Uterus-specific transcriptional regulation underlies eggshell pigment production in Japanese quail
Satoshi Ishishita, Shumpei Kitahara, Mayuko Takahashi, Sakura Iwasaki, Shoji Tatsumoto, I. Hara, Yoshiki Kaneko, Keiji Kinoshita, Katsushi Yamaguchi, Akihito Harada, Yasushige Ohmori, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Yasuhiro Go, Shuji Shigenobu, Yoichi Matsuda, Takayuki Suzuki
The paper identifies genes and genomic regions responsible for PPIX production in the uterus of Japanese quail, linking them to eggshell pigmentation.
PLoS ONE · Mar 10, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics