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Analysis of multiple polymorphisms in the bovine neuropeptide Y5 receptor gene and structural modelling of the encoded proteinTanweer Alam
Cell and Molecular Biology Lab, Veterinary Science Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
Mol Biol Rep 39:4411-21. 2012..Such polymorphisms are likely to play vital physiological roles in the neuropeptide Y mediated appetite, feed intake and energy homeostasis in cattle...
Expression of genes involved in energy homeostasis in the duodenum and liver of Holstein-Friesian and Jersey cows and their F(1) hybridTanweer Alam
Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Veterinary Science Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Physiol Genomics 44:198-209. 2012..POMC and GLP1R are potential candidate genes for the identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms regulating energetic efficiency in the dairy cow, which may be incorporated into future breeding programmes...
Functional characterisation of the bovine neuropeptide Y gene promoter and evaluation of the transcriptional activities of promoter haplotypesTanweer Alam
Cell and Molecular Biology Lab, Veterinary Science Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
Mol Biol Rep 39:919-28. 2012..Natural variation exists in the promoter region of the bovine NPY gene, which should be further explored for selection of energetic efficiency in cattle...
