Association study and expression analysis of CD9 as candidate gene for boar sperm quality and fertility traits

• Main Authors: Kaewmala K., Uddin M.J., Cinar M.U., Grosse-Brinkhaus C., Jonas E., Tesfaye D., Phatsara C., Tholen E., Looft C., Schellander K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79958235976&partnerID=40&md5=af3f5ed292d2eca04c8bb82c4d79dfdf; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/487
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Cluster-of-differentiation antigen 9 (CD9) gene expressed in the male germ line stem cells is crucial for sperm-egg fusion, and was therefore selected as candidate gene for boar semen quality. The association of CD9 with boar sperm quality and fertility trait was analyzed using a total of 340 boars...