Gene expression profiles underlying aggressive behavior in the prefrontal cortex of cattle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aggressive behavior is an ancient and conserved trait, habitual for most animals in order to eat, protect themselves, compete for mating and defend their territories. Genetic factors have been shown to play an important role in the development of aggression both in animals and humans, displaying moderate to high heritability estimates. Although such types of behaviors have been studied in different animal models, the molecular architecture of aggressiveness remains poorly understood. This study compared gene expression profiles of 16 prefrontal cortex (PFC) samples from aggressive and non-aggressive cattle breeds: Lidia, selected for agonistic responses, and Wagyu, selected for tameness.

Results

A total of 918 up-regulated and 278 down-regulated differentially exp

SUBMITTER: Eusebi PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8028707 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature