Xiaohong Liu

The paper presents PigGTEx, a resource linking genetic variants to transcriptomic phenotypes in pigs, showing pigs' similarity to humans in gene regulation and complex traits.

The paper creates genome-edited mouse models to study KIT gene mutations in pigs and finds that only the combination of two structural mutations causes a dominant white phenotype.

This study shows that BMP15 is essential for porcine ovarian and follicular development, as its knockdown leads to reduced fertility and ovarian dysfunction.