Transcriptome Analysis of Improved Wool Production in Skin-Specific Transgenic Sheep Overexpressing Ovine β-Catenin

    Jiankui Wang, Kai Cui, Zujun Yang … Xuemei Deng
    Studysummary This study suggests that β-catenin plays an important role in wool follicle development in transgenic sheep by enhancing the expression of keratin protein genes.
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