Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals that a Ubiquitin-Mediated Proteolysis Pathway Is Important for Primary and Secondary Hair Follicle Development in Cashmere Goats.

BACKGROUND:The fleece of cashmere goats contains two distinct populations of fibers, a short and fine non-medullated insulating cashmere fiber and a long and coarse medullated guard hair. The former is produced by secondary follicles (SFs) and the later by primary follicles (PFs). Evidence suggests...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Yang Ji, Jian-Xun Wang, Bin Liu, Zhu-Qing Zheng, Shao-Yin Fu, Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn, Xue Bai, Yong-Sheng Bai, Heng Li, Wen-Guang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5047472?pdf=render