Search Results - "Renieri, Carlo"
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Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity in South American Camelids
Published in BMC genomics (21-08-2023)“…Abstract Background Alpaca ( Vicugna pacos ), llama ( Lama glama ), vicugna ( Vicugna vicugna ) and guanaco ( Lama guanicoe ), are the camelid species…”
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Whole genome sequencing analysis of alpaca suggests TRPV3 as a candidate gene for the suri phenotype
Published in BMC genomics (16-02-2024)“…Alpaca is a domestic South American camelid probably arising from the domestication of two wild camelids, the vicugna and the guanaco. Two phenotypes are…”
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Shedding light on cashmere goat hair follicle biology: from morphology analyses to transcriptomic landascape
Published in BMC genomics (02-07-2020)“…Cashmere goat is known for its precious undercoat. Being photoperiod-dictated, cashmere growth has been studied focusing mainly on hair follicle cycle phases…”
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The alpaca agouti gene: Genomic locus, transcripts and causative mutations of eumelanic and pheomelanic coat color
Published in Gene (01-06-2013)“…The agouti gene encodes the agouti signaling protein (ASIP) which regulates pheomelanin and eumelanin synthesis in mammals. To investigate the role of agouti…”
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Exon-1 skipping and intron-1 retaining by alternative splicing of the c-KIT gene encodes a novel splice variant in the skin of Merino sheep (Ovis aries)
Published in Molecular biology reports (01-05-2021)“…c -KIT , a type III receptor protein tyrosine kinase , plays an essential role in melanocyte development, migration, and survival. Mutations within the c -KIT…”
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Phenotypic Correlation between Guard Hair and Down Hair in Chinese Alashan Left Banner White Cashmere Goat: A Preliminary Study
Published in Animals (Basel) (10-04-2023)“…In cashmere production studies, few trials have considered the guard hair features and their correlation with down fiber attributes. In this preliminary work,…”
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Estimates of non-genetic effects for measures of hunting performance in short-haired and rough-haired Italian hound
Published in Italian journal of animal science (14-12-2020)“…The aim of this work was to estimate the effects of eight non-genetic factors (sex, type of coat, pigmentation, type of the trial, the number of the judges in…”
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Interaction between the melanocortin 1 receptor ( MC1R ) and agouti signalling protein genes ( ASIP ), and their association with black and brown coat colour phenotypes in peruvian alpaca
Published in Italian journal of animal science (01-12-2020)“…The aim of this work was to assess the interaction between MC1R and ASIP genes in determining coat colour variation in black and brown Peruvian alpacas. Skin…”
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The Alpaca Melanocortin 1 Receptor: Gene Mutations, Transcripts, and Relative Levels of Expression in Ventral Skin Biopsies
Published in TheScientificWorld (01-01-2015)“…The objectives of the present study were to characterize the MC1R gene, its transcripts and the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with coat…”
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Skipping of exons by premature termination of transcription and alternative splicing within intron-5 of the sheep SCF gene: a novel splice variant
Published in PloS one (15-06-2012)“…Stem cell factor (SCF) is a growth factor, essential for haemopoiesis, mast cell development and melanogenesis. In the hematopoietic microenvironment (HM), SCF…”
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PDGFA in Cashmere Goat: A Motivation for the Hair Follicle Stem Cells to Activate
Published in Animals (Basel) (28-01-2019)“…The cashmere hair follicle (HF) perpetually goes through cycles of growth, involution and rest. The photoperiod is the main factor in the control of seasonal…”
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Variability of fibre quality on Chinese Alashan Left Banner White Cashmere goat
Published in Italian journal of animal science (02-01-2018)“…The heritability and the phenotypic and genetic correlations of down weight (DW), down fibre diameter (DFD), and coefficient of variation of the down fibre…”
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Genetic variability of the short-haired and rough-haired Segugio Italiano dog breeds and their genetic distance from the other related Segugio breeds
Published in Italian journal of animal science (02-10-2017)“…The short-haired Segugio Italiano and rough-haired Segugio Italiano are two breeds of Italian scenthound. The two breeds were subjected to divergent selection…”
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Non-genetic factors affecting hunting ability in Italian Maremma scent hound
Published in Italian journal of animal science (02-07-2016)“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of four non-genetic factors (sex, coat colour, competition judges, type of trial) on the five hunting traits (search,…”
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Effects of zinc-fortified drinking skim milk (as functional food) on cytokine release and thymic hormone activity in very old persons: a pilot study
Published in AGE (01-06-2014)“…Zinc is a relevant nutritional factor for the whole life of an organism because it affects the inflammatory/immune response and antioxidant activity, leading…”
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Genetic differentiation between Segugio dell’Appennino and Segugio Maremmano dog breeds assessed by microsatellite markers
Published in Italian journal of animal science (01-01-2015)“…The domestic dog (Canis Familiaris) was the first species to be tamed and bred to occupy a variety of functions. The Segugio dell’Appennino and Segugio…”
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Quantitative variation of melanins in alpaca (Lama pacos L.)
Published in Italian journal of animal science (01-01-2011)“…The amount of melanin pigments was investigated in 95 Peruvian alpaca, representative of six different fleece colours, by means of spectrophotometry assays:…”
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Analysis of genetic distance between Peruvian Alpaca (Vicugna Pacos) showing two distinct fleece phenotypes, Suri and Huacaya, by means of microsatellite markers
Published in Italian journal of animal science (01-01-2011)“…Two coat phenotypes exist in Alpaca, Huacaya and Suri. The two coats show different fleece structure, textile characteristics and prices on the market…”
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Inheritance of Suri and Huacaya type of fleece in Alpaca
Published in Italian journal of animal science (01-01-2009)“…The inheritance of the two types of fleece, Suri and Huacaya, observed in Alpaca (Lama pacos L.) is still not clearly defined. The objective of this work is to…”
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Whole‐genome sequencing of alpaca revealed variants in KIT gene potentially associated with the white coat phenotype
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