An across breed, diet and tissue analysis reveals the transcription factor NR1H3 as a key mediator of residual feed intake in beef cattle

Table 2 Details of genes pertaining to each contrast identified with significant connections and included within the co-expression network in Fig. 2

Contrast	Connections	Genes	TF	Secretome	Genes specific to contrast
Liver-RFI	404	161	30	14	117 (72.6%)
Liver-diet	5405	299	70	4	263 (87.9%)
Liver-breed	7733	312	44	45	237 (75.9%)
Muscle-RFI	24,037	392	35	68	267 (68.1%)
Muscle-diet	3528	301	40	7	273 (90.6%)
Muscle-breed	5059	375	35	80	226 (60.2%)

TF = transcription factor; Secretome = gene encoding proteins secreted in plasma from liver and muscle tissues

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