Abundant β-Defensin Copy Number Variations in Pigs
Although we only analyzed 13 <i>pBD</i>s among 29 reported genes, our results showed the presence of extensive CNVs in β-defensins from pigs. The genomic copy number of β-defensins may contribute to improving animal resilience against pathogenic infections and other associated phenotypes.
Authors
- Hye Sun Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0469-7186)
- D. Kim
- Chankyu Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4855-2210)
- Mingue Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8564-9455)
- Byeongyong Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5933-7028)
- Jaeyeol Shin
Institutions
- Konkuk University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genes
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16040430
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Konkuk University
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea