College of Agricultural Sciences

M. Bionaz and Loor, J. J., “ACSL1, AGPAT6, FABP3, LPIN1, and SLC27A6 are the most abundant isoforms in bovine mammary tissue and their expression is affected by stage of lactation.”, J Nutr, vol. 138, no. 6, pp. 1019-24, 2008.

M. Mukesh, Bionaz, M., Graugnard, D. E., Drackley, J. K., and Loor, J. J., “Adipose tissue depots of Holstein cows are immune responsive: inflammatory gene expression in vitro.”, Domest Anim Endocrinol, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 168-78, 2010.

D. E. Graugnard, Bionaz, M., Trevisi, E., Moyes, K. M., Salak-Johnson, J. L., Wallace, R. L., Drackley, J. K., Bertoni, G., and Loor, J. J., “Blood immunometabolic indices and polymorphonuclear neutrophil function in peripartum dairy cows are altered by level of dietary energy prepartum.”, J Dairy Sci, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 1749-58, 2012.

H. M. Dann, Litherland, N. B., Underwood, J. P., Bionaz, M., D'Angelo, A., McFadden, J. W., and Drackley, J. K., “Diets during far-off and close-up dry periods affect periparturient metabolism and lactation in multiparous cows.”, J Dairy Sci, vol. 89, no. 9, pp. 3563-77, 2006.

H. Xu, Bionaz, M., Sloboda, D. M., Ehrlich, L., Li, S., Newnham, J. P., Dudenhausen, J. W., Henrich, W., Plagemann, A., Challis, J. Rg, and Braun, T., “The dilution effect and the importance of selecting the right internal control genes for RT-qPCR: a paradigmatic approach in fetal sheep.”, BMC Res Notes, vol. 8, p. 58, 2015.

G. Bertoni, Trevisi, E., Han, X., and Bionaz, M., “Effects of inflammatory conditions on liver activity in puerperium period and consequences for performance in dairy cows.”, J Dairy Sci, vol. 91, no. 9, pp. 3300-10, 2008.

M. F. Jiang, Lee, J. Nam, Bionaz, M., Deng, X. Yu, and Wang, Y., “Evaluation of Suitable Internal Control Genes for RT-qPCR in Yak Mammary Tissue during the Lactation Cycle.”, PLoS One, vol. 11, no. 1, p. e0147705, 2016.

H. Akbar, Bionaz, M., Carlson, D. B., Rodriguez-Zas, S. L., Everts, R. E., Lewin, H. A., Drackley, J. K., and Loor, J. J., “Feed restriction, but not l-carnitine infusion, alters the liver transcriptome by inhibiting sterol synthesis and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and increasing gluconeogenesis in mid-lactation dairy cows.”, J Dairy Sci, vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 2201-13, 2013.

J. J. Loor, Moyes, K. M., and Bionaz, M., “Functional adaptations of the transcriptome to mastitis-causing pathogens: the mammary gland and beyond.”, J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 305-22, 2011.

P. Piantoni, Bionaz, M., Graugnard, D. E., Daniels, K. M., Everts, R. E., Rodriguez-Zas, S. L., Lewin, H. A., Hurley, H. L., Akers, M., and Loor, J. J., “Functional and gene network analyses of transcriptional signatures characterizing pre-weaned bovine mammary parenchyma or fat pad uncovered novel inter-tissue signaling networks during development.”, BMC Genomics, vol. 11, p. 331, 2010.

P. Piantoni, Bionaz, M., Graugnard, D. E., Daniels, K. M., Akers, M., and Loor, J. J., “Gene expression ratio stability evaluation in prepubertal bovine mammary tissue from calves fed different milk replacers reveals novel internal controls for quantitative polymerase chain reaction.”, J Nutr, vol. 138, no. 6, pp. 1158-64, 2008.

K. M. Moyes, Drackley, J. K., Morin, D. E., Bionaz, M., Rodriguez-Zas, S. L., Everts, R. E., Lewin, H. A., and Loor, J. J., “Gene network and pathway analysis of bovine mammary tissue challenged with Streptococcus uberis reveals induction of cell proliferation and inhibition of PPARgamma signaling..”, BMC Genomics, vol. 10, p. 542, 2009.

M. Bionaz and Loor, J. J., “Gene networks driving bovine milk fat synthesis during the lactation cycle.”, BMC Genomics, vol. 9, p. 366, 2008.

A. K. G. Kadegowda, Bionaz, M., Thering, B., Piperova, L. S., Erdman, R. A., and Loor, J. J., “Identification of internal control genes for quantitative polymerase chain reaction in mammary tissue of lactating cows receiving lipid supplements.”, J Dairy Sci, vol. 92, no. 5, pp. 2007-19, 2009.

M. Bionaz and Loor, J. J., “Identification of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in the bovine mammary gland during the lactation cycle.”, Physiol Genomics, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 312-9, 2007.

K. Shahzad, Bionaz, M., Trevisi, E., Bertoni, G., Rodriguez-Zas, S. L., and Loor, J. J., “Integrative analyses of hepatic differentially expressed genes and blood biomarkers during the peripartal period between dairy cows overfed or restricted-fed energy prepartum.”, PLoS One, vol. 9, no. 6, p. e99757, 2014.

S. Tramontana, Bionaz, M., Sharma, A., Graugnard, D. E., Cutler, E. A., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Hurley, W. L., and Loor, J. J., “Internal controls for quantitative polymerase chain reaction of swine mammary glands during pregnancy and lactation.”, J Dairy Sci, vol. 91, no. 8, pp. 3057-66, 2008.

M. Bionaz, Periasamy, K., Rodriguez-Zas, S. L., Hurley, W. L., and Loor, J. J., “A novel dynamic impact approach (DIA) for functional analysis of time-course omics studies: validation using the bovine mammary transcriptome.”, PLoS One, vol. 7, no. 3, p. e32455, 2012.

J. J. Loor, Everts, R. E., Bionaz, M., Dann, H. M., Morin, D. E., Oliveira, R., Rodriguez-Zas, S. L., Drackley, J. K., and Lewin, H. A., “Nutrition-induced ketosis alters metabolic and signaling gene networks in liver of periparturient dairy cows.”, Physiol Genomics, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 105-16, 2007.

M. Bionaz, Periasamy, K., Rodriguez-Zas, S. L., Everts, R. E., Lewin, H. A., Hurley, W. L., and Loor, J. J., “Old and new stories: revelations from functional analysis of the bovine mammary transcriptome during the lactation cycle.”, PLoS One, vol. 7, no. 3, p. e33268, 2012.

H. F. Xu, Luo, J., Zhao, W. S., Yang, Y. C., Tian, H. B., Shi, H. B., and Bionaz, M., “Overexpression of SREBP1 (sterol regulatory element binding protein 1) promotes de novo fatty acid synthesis and triacylglycerol accumulation in goat mammary epithelial cells.”, J Dairy Sci, vol. 99, no. 1, pp. 783-95, 2016.

A. K. G. Kadegowda, Bionaz, M., Piperova, L. S., Erdman, R. A., and Loor, J. J., “Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma activation and long-chain fatty acids alter lipogenic gene networks in bovine mammary epithelial cells to various extents.”, J Dairy Sci, vol. 92, no. 9, pp. 4276-89, 2009.

M. Bionaz, Trevisi, E., Calamari, L., Librandi, F., Ferrari, A., and Bertoni, G., “Plasma paraoxonase, health, inflammatory conditions, and liver function in transition dairy cows.”, J Dairy Sci, vol. 90, no. 4, pp. 1740-50, 2007.

T. M. Grala, Kay, J. K., Phyn, C. V. C., Bionaz, M., Walker, C. G., Rius, A. G., Snell, R. G., and Roche, J. R., “Reducing milking frequency during nutrient restriction has no effect on the hepatic transcriptome of lactating dairy cattle.”, Physiol Genomics, vol. 45, no. 23, pp. 1157-67, 2013.

J. J. Loor, Bionaz, M., and Drackley, J. K., “Systems physiology in dairy cattle: nutritional genomics and beyond.”, Annu Rev Anim Biosci, vol. 1, pp. 365-92, 2013.