Elaborate color patterns of individual chicken feathers may be formed by the agouti signaling protein

Elaborate color patterns of individual chicken feathers may be formed by the agouti signaling protein

Highlights ► Feather follicles express multiple agouti signaling protein (ASIP) mRNA variants using alternative promoters. ► ASIP is expressed in feather pulp facing the barb ridge stained with pheomelanin. ► ASIP may be involved in producing within-feather banding or patterning. ► ASIP mRNAs are ex...

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Veröffentlicht in:General and comparative endocrinology 2012-02, Vol.175 (3), p.495-499
Hauptverfasser: Yoshihara, Chihiro, Fukao, Ayaka, Ando, Keita, Tashiro, Yuichi, Taniuchi, Shusuke, Takahashi, Sumio, Takeuchi, Sakae
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Sprache:eng
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agonists
Agouti Signaling Protein - genetics
Agouti Signaling Protein - physiology
alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone
alternative splicing
Animals
antagonists
ASIP
Chicken
chickens
Chickens - physiology
color
Endocrinology & Metabolism
eumelanin
Feathers
Feathers - physiology
mammals
Melanins - physiology
Melanocortin
melanocytes
messenger RNA
Paracrine Communication - physiology
Pigmentation
Pigmentation - physiology
RNA, Messenger - physiology
tissue distribution
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights ► Feather follicles express multiple agouti signaling protein (ASIP) mRNA variants using alternative promoters. ► ASIP is expressed in feather pulp facing the barb ridge stained with pheomelanin. ► ASIP may be involved in producing within-feather banding or patterning. ► ASIP mRNAs are expressed in various tissues as in humans, rabbits and cattle.
ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.12.009