Transcriptomic Characterization of Male Formosan Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla) Reproductive Tract and Evaluation of Domestic Cat (Felis catus) as a Potential Model Species

• Published in: Animals (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 17; p. 2592
• Main Authors: Méar, Laura Orama, Tseng, IShin, Lin, Kuei-Shien, Hsu, Chia-Lin, Chen, Szu-Hua, Tsai, Pei-Shiue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 06.09.2024
• Subjects: Animal welfare; Biodiversity; cat; cats; conservation; Endangered & extinct species; endangered species; epididymis; gene database; Gene expression; Genomes; Genomics; indigenous species; male reproductive tract; males; Manis; metabolism; Ontology; pangolin; reproduction; Research centers; species; Taiwan; testes; transcriptome; transcriptomics; United States > US; Taiwan; endangered species; pangolin; conservation; male reproductive tract; gene database; cat

The Formosan pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla) is an endemic animal of Taiwan. Due to their reduced population and behavior, very little is known about this enigmatic species. To unravel male pangolin reproduction, in the present study, we built a complete genomic database of the male Formo...