Uterus-specific transcriptional regulation underlies eggshell pigment production in Japanese quail.

Uterus-specific transcriptional regulation underlies eggshell pigment production in Japanese quail.

The precursor of heme, protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), accumulates abundantly in the uteri of birds, such as Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica, which has brown-speckled eggshells; however, the molecular basis of PPIX production in the uterus remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the cause of low...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Ishishita, Shumpei Kitahara, Mayuko Takahashi, Sakura Iwasaki, Shoji Tatsumoto, Izumi Hara, Yoshiki Kaneko, Keiji Kinoshita, Katsushi Yamaguchi, Akihito Harada, Yasushige Ohmori, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Yasuhiro Go, Shuji Shigenobu, Yoichi Matsuda, Takayuki Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265008

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