Communications Biology (Feb 2023)

Whole-body adipose tissue multi-omic analyses in sheep reveal molecular mechanisms underlying local adaptation to extreme environments

  • Ya-Xi Xu,
  • Bo Wang,
  • Jia-Nan Jing,
  • Rui Ma,
  • Yan-Hui Luo,
  • Xin Li,
  • Ze Yan,
  • Ya-Jing Liu,
  • Lei Gao,
  • Yan-Ling Ren,
  • Meng-Hua Li,
  • Feng-Hua Lv

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04523-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Survival in extreme environments and adaptations during seasonal shifts require specialized metabolic programing. A multi-omic analysis of how regulatory networks impact adipose homeostasis in sheep tails provides insight for how these animals survive extreme environments.