The Mechanism of m6A Methylation Analysis of the Transcriptome to Regulate the Diameter of Alpine Merino Wool Fiber

    August 2025 in “ Animal Bioscience ”
    Lin Yue, Ting Guo, Bo Chen … Chao Yuan
    Studysummary In this study, researchers examined the methylation patterns in the skin tissues of Alpine Merino sheep with varying wool fiber diameters, finding that specific methylated RNAs linked to the Wnt, Notch, and TGF-ẞ signaling pathways may influence fiber diameter and potentially improve wool quality.
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