1. Expression of heat shock protein genes in Simmental cattle exposed to heat stress
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Luis Felipe Guzmán, Guillermo Martínez-Velázquez, Fernando Villaseñor-González, Vicente Eliezer Vega-Murillo, José Antonio Palacios-Fránquez, Ángel Ríos-Utrera, and Moisés Montaño-Bermúdez
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heat stress ,family ,gene expression ,simmental cattle ,Zoology ,QL1-991 - Abstract
Objective In tropical, subtropical and arid zones, heat stress is the main cause of productivity reduction in cattle. When climate stressors occur, animals become thermal adapted through differential expression of some genes, including heat shock proteins (HSP) family. The aim of this study was to determine levels of expression of HSP60, HSP70, and HSP90 genes in Simmental cattle raised in tropical environments of Mexico. Methods In this study, expression of HSP60, HSP70, and HSP90 genes was analyzed in 116 Simmental cattle from three farms with tropical climate located in western Mexico. Animals were sampled twice a day, in the morning and noon. Gene expression was evaluated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction using probes marked with fluorescence. The MIXED procedure of SAS with repeated measures was used for all statistical analysis. Results HSP60 gene expression differences were found for sex (p = 0.0349). HSP70 gene differences were detected for sampling hour (p = 0.0042), farm (p
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- 2023
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