[HTML][HTML] The yak genome and adaptation to life at high altitude

Q Qiu, G Zhang, T Ma, W Qian, J Wang, Z Ye, C Cao… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
… Comparison between yak and the closely related low-altitude cattle (Bos taurus) is …
adaptation to high altitude. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of a female domestic yak

[HTML][HTML] The Yak genome database: an integrative database for studying yak biology and high-altitude adaption

Q Hu, T Ma, K Wang, T Xu, J Liu, Q Qiu - BMC genomics, 2012 - Springer
altitudes and is an important source of milk, meat, fiber and fuel. The … of its genome are
expected to further our understanding of the means by which it has adapted to life at high altitudes

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide patterns of copy number variation in the Chinese yak genome

X Zhang, K Wang, L Wang, Y Yang, Z Ni, X Xie, X Shao… - Bmc Genomics, 2016 - Springer
… CNVRs between yak living at high and low altitudes … in adaptations to high altitude, we
compared the CNVs between domestic yak living in high-altitude (>4,000 m) and low-altitude (<…

The transcriptomic landscape of yaks reveals molecular pathways for high altitude adaptation

X Qi, Q Zhang, Y He, L Yang, X Zhang… - Genome biology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Yak is one of the largest native mammalian species at the Himalayas, the highest plateau …
with an average elevation of >4,000 m above the sea level. Yak is well adapted to high altitude

[HTML][HTML] Adaptation Mechanisms of Yak (Bos grunniens) to High-Altitude Environmental Stress

W Ayalew, M Chu, C Liang, X Wu, P Yan - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
… Combined genomics and theoretical advances have … on the adaptation mechanisms of the
yak in high altitudes has … on the mechanisms of yak adaptation to high altitudes. Furthermore, …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome profiles revealed the mechanisms underlying the adaptation of yak to high-altitude environments

JW Xin, ZX Chai, CF Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Zhu… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
… The sequencing of the yak genome was finished in 2012 8 , the findings of which served
to suggest that enriched processes of “regulation of blood vessel size”, “regulation of …

Different gene expressions between cattle and yak provide insights into highaltitude adaptation

K Wang, Y Yang, L Wang, T Ma, H Shang… - Animal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
adaptation to high-altitude environments have become topics of great interest in recent years.
The genomes … been identified as being related to high-altitude adaptation (Simonson et al. …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms detected in yak lung tissue via transcriptome-wide analysis provide insights into adaptation to high altitudes

Q Ge, Y Guo, W Zheng, S Zhao, Y Cai, X Qi - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
… The present research provides important genomic insights for … of yaks with the increasing
of the altitude, we conducted transcriptome analysis of yaks living at three different altitudes in …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic insights into Yak (Bos grunniens) adaptations for nutrient assimilation in high-altitudes

HI Ahmad, S Mahmood, M Hassan, M Sajid, I Ahmed… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
… This study aims to delve deeper into the genetic basis of yak adaptation to high-altitude
from Yak genomes and examining the selective pressures these genes face due to the yaks’ …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-transcriptome analysis of yak and cattle heart tissues reveals regulatory pathways associated with high-altitude adaptation

H Wang, J Zhong, J Wang, Z Chai, C Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… reads were aligned with the yak genome (BosGru v2.0) to obtain novel miRNAs. … The
HISAT2 alignment program was used to map the reads to the yak or cattle genome, respectively. …