Genetics of Wool and Cashmere Fibre: Progress, Challenges, and Future Research.

Authors: Zhou, Huitong^1,2 (AUTHOR) huitong.zhou@lincoln.ac.nz, Bai, Lingrong^1,2 (AUTHOR) lingrong.bai@lincolnuni.ac.nz, Li, Shaobin¹ (AUTHOR) lisb@gsau.edu.cn, Li, Wenhao³ (AUTHOR) qhdxlwh@163.com, Wang, Jiqing¹ (AUTHOR) wangjq@gsau.edu.cn, Tao, Jinzhong⁴ (AUTHOR) tao_jz@nxu.edu.cn, Hickford, Jon G. H.^1,2 (AUTHOR) jonathan.hickford@lincoln.ac.nz

Source: Animals (2076-2615). Nov2024, Vol. 14 Issue 22, p3228. 26p.

Subject Terms: *NATURAL fibers, *CASHMERE, *GTPASE-activating protein, *SHEEP farming, *CHEMICAL properties

Characterisation of Three Ovine KRTAP13 Family Genes and Their Association with Wool Traits in Chinese Tan Sheep.

Authors: Bai, Lingrong^1,2 (AUTHOR) lingrong.bai@lincolnuni.ac.nz, Zhou, Huitong^1,2 (AUTHOR) huitong.zhou@lincoln.ac.nz, He, Jianning^1,3 (AUTHOR) hexingxing104@163.com, Tao, Jinzhong⁴ (AUTHOR) tao_jz@nxu.edu.cn, Hickford, Jon G. H.^1,2 (AUTHOR) hexingxing104@163.com

Source: Animals (2076-2615). Oct2024, Vol. 14 Issue 19, p2862. 13p.

Subject Terms: *LOCUS (Genetics), *SHEEP breeding, *GENE families, *WOOL, *SEQUENCE analysis, *SHEEP breeds

Characterisation of Ovine KRTAP19-3 and Its Impact on Wool Traits in Chinese Tan Sheep.

Authors: Bai, Lingrong^1,2 (AUTHOR) lingrong.bai@lincolnuni.ac.nz, Zhou, Huitong^1,2 (AUTHOR) huitong.zhou@lincoln.ac.nz, Tao, Jinzhong^1,3 (AUTHOR) tao_jz@nxu.edu.cn, Hickford, Jon G. H.^1,2 (AUTHOR) jon.hickford@lincoln.ac.nz

Source: Animals (2076-2615). Oct2024, Vol. 14 Issue 19, p2772. 10p.

Subject Terms: *NATURAL fibers, *SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms, *MANUFACTURING processes, *SHEEP breeding, *GENE families, *SHEEP breeds

Variation in the Exon 3–4 Region of Ovine KRT85 and Its Effect on Wool Traits.

Authors: Chai, Wenqiong^1,2 (AUTHOR) chaiwenqiong@lcu.edu.cn, Zhou, Huitong² (AUTHOR) hua.gong@lincolnuni.ac.nz, Gong, Hua² (AUTHOR), Wang, Changfa¹ (AUTHOR) wangcf1967@163.com, Hickford, Jon G. H.² (AUTHOR) jon.hickford@lincoln.ac.nz

Source: Animals (2076-2615). Aug2024, Vol. 14 Issue 15, p2272. 7p.

Subject Terms: *SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms, *SHEEP breeding, *PROTEIN structure, *CYTOPLASMIC filaments, *CYTOSKELETAL proteins, *SHEEP breeds

Exploring Variation in Ovine KRTAP19-5 and Its Effect on Fine Wool Fibre Curvature in Chinese Tan Sheep.

Authors: Bai, Lingrong^1,2 (AUTHOR) lingrong.bai@lincolnuni.ac.nz, Zhou, Huitong^1,2 (AUTHOR) huitong.zhou@lincoln.ac.nz, Li, Wenhao³ (AUTHOR) qhdxlwh@163.com, Tao, Jinzhong⁴ (AUTHOR) tao_jz@nxu.edu.cn, Hickford, Jon G. H.^1,2 (AUTHOR) jonathan.hickford@lincoln.ac.nz

Source: Animals (2076-2615). Aug2024, Vol. 14 Issue 15, p2155. 11p.

Subject Terms: *NATURAL fibers, *AMINO acid sequence, *SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms, *SHEEP breeds, *PHENOTYPIC plasticity

Identification of the KAP27-1 gene in sheep and its effect on wool traits

Authors: Li, Wenhao, Zhou, Huitong, Gong, Hua, Zhang, Kaiwen, Li, Shaobin, Liu, Xiu, Wang, Jiqing, Luo, Yuzhu, Hickford, Jon G. H.

Source: New Zealand journal of agricultural research. 66(4):366-373

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Variation in ovine KRTAP8-1 affects mean staple length and opacity of wool fiber

Authors: Ullah, Farman, Jamal, Syed M., Zhou, Huitong, Hickford, Jon G. H.

Source: Animal biotechnology. 34(3):602-608

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Variation in ovine KRTAP8-2 and its association with wool characteristics in Pakistani sheep

Authors: Ullah, Farman, Jamal, Syed M. ^*, Zhou, Huitong, Hickford, Jon G.H.

Source: In Small Ruminant Research February 2022 207

Variation in the ovine KRT34 promoter region affects wool traits

Authors: Chai, Wenqiong, Zhou, Huitong, Gong, Hua, Hickford, Jon G.H. ^*

Source: In Small Ruminant Research January 2022 206

Differentially phosphorylated proteins in the crimped and straight wool of Chinese Tan sheep

Authors: He, Dongqian, Chen, Liyao, Luo, Fang, Zhou, Huitong, Wang, Junkui, Zhang, Qian, Lu, Tongtong, Wu, Shaofei, Hickford, Jon G.H., Tao, Jinzhong

Source: In Journal of Proteomics 20 March 2021 235

Identification and characterization of circular RNAs in mammary gland tissue from sheep at peak lactation and during the nonlactating period

Authors: Wang, Jiqing ^*, Zhou, Huitong, Hickford, Jon G.H., Hao, Zhiyun, Gong, Hua, Hu, Jiang, Liu, Xiu, Li, Shaobin, Shen, Jiyuan, Ke, Na, Song, Yize, Qiao, Lirong, Luo, Yuzhu ^*

Source: In Journal of Dairy Science February 2021 104(2):2396-2409

MicroRNA-432 inhibits milk fat synthesis by targeting SCD and LPL in ovine mammary epithelial cellsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Table S1: Sequence information of primers designed for PCR and RT-qPCR. Fig. S1: Characteristics of ovine mammary epithelial cells (OMECs). Fig. S2: The wild-type (WT) and mutant (MUT) pmirGLO vector construction for the predicted target genes FASN (A), SCD (B) and LPL (C). See DOI: 10.1039/d1fo01260f

Authors: Hao, Zhiyun, Luo, Yuzhu, Wang, Jiqing, Hickford, Jon G. H., Zhou, Huitong, Hu, Jiang, Liu, Xiu, Li, Shaobin, Shen, Jiyuan, Ke, Na, Liang, Weiwei, Huang, Zhaochun

Source: Food & function. 12(19):9432-9442

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Effects of bovine leptin gene variation on milk traits in New Zealand Holstein-Friesian × Jersey-cross dairy cows

Authors: Haruna, Ishaku L., Li, Yunhai, Zhou, Huitong, Hickford, Jon G. H.

Source: New Zealand journal of agricultural research. 64(1):114-121

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Effect of DGAT1 variant (K232A) on milk traits and milk fat composition in outdoor pasture-grazed dairy cattle

Authors: Li, Yunhai, Zhou, Huitong, Cheng, Long, Edwards, Grant R., Hickford, Jonathan G. H.

Source: New Zealand journal of agricultural research. 64(1):101-113

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Nucleotide Sequence Variation in the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Gene Affects Growth and Carcass Traits in New Zealand Romney Sheep

Authors: Li, Shaobin, Zhou, Huitong, Zhao, Fangfang, Fang, Qian, Wang, Jiqing, Liu, Xiu, Luo, Yuzhu, Hickford, Jon G.H.

Source: DNA and cell biology. 40(2):265-271

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Identification and characterization of circular RNA in lactating mammary glands from two breeds of sheep with different milk production profiles using RNA-Seq

Authors: Hao, Zhiyun, Zhou, Huitong, Hickford, Jon G.H., Gong, Hua, Wang, Jiqing, Hu, Jiang, Liu, Xiu, Li, Shaobin, Zhao, Mengli, Luo, Yuzhu

Source: In Genomics May 2020 112(3):2186-2193

Contrasting patterns of coding and flanking region evolution in mammalian keratin associated protein-1 genes

Authors: Zhou, Huitong, Visnovska, Tina, Gong, Hua, Schmeier, Sebastian, Hickford, Jon, Ganley, Austen R.D.

Source: In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution April 2019 133:352-361

Identification of polymorphisms in the oocyte‐derived growth differentiation growth factor 9 (GDF9) gene associated with litter size in New Zealand sheep (Ovis aries) breeds

Authors: Amirpour Najafabadi, Hamed, Khansefid, Majid, Mahmoud, Ghassan Ghaith, Zhou, Huitong, Hickford, Jon G. H.

Source: Reproduction in domestic animals. 55(11):1585-1591

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Investigation of myostatin and calpain 3 gene polymorphisms and their association with milk-production traits in Sfakia sheep

Authors: Ibrahim, Adel H. M., Tzanidakis, Nikolaos, Sotiraki, Smaragda, Zhou, Huitong, Hickford, Jonathan

Source: Animal production science. 60(3):347-355

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Variation in the KRTAP6-3 gene and its association with wool characteristics in Pakistani sheep breeds and breed-crosses

Authors: Ullah, Farman, Jamal, Syed M., Zhou, Huitong, Hickford, Jon G. H.

Source: TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION. 52(6):3035-3043

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