Dietary betaine activates hepatic VTGII expression in laying hens associated with hypomethylation of GR gene promoter and enhanced GR expression

Dietary betaine activates hepatic VTGII expression in laying hens associated with hypomethylation of GR gene promoter and enhanced GR expression

Abstract Background Vitellogenin (VTG) is a precursor of egg yolk proteins synthesized within the liver of oviparous vertebrates. Betaine is an important methyl donor that is reported to improve egg production of laying hens with an unclear mechanism. In the present study, we fed betaine-supplemente...

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Main Authors: Nagmeldin A. Omer, Yun Hu, Yan Hu, Abdulrahman A. Idriss, Halima Abobaker, Zhen Hou, Haibo Dong, Ruqian Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Betaine
Glucocorticoid receptor
Hypomethylation
Laying hens
Vitellogenin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-017-0218-9

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