Deep intronic mutation and pseudo exon activation as a novel muscular hypertrophy modifier in cattle.

Myostatin is essential for proper regulation of myogenesis, and inactivation of Myostatin results in muscle hypertrophy. Here, we identified an unexpected mutation in the myostatin gene which is almost fixed in Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle. In skeletal muscle, the mutant allele was highly expresse...

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Main Authors: Claire Bouyer, Lionel Forestier, Gilles Renand, Ahmad Oulmouden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4020855?pdf=render