Search Results - "Fortes, Marina S"
-
1
Chromatin accessibility and regulatory vocabulary across indicine cattle tissues
Published in Genome Biology (21-09-2021)“…Spatiotemporal changes in the chromatin accessibility landscape are essential to cell differentiation, development, health, and disease. The quest of…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Alanine-specific appetite in slow growing chickens is associated with impaired glucose transport and TCA cycle
Published in BMC genomics (23-05-2022)“…The rate of protein accretion and growth affect amino acid requirements in young animals. Differences in amino acid metabolism contribute to individual…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
Correlation scan: identifying genomic regions that affect genetic correlations applied to fertility traits
Published in BMC genomics (05-10-2022)“…Although the genetic correlations between complex traits have been estimated for more than a century, only recently we have started to map and understand the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Multi-breed genomic predictions and functional variants for fertility of tropical bulls
Published in PloS one (26-01-2023)“…Worldwide, most beef breeding herds are naturally mated. As such, the ability to identify and select fertile bulls is critically important for both…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Combining multi-OMICs information to identify key-regulator genes for pleiotropic effect on fertility and production traits in beef cattle
Published in PloS one (18-10-2018)“…The identification of biological processes related to the regulation of complex traits is a difficult task. Commonly, complex traits are regulated through a…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
X chromosome variants are associated with male fertility traits in two bovine populations
Published in Genetics selection evolution (Paris) (12-08-2020)“…Twenty-five phenotypes were measured as indicators of bull fertility (1099 Brahman and 1719 Tropical Composite bulls). Measurements included sperm morphology,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
The Bos taurus-Bos indicus balance in fertility and milk related genes
Published in PloS one (01-08-2017)“…Numerical approaches to high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data are often employed independently to address individual questions. We linked…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
Multi-tissue omics analyses reveal molecular regulatory networks for puberty in composite beef cattle
Published in PloS one (21-07-2014)“…Puberty is a complex physiological event by which animals mature into an adult capable of sexual reproduction. In order to enhance our understanding of the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
Candidate Genes Associated with Testicular Development, Sperm Quality, and Hormone Levels of Inhibin, Luteinizing Hormone, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 in Brahman Bulls
Published in Biology of reproduction (01-09-2012)“…Bull fertility is an important target for genetic improvement, and early prediction using genetic markers is therefore a goal for livestock breeding. We…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
Single nucleotide polymorphisms affect miRNA target prediction in bovine
Published in PloS one (21-04-2021)“…Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can have significant effects on phenotypic characteristics in cattle. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs that…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Association weight matrix for the genetic dissection of puberty in beef cattle
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-08-2010)“…We describe a systems biology approach for the genetic dissection of complex traits based on applying gene network theory to the results from genome-wide…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
Network Analyses Predict Small RNAs That Might Modulate Gene Expression in the Testis and Epididymis of Bos indicus Bulls
Published in Frontiers in genetics (30-04-2021)“…Spermatogenesis relies on complex molecular mechanisms, essential for the genesis and differentiation of the male gamete. Germ cell differentiation starts at…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
Proteomics Reveals Profound Metabolic Changes in the Alcohol Use Disorder Brain
Published in ACS chemical neuroscience (15-05-2019)“…Changes in brain metabolism are a hallmark of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Determining how AUD changes the brain proteome is critical for understanding the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
14
Neuropeptidome of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland of Indicine × Taurine Heifers: Evidence of Differential Neuropeptide Processing in the Pituitary Gland before and after Puberty
Published in Journal of proteome research (04-05-2018)“…Puberty in cattle is regulated by an endocrine axis, which includes a complex milieu of neuropeptides in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. The…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
STAT6 , PBX2 , and PBRM1 Emerge as Predicted Regulators of 452 Differentially Expressed Genes Associated With Puberty in Brahman Heifers
Published in Frontiers in genetics (20-03-2018)“…The liver plays a central role in metabolism and produces important hormones. Hepatic estrogen receptors and the release of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1)…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
16
From SNP co-association to RNA co-expression: novel insights into gene networks for intramuscular fatty acid composition in porcine
Published in BMC genomics (26-03-2014)“…Fatty acids (FA) play a critical role in energy homeostasis and metabolic diseases; in the context of livestock species, their profile also impacts on meat…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
Genomic regions and biological pathways associated with sex-limited reproductive traits in bovine species
Published in Journal of animal science (03-01-2024)“…Many animal species exhibit sex-limited traits, where certain phenotypes are exclusively expressed in one sex. Yet, the genomic regions that contribute to…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
Bioactive metabolites of Asparagopsis stabilized in canola oil completely suppress methane emissions in beef cattle fed a feedlot diet
Published in Journal of animal science (03-01-2024)“…Asparagopsis taxiformis (Asparagopsis) has been shown to be highly efficacious at inhibiting the production of methane (CH4) in ruminants. To date,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
Pleomorphic adenoma gene1 in reproduction and implication for embryonic survival in cattle: a review
Published in Journal of animal science (03-01-2024)“…The pleomorphic adenoma gene1 (PLAG1) encodes a DNA-binding, C2H2 zinc-finger protein which acts as a transcription factor that regulates the expression of…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
20
Utility of multi-omics data to inform genomic prediction of heifer fertility traits
Published in Journal of animal science (01-12-2022)“…Biologically informed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) impact genomic prediction accuracy of the target traits. Our previous genomics, proteomics, and…”
Get full text
Journal Article