About the Authors

Chawalit Siriboon

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC, Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

Yu-Hsuan Lin

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

Michel Kere

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

Chun-Da Chen

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

Lih-Ren Chen

Affiliation Division of Physiology, Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC

Chien-Hong Chen

Affiliation Agriculture Technology Research Institute 1, Ln. 51, Dahu Rd., Xiangshan Dist., Hsinchu City, 300, Taiwan, ROC

Ching-Fu Tu

Affiliation Agriculture Technology Research Institute 1, Ln. 51, Dahu Rd., Xiangshan Dist., Hsinchu City, 300, Taiwan, ROC

Neng-Wen Lo

Affiliation Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Tunghai University 181, Sec. 3, Taichung Harbor Road, Taichung, 407, Taiwan, ROC

Jyh-Cherng Ju

jcju@mail.cmu.ed.tw

Affiliations Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC, Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC, Core Laboratory for Stem Cell Research, Medical Research Department, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC, Agricultural Biotechnology and Biotechnology Centers, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC, Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Computer Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CS YHL MK JCJ. Performed the experiments: CS YHL MK CDC. Analyzed the data: CS YHL CHC CFT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LRC CHC CFT NWL JCJ. Wrote the paper: CS JCJ. Provided initial training of porcine ES cell culture: LRC.