The g.-165 T>C Rather than Methylation Is Associated with Semen Motility in Chinese Holstein Bulls by Regulating the Transcriptional Activity of the HIBADH Gene

Shuai Zhang; Yan Zhang; Chunhong Yang; Zhihua Ju; Xiuge Wang; Qiang Jiang; Yan Sun; Jinming Huang; Jifeng Zhong; Changfa Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127670

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The g.-165 T>C Rather than Methylation Is Associated with Semen Motility in Chinese Holstein Bulls by Regulating the Transcriptional Activity of the HIBADH Gene

Shuai Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Shuai Zhang, Yan Zhang, Chunhong Yang

Affiliations Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, PR China
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Yan Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Shuai Zhang, Yan Zhang, Chunhong Yang

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China
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Chunhong Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Shuai Zhang, Yan Zhang, Chunhong Yang

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China
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Zhihua Ju,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China
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Xiuge Wang,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China
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Qiang Jiang,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China
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Yan Sun,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China
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Jinming Huang,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China
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Jifeng Zhong,

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China
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Changfa Wang

* E-mail: wangcf1967@163.com

Affiliation Dairy Cattle Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, 250131, PR China
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The g.-165 T>C Rather than Methylation Is Associated with Semen Motility in Chinese Holstein Bulls by Regulating the Transcriptional Activity of the HIBADH Gene

Shuai Zhang,
Yan Zhang,
Chunhong Yang,
Zhihua Ju,
Xiuge Wang,
Qiang Jiang,
Yan Sun,
Jinming Huang,
Jifeng Zhong,
Changfa Wang

Published: July 2, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127670

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