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Table 3 Fold change of hepatic innate and adaptive immune genes expression in low- compared with high-RFI steers1

From: Characterization of rumen microbiome and immune genes expression of crossbred beef steers with divergent residual feed intake phenotypes

Gene symbol

Gene name

FC2

IL2

Interleukin 2

36.08

IFNB1

Interferon, beta 1, fibroblast

23.09

TNF

Tumor necrosis factor

22.67

CXCL8

Interleukin 8

11.53

CASP1

Caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase)

5.88

IL4

Interleukin 4

5.48

CD40LG

CD40 ligand

5.02

IL17A

Interleukin 17 A

4.82

MX1

Myxovirus (influenza virus) resistance 1, interferon-inducible protein p78 (mouse)

4.67

TLR5

Toll-like receptor 5

4.65

MPO

Myeloperoxidase

4.46

IL13

Interleukin 13

4.36

CXCL10

Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 10

4.36

LYZ

Lysozyme

4.10

IFNG

Interferon, gamma

4.00

LY96

Lymphocyte antigen 96

3.51

STAT4

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4

3.49

TBX21

T-box 21

3.46

IL6

Interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)

3.39

GATA3

GATA binding protein 3

3.35

  1. 1Low-RFI = feed-efficient beef steers, high-RFI = feed inefficient beef steers
  2. 2Fold change (FC; relative to high-RFI)