) Lisa S. Andersson et al.   NATURE

Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution

(2012) Martien A. M. Groenen et al.   NATURE

The Crest Phenotype in Chicken Is Associated with Ectopic Expression of HOXC8 in Cranial Skin

(2012) Yanqiang Wang et al.   PLoS One

Strong signatures of selection in the domestic pig genome

(2012) C.-J. Rubin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Rose-comb Mutation in Chickens Constitutes a Structural Rearrangement Causing Both Altered Comb Morphology and Defective Sperm Motility

(2012) Freyja Imsland et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genetic analysis of ‘breeding field test status’ in Icelandic horses

(2011) E. Albertsdóttir et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS

The Dark brown plumage color in chickens is caused by an 8.3-kb deletion upstream of SOX10

(2011) Ulrika Gunnarsson et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

A Novel Unstable Duplication Upstream of HAS2 Predisposes to a Breed-Defining Skin Phenotype and a Periodic Fever Syndrome in Chinese Shar-Pei Dogs

(2011) Mia Olsson et al.   PLoS Genetics

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

(2011) Ben Dorshorst et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genomic hybridization of bovine class II major histocompatibility genes: 1. Extensive polymorphism of DQα and DQβ genes

(2010) L. ANDERSSON et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Naturally occurring R225W mutation of the gene encoding AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)γ3 results in increased oxidative capacity and glucose uptake in human primary myotubes

(2010) S. A. Crawford et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Whole-genome resequencing reveals loci under selection during chicken domestication

(2010) Carl-Johan Rubin et al.   NATURE

Sex-linked barring in chickens is controlled by the CDKN2A /B tumour suppressor locus

(2010) Anders R. Hellström et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy in Golden Retriever Dogs Is Caused by a Deletion in the Mitochondrial tRNATyr Gene

(2009) Izabella Baranowska et al.   PLoS Genetics

Copy Number Variation in Intron 1 of SOX5 Causes the Pea-comb Phenotype in Chickens

(2009) Dominic Wright et al.   PLoS Genetics

Contrasting Mode of Evolution at a Coat Color Locus in Wild and Domestic Pigs

(2009) Meiying Fang et al.   PLoS Genetics

A cis-acting regulatory mutation causes premature hair graying and susceptibility to melanoma in the horse

(2008) Gerli Rosengren Pielberg et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Identification of the Yellow Skin Gene Reveals a Hybrid Origin of the Domestic Chicken

(2008) Jonas Eriksson et al.   PLoS Genetics