Goat Genomic Resources: The Search for Genes Associated with Its Economic Traits

Table 7

Genes related to cashmere fiber production in goat.

Gene name	Chromosome	Exon	Function	Founder breeds/population	References
LHX2	11	5	Involved with the development of secondary hair follicles (SHF)	Inner Mongolia cashmere	[18, 111]
FGF9	12	3	Promotion of hair follicle regeneration after wounding	Inner Mongolia cashmere	[18, 113]
WNT2	4	5	Involved in hair follicle initiation	Inner Mongolia cashmere	[18, 112]
NOTCH1	11	34	Controlling follicular proliferation rates as well as melanocyte populations	Liaoning cashmere, goat	[12]
FGF5	6	3	Regulation of hair length and potentially involved with cashmere fiber traits	Cashmere breed	[114]
IGFBP7	6	5
OXTR	22	5
ROCK1	24	33
SGK3	14	18	Has an important role in the development of postnatal hair follicle	Cashmere breed	[114, 115]