Search Results - "CLOP, Alex"

Identification of circular RNAs in porcine sperm and evaluation of their relation to sperm motility by Gòdia, Marta, Castelló, Anna, Rocco, Martina, Cabrera, Betlem, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan Enric, Balasch, Sam, Lewis, Craig, Sánchez, Armand, Clop, Alex

“…Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are emerging as a novel class of noncoding RNAs which potential role as gene regulators is quickly gaining interest. circRNAs have…”
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Exploring the ovine sperm transcriptome by RNAseq techniques. I Effect of seasonal conditions on transcripts abundance by Ureña, Irene, González, Carmen, Ramón, Manuel, Gòdia, Marta, Clop, Alex, Calvo, Jorge H, Carabaño, Mª Jesús, Serrano, Magdalena

“…Understanding the cell molecular changes occurring as a results of climatic circumstances is crucial in the current days in which climate change and global…”
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A mutation creating a potential illegitimate microRNA target site in the myostatin gene affects muscularity in sheep by Eychenne, Francis, Tordoir, Xavier, Georges, Michel, Clop, Alex, Bouix, Jacques, Bibé, Bernard, Caiment, Florian, Meish, Françoise, Marcq, Fabienne, Laville, Elisabeth, Tobin, James, Pirottin, Dimitri, Elsen, Jean-Michel, Charlier, Carole, Takeda, Haruko, Larzul, Catherine, Milenkovic, Dragan

“…Texel sheep are renowned for their exceptional meatiness. To identify the genes underlying this economically important feature, we performed a whole-genome…”
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A systems biology framework integrating GWAS and RNA-seq to shed light on the molecular basis of sperm quality in swine by Gòdia, Marta, Reverter, Antonio, González-Prendes, Rayner, Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis, Castelló, Anna, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan-Enric, Sánchez, Armand, Clop, Alex

“…Genetic pressure in animal breeding is sparking the interest of breeders for selecting elite boars with higher sperm quality to optimize ejaculate doses and…”
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A RNA-Seq Analysis to Describe the Boar Sperm Transcriptome and Its Seasonal Changes by Gòdia, Marta, Estill, Molly, Castelló, Anna, Balasch, Sam, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan E, Krawetz, Stephen A, Sánchez, Armand, Clop, Alex

“…Understanding the molecular basis of cell function and ultimate phenotypes is crucial for the development of biological markers. With this aim, several RNA-seq…”
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Micrococcal nuclease sequencing of porcine sperm suggests enriched co-location between retained histones and genomic regions related to semen quality and early embryo development by Gòdia, Marta, Lian, Yu, Naval-Sanchez, Marina, Ponte, Inma, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan Enric, Sanchez, Armand, Clop, Alex

“…The mammalian spermatozoon has a unique chromatin structure in which the majority of histones are replaced by protamines during spermatogenesis and a small…”
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Assessing the levels of intraspecific admixture and interspecific hybridization in Iberian wild goats (Capra pyrenaica) by Cardoso, Tainã Figueiredo, Luigi‐Sierra, María Gracia, Castelló, Anna, Cabrera, Betlem, Noce, Antonia, Mármol‐Sánchez, Emilio, García‐González, Ricardo, Fernández‐Arias, Alberto, Alabart, José Luis, López‐Olvera, Jorge Ramón, Mentaberre, Gregorio, Granados‐Torres, José Enrique, Cardells‐Peris, Jesús, Molina, Antonio, Sànchez, Armand, Clop, Alex, Amills, Marcel

“…Iberian wild goats (Capra pyrenaica, also known as Iberian ibex, Spanish ibex, and Spanish wild goat) underwent strong genetic bottlenecks during the 19th and…”
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An in-depth characterization of the major psoriasis susceptibility locus identifies candidate susceptibility alleles within an HLA-C enhancer element by Clop, Alex, Bertoni, Anna, Spain, Sarah L, Simpson, Michael A, Pullabhatla, Venu, Tonda, Raul, Hundhausen, Christian, Di Meglio, Paola, De Jong, Pieter, Hayday, Adrian C, Nestle, Frank O, Barker, Jonathan N, Bell, Robert J A, Capon, Francesca, Trembath, Richard C

“…Psoriasis is an immune-mediated skin disorder that is inherited as a complex genetic trait. Although genome-wide association scans (GWAS) have identified 36…”
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Characterization of the Impact of Density Gradient Centrifugation on the Profile of the Pig Sperm Transcriptome by RNA-Seq by Lian, Yu, Gòdia, Marta, Castello, Anna, Rodriguez-Gil, Joan Enric, Balasch, Sam, Sanchez, Armand, Clop, Alex

“…RNA-Seq data from human semen suggests that the study of the sperm transcriptome requires the previous elimination from the ejaculates of somatic cells…”
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A genome-wide association study of female sexual dysfunction by Burri, Andrea, Hysi, Pirro, Clop, Alex, Rahman, Qazi, Spector, Tim D

“…Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is an important but controversial problem with serious negative impact on women's quality of life. Data from twin studies have…”
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A systems model for immune cell interactions unravels the mechanism of inflammation in human skin by Valeyev, Najl V, Hundhausen, Christian, Umezawa, Yoshinori, Kotov, Nikolay V, Williams, Gareth, Clop, Alex, Ainali, Crysanthi, Ouzounis, Christos, Tsoka, Sophia, Nestle, Frank O

“…Inflammation is characterized by altered cytokine levels produced by cell populations in a highly interdependent manner. To elucidate the mechanism of an…”
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Differential expression of sarcoplasmic proteins in four heterogeneous ovine skeletal muscles by Hamelin, Muriel, Sayd, Thierry, Chambon, Christophe, Bouix, Jaques, Bibé, Bernard, Milenkovic, Dragan, Leveziel, Hubert, Georges, Michel, Clop, Alex, Marinova, Penka, Laville, Elisabeth

“…Fiber‐type distribution is known to vary widely within and between muscles according to differences in muscle functions. 2‐DE and MALDI‐MS were used to…”
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A QTL for intramuscular fat and backfat thickness is located on porcine chromosome 6 by Ovilo, C, Pérez-Enciso, M, Barragán, C, Clop, A, Rodríquez, C, Oliver, M A, Toro, M A, Noruera, J L

“…The use of molecular markers is an accessible technology with wide applications. One of them is the construction of genetic maps and the location of…”
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Genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic analysis towards the understanding of porcine semen quality traits. Past, current and future trends by Sa, Pedro, Gòdia, Marta, Lewis, Nicole, Lian, Yu, Clop, Alex

“…The importance of boar reproductive traits, including semen quality, in the sustainability of pig production system is increasingly being acknowledged by…”
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Insights into the importance of miRNA-related polymorphisms to heart disease by Clop, Alex

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A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues by Teng, Jinyan, Gao, Yahui, Yin, Hongwei, Bai, Zhonghao, Liu, Shuli, Zeng, Haonan, Bai, Lijing, Cai, Zexi, Zhao, Bingru, Li, Xiujin, Xu, Zhiting, Lin, Qing, Pan, Zhangyuan, Yang, Wenjing, Yu, Xiaoshan, Guan, Dailu, Hou, Yali, Keel, Brittney N., Rohrer, Gary A., Lindholm-Perry, Amanda K., Oliver, William T., Ballester, Maria, Crespo-Piazuelo, Daniel, Quintanilla, Raquel, Canela-Xandri, Oriol, Rawlik, Konrad, Xia, Charley, Yao, Yuelin, Zhao, Qianyi, Yao, Wenye, Yang, Liu, Li, Houcheng, Zhang, Huicong, Liao, Wang, Chen, Tianshuo, Karlskov-Mortensen, Peter, Fredholm, Merete, Amills, Marcel, Clop, Alex, Giuffra, Elisabetta, Wu, Jun, Cai, Xiaodian, Diao, Shuqi, Pan, Xiangchun, Wei, Chen, Li, Jinghui, Cheng, Hao, Wang, Sheng, Su, Guosheng, Sahana, Goutam, Lund, Mogens Sandø, Dekkers, Jack C. M., Kramer, Luke, Tuggle, Christopher K., Corbett, Ryan, Groenen, Martien A. M., Madsen, Ole, Gòdia, Marta, Rocha, Dominique, Charles, Mathieu, Li, Cong-jun, Pausch, Hubert, Hu, Xiaoxiang, Luo, Yonglun, Lin, Lin, Zhou, Zhongyin, Zhang, Zhe, Chen, Zitao, Cui, Leilei, Xiang, Ruidong, Shen, Xia, Li, Pinghua, Huang, Ruihua, Tang, Guoqing, Li, Mingzhou, Zhao, Yunxiang, Yi, Guoqiang, Tang, Zhonglin, Jiang, Jicai, Zhao, Fuping, Yuan, Xiaolong, Liu, Xiaohong, Chen, Yaosheng, Xu, Xuewen, Zhao, Shuhong, Zhao, Pengju, Haley, Chris, Zhou, Huaijun, Wang, Qishan, Pan, Yuchun, Ding, Xiangdong, Ma, Li, Navarro, Pau, Zhang, Qin, Li, Bingjie, Tenesa, Albert, Li, Kui, Liu, George E., Zhang, Zhe, Fang, Lingzhao

“…The Farm Animal Genotype-Tissue Expression (FarmGTEx) project has been established to develop a public resource of genetic regulatory variants in livestock,…”
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PigBiobank: a valuable resource for understanding genetic and biological mechanisms of diverse complex traits in pigs by Zeng, Haonan, Zhang, Wenjing, Lin, Qing, Gao, Yahui, Teng, Jinyan, Xu, Zhiting, Cai, Xiaodian, Zhong, Zhanming, Wu, Jun, Liu, Yuqiang, Diao, Shuqi, Wei, Chen, Gong, Wentao, Pan, Xiangchun, Li, Zedong, Huang, Xiaoyu, Chen, Xifan, Du, Jinshi, Zhao, Fuping, Zhao, Yunxiang, Ballester, Maria, Crespo-Piazuelo, Daniel, Amills, Marcel, Clop, Alex, Karlskov-Mortensen, Peter, Fredholm, Merete, Li, Pinghua, Huang, Ruihua, Tang, Guoqing, Li, Mingzhou, Liu, Xiaohong, Chen, Yaosheng, Zhang, Qin, Li, Jiaqi, Yuan, Xiaolong, Ding, Xiangdong, Fang, Lingzhao, Zhang, Zhe

“…Abstract To fully unlock the potential of pigs as both agricultural species for animal-based protein food and biomedical models for human biology and disease,…”
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Low mitochondrial diversity in native Italian pig breeds is consistent with the occurrence of strong population bottlenecks by Kubejko, Joanna, Amills, Marcel, Pilla, Fabio, D'Andrea, Mariasilvia, Clop, Alex

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A pilot RNA-seq study in 40 pietrain ejaculates to characterize the porcine sperm microbiome by Gòdia, Marta, Ramayo-Caldas, Yuliaxis, Zingaretti, Laura M., Darwich, Laila, López, Samantha, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan E., Yeste, Marc, Sánchez, Armand, Clop, Alex

“…The microbiome plays a key role in homeostasis and health and it has been also linked to fertility and semen quality in several animal species including swine…”
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A technical assessment of the porcine ejaculated spermatozoa for a sperm-specific RNA-seq analysis by Gòdia, Marta, Mayer, Fabiana Quoos, Nafissi, Julieta, Castelló, Anna, Rodríguez-Gil, Joan Enric, Sánchez, Armand, Clop, Alex

“…The study of the boar sperm transcriptome by RNA-seq can provide relevant information on sperm quality and fertility and might contribute to animal breeding…”
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