Cloning, phylogenetic analysis, tissue expression profiling, and functional roles of NPC1L1 in chickens, quails, and ducks

The Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 (NPC1L1) protein, primarily expressed in the epithelial cells of the small intestine, is essential for cholesterol absorption from both dietary intake and biliary secretion. Despite this conserved function across mammals, the full-length coding sequence of NPC1L1 remains u...

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Main Authors: Xin Shu, Ziwei Chen, Hui Wang, Bingjie Xu, Li Liu, Jilong Zhang, Xiaotong Zheng, Jianfei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125002718
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