Effect of the FA2H Gene on Cashmere Fineness of Jiangnan Cashmere Goats Based on Transcriptome Sequencing

July 2022 in “ BMC Genomics ”

Cuiling Wu, Jianying Li, Xinming Xu, Qi Xu, Chongkai Qin, Guifen Liu, Wei Chen, Guoping Zhang, Kechuan Tian, Xuefeng Fu

FA2H gene dermal papilla cells secondary hair follicles FGF5 BMP2 SOX18 SOX4 WNT5A

Studysummary This study found that overexpression of the FA2H gene in cashmere goats' hair follicle cells may enhance hair proliferation and regulate genes affecting cashmere fineness.

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