María Ballester

This study constructs a multi-tissue cell atlas of pigs, identifies cell-type-specific gene regulation, and links these to complex traits and human phenotypes.

The paper integrates tissue-specific epigenetic annotations into genomic predictions of gene expression in three pig breeds, improving eQTL mapping interpretability but facing challenges in cross-breed predictions.

The paper performs a multi-breed meta-GWAS in pigs to identify genomic regions associated with complex traits and integrates with PigGTEx to prioritize variant-gene-tissue-trait circuits.

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.

This study characterizes gut eukaryotic communities in pigs and finds limited host genetic control over their diversity and composition, with some genetic variants associated with fungal diversity and Blastocystis abundance.