TABLE 3.
Candidate genes located on the QTLs of bovine milk production traits.
| Candidate gene | Gene description | Traits | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHR | Growth Hormone Receptor | Milk protein, milk yield, milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| GLYCAM1 | Glycosylation Dependent Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 | Milk protein, milk yield, milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| GSK3A | Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 | Milk protein, milk fat | Cole et al. (2011) |
| PITRM1 | Pitrilysin Metallopeptidase 1 | Milk protein, milk fat | Cole et al. (2011) |
| APBB2 | Amyloid Beta Precursor Protein Binding Family B Member 2 | Milk protein, milk fat | Cole et al. (2011) |
| ARHGAP22 | Rho GTPase Activating Protein 22 | Milk protein, milk yield, milk fat | Cole et al. (2011) |
| LARP4B | La Ribonucleoprotein 4B | Milk protein | Zhou et al. (2019) |
| NCKAP1L | NCK Associated Protein 1 Like | Milk protein, milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| TANK | TRAF Family Member Associated NFKB Activator | Milk protein, milk yield, milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| AAAS | Aladin WD Repeat Nucleoporin | Milk protein, milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| PRKDC | Protein Kinase, DNA-Activated, Catalytic Subunit | Milk protein, milk yield | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| SPIDR | Scaffold Protein Involved In DNA Repair | Milk protein | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| PDE1B | Phosphodiesterase 1B | Milk protein | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| DGKG | Diacylglycerol Kinase Gamma | Milk yield | Viale et al. (2017) |
| TPD52L2 | TPD52 Like 2 | Milk yield | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| RASAL1 | RAS Protein Activator Like 1 | Milk yield | Do et al. (2020) |
| SUPT3H | SPT3 Homolog, SAGA And STAGA Complex Component | Milk yield | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| DNAJC5 | DnaJ Heat Shock Protein Family (Hsp40) Member C5 | Milk yield | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| PRPF6 | Pre-MRNA Processing Factor 6 | Milk yield | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| SPIDR | Scaffold Protein Involved In DNA Repair | Milk yield | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| ABTB2 | Ankyrin Repeat And BTB Domain Containing 2 | Milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| ACSBG2 | Acyl-CoA Synthetase Bubblegum Family Member 2 | Milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019a) |
| DNAJC24 | DnaJ Heat Shock Protein Family (Hsp40) Member C24 | Milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| ATF7 | Activating Transcription Factor 7 | Milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| FA2H | Fatty Acid 2-Hydroxylase | Milk fat | Cole et al. (2011) |
| NFX1 | Nuclear Transcription Factor, X-Box Binding 1 | Milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019a) |
| RFX4 | Regulatory Factor X4 | Milk fat | Cole et al. (2011) |
| STK3 | Serine/Threonine Kinase 3 | Milk fat | Cai et al. (2019) |
| UBE2R2 | Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme E2 R2 | Milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |
| CUL3 | Cullin 3 | Milk fat | Cole et al. (2011) |
| RUNX3 | RUNX Family Transcription Factor 3 | Milk fat | Jiang et al. (2019b) |