Fig. 6

A proposed relationship between transcriptional mechanism and phenotype of the morphology of RE affected by nutritional and physical factors in the cows fed three different diets. The arrows with solid red line indicate the significant correlation between the two defined items from this study (P < 0.05). Arrows with solid blue line indicate the determined or reported relationship between the two defined items. While arrows with dotted blue line indicate the potential correlation between the two items identified from this study. AH = Total mixed ration (TMR) containing alfalfa hay as the main forage; CS = TMR containing corn stover as the main forage; RS = TMR containing rice straw as the main forage. The different colors or shapes across the genes represent the differentially expressed genes among the comparisons between 2 dietary treatments. BAG3 = BCL2-associated athanogene 3; C2 = complement C2; C7 = complement C7; DSG1 = desmoglein 1; HLA-DQA1 = major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ alpha 1; HSPB8 = heat shock protein family B (small) member 8; IGFBP3 = insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3; LPO = lactoperoxidase; PI3 = peptidase inhibitor 3, skin-derived; SAA1 = serum amyloid A1; UGT2B17 = UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 2 member B17. Color version available in the online PDF