DS carried out molecular, cell biology, and microarray experiments, participated in the design of the study and drafted the manuscript.
TTE conceived of the study, coordinated the microarray experiments, participated in the microarray data analysis and the sequence analysis, and was primarily responsible for writing the manuscript.
AELC participated in the collection of clinical information, carried out the microarray experiments, participated in the data analysis and drafted the manuscript.
SS carried out the preparation of RNAs, the quantification and assessment of transcript integrity, and the microarray experiments; participated in performing the RT-qPCR reactions.
NT carried out molecular genetic studies, did the microarray experiments, participated in the design of the study and helped to draft the manuscript.
PS developed the study design; supervised the preparation and quality assessment of RNAs, and the microarray experiments; participated in performing RT-qPCR reactions and data analysis; drafted the manuscript.
MC carried out the molecular genetic studies; MSN carried out the yeast-two-hybrid assays; SM designed the yeast-two-hybrid assays; JB carried out the microarray experiment; MIA participated in the data analysis; LGP participated in the design of the study and helped to draft the manuscript.
SDS set up the microarray experiment and participated in the real time RT-PCR experiments and gene annotation.
HC carried out the microarray and real-time PCR experiment, participated in construction of the bovine immune-endocrine cDNA microarray and was responsible for manuscript preparation.
VB participated in design and analysis of microarray experiments and participated in enrichment analysis.
