College of Agricultural Sciences

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.

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.

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.

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

D. E. Graugnard, Piantoni, P., Bionaz, M., Berger, L. L., Faulkner, D. B., and Loor, J. J., “Adipogenic and energy metabolism gene networks in longissimus lumborum during rapid post-weaning growth in Angus and Angus x Simmental cattle fed high-starch or low-starch diets.”, BMC Genomics, vol. 10, p. 142, 2009.

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.

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.

E. Monaco, Bionaz, M., de Lima, A. Sobreira, Hurley, W. L., Loor, J. J., and Wheeler, M. B., “Selection and reliability of internal reference genes for quantitative PCR verification of transcriptomics during the differentiation process of porcine adult mesenchymal stem cells.”, Stem Cell Res Ther, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 7, 2010.

M. Bionaz, Thering, B. J., and Loor, J. J., “Fine metabolic regulation in ruminants via nutrient-gene interactions: saturated long-chain fatty acids increase expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism and immune response partly through PPAR-α activation.”, Br J Nutr, vol. 107, no. 2, pp. 179-91, 2012.

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.