Gene MSTN : myostatin in Sus scrofa

See the equivalent entry at NCBI

In other species: taurine cattle , dog , sheep , chicken , horse , rabbit , goat , water buffalo , Japanese quail , rock pigeon , Japanese flounder , red seabream

Symbol: MSTN

Synonyms: GDF8, GDF8:MSTN

Description: myostatin

Type of gene: protein-coding

NCBI gene id: 399534

Other designations: growth/differentiation factor 8|GDF-8|growth differentiation factor 8

Links: Homologene , Ensembl

Genomic location: 15:94628440..94623526 [Chromosome accession NC_010457.5]

Related phenes:

OMIA:000683-9823 : Muscular hypertrophy (double muscling) in Sus scrofa

OMIA:002161-9823 : Leg weakness, MSTN-related in Sus scrofa

References


Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
2015 Wang, K., Ouyang, H., Xie, Z., Yao, C., Guo, N., Li, M., Jiao, H., Pang, D. :
Efficient generation of myostatin mutations in pigs using the CRISPR/Cas9 System. Sci Rep 5:16623, 2015. Pubmed reference: 26564781. DOI: 10.1038/srep16623.
2007 Guimaraes, S.E.F., Stahl, C.H., Lonergan, S.M., Geiger, B., Rothschild, M.F. :
Myostatin promoter analysis and expression pattern in pigs. Livestock Science 112:143–150, 2007.