Characterisation and expression profile of the bovine cathelicidin gene repertoire in mammary tissue

BMC Genomics

Table 2 Expression of cathelicidin genes 1-7 in 5 Holstein Friesian cows with high somatic cell count (SCC)

Sample	SCC (cells/ml of milk)	CATHL1	CATHL2	CATHL3	CATHL4	CATHL5	CATHL6	CATHL7
Animal 1	2,249,000	+	-	-	-	+	-	-
Animal 2	1,324,000	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
Animal 3	174,000	+	+	+	-	+	+	+
Animal 4	711,000	-	-	-	+	+	-	-
Animal 5	4,149,000	+	+	+	+	-	-	+

PCR was carried out to detect expression of cathelicidin 1-7 genes in somatic cells isolated from milk samples from cows with a high somatic cell count. - denotes no detectable gene expression, + indicates gene expression was detected.

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