Connor, E.E., Siferd, S., Elsasser, T.H., Clover, C.M., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Fernandes, V., Capuco, A.V. 2008. Effects of increased milking frequency on gene expression in the bovine mammary gland. Biomed Central (BMC) Genomics. 9:362. 14 pp.
Connor, E.E., Matukumalli, L.K., Chockalingham, A., Bannerman, D.D., Sonstegard, T.S., Thomas, E.D., Van Tassell, C.P. 2008. Identification of polymorphisms within the bovine BPI and analysis of their associations with somatic cell score in Holstein cattle. Journal of Dairy Science. 39:456-457.
Kahl, S., Proszkowiec Wegla, M.K., Connor, E.E., Elsasser, T.H. 2008. Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-alpha)gene promoter polymorphisms with TNF-alpha response to endotoxin (LPS)in calves. Joint Abstracts of the American Dairy Science and Society of Animal Science. Journal of Animal Science. Abstract. 86:195.
Connor, E.E., Capuco, A.V., Siferd, S., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Fernandes, V. 2008. Gene expression in bovine mammary gland in response to increased milking frequency as determined by microarray and SAGE. NIH Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Database. Accession number GSE9344.
Meyer, M.J., Rhoads, R.P., Capuco, A.V., Connor, E.E., Boisclair, Y.R., Van Amburgh, M.E. 2007. Ontogenic and nutritional regulation of steroid receptor and igf-i transcript abundance in the prepubertal bovine mammary gland. Journal of Endocrinology. 195:59-66.
Schoenberg, K.M., Connor, E.E., Owens, S.L., Bequette, B.J. 2007. Does protein intake alter the precursors for synthesis of lactose and non-essential amino acids by the mammary glands of lactating mice? [abstract]. FASEB J. 2007. 21:2242.
Baldwin, R.L., El-Kadi, S.W., Mcleod, K.R., Connor, E.E., Bequette, B.J. 2007. Intestinal and ruminal epithelial and hepatic metabolism regulatory gene expression as affected by forage to concentrate ratio in bulls. Symposium Proceedings. pp. 293-294.
Liu, G., Weirauch, M., Van Tassell, C.P., Li, R.W., Sonstegard, T.S., Matukumalli, L.K., Connor, E.E., Hanson, R.W., Yang, J. 2007. Identification of Weakly Conserved Regulatory Elements in Upstream Promoter Regions of Mammals. Conference on the Biology og Genomes, pp. 218.
Cates, E.A., Connor, E.E., Williams, J.L., Bannerman, D.D. 2006. Sequencing and mapping of bovine toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) signaling molecules. Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. p. 116, Dec 3-5, 2006, Chicago, IL.
Jann, O.C., Aerts, J., Jones, M., Hastings, N., Law, A., Mckay, S., Marques, E., Prasad, A., Yu, J., Moore, S.S., Florita, S., Mahe, M., Eggen, A., Silveri, L., Negrini, R., Milanesi, E., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Vakebtubu, A., Marchitelli, C., Janitz, M., Herwig, R., Hennig, S., Savarese, M., Gorni, C., Connor, E.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Smith, T.P., Drogemuller, C., Williams, J. 2006. A second generation radiation hybrid map to aid the assembly of the bovine genome sequence. BMC Genomics. 7:283-298.
Connor, E.E., Meyer, M.J., Li, R.W., Van Amburgh, M.E., Boisclair, Y.R., Capuco, A.V. 2007. Regulation of gene expression in the bovine mammary gland by ovarian steroids. Journal of Dairy Science. 90 (E. Suppl):E55-E65.
Li, R.W., Meyer, M.J., Van Tassell, C.P., Sonstegard, T.S., Connor, E.E., Van Amburgh, M.E., Boisclair, Y.R., Capuco, A.V. 2006. Identification of estrogen responsive genes in the parenchyma and fat pad of the bovine mammary gland by microarray analysis. Physiological Genomics 27(1):42-53.
Paape, M.J., Sohn, E.J., Bannerman, D.D., Fetterer, R.H., Connor, E.E., Peters, R.R. 2006. Cytokine secretion by bovine polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocytes (PMN)[abstract]. IN: 2nd European Veterinary Immunology Workshop Program and Book of Abstract. p. 13, Sept 4-6, 2006. Paris, France.
Capuco, A.V., Meyer, M.J., Li, R.W., Connor, E.E., Van Tassell, C.P., Boisclair, Y.R., Van Amburgh, M.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Urban Jr, J.F. 2006. A mammary gland biologist's persepective on functional genomics. World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Belo Horizonte, Brazil, August 13-18, pp 01-6.
Baldwin, R.L., Mcleod, K., Baumann, R.G., Connor, E.E. 2006. Influence of carbohydrate infusion on lipogenic enzyme and regulatory protein gene expression in growing beef steer [abstract]. Experimental Biology Meeting. FASEB Journal 20, Abstract #LB380.
Sohn, E.J., Connor, E.E., Fetterer, R.H., Peters, R., Bannerman, D.D. 2006. Release of CD14 by bovine neutrophils results in down regulation of IL-8. [abstract]. J. of Dairy Sci. 89(Suppl. 1):163.
Gressley, T., Connor, E.E., Dahl, G.E. 2006. Liver expression of the clock gene TIMELESS is reduced by long day photoperiod in dairy steers [abstract]. J. Dairy Sci. 89(Suppl1):289.
Williams, J.L., Aerts, J., Law, A., Jann, O., Janitz, M., Hennig, S., Eggen, A., Floriot, S., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Milanse, E., Valentini, A., Marchitelli, C., Mckay, S., Prasad, A., Yu, J., Moore, S.S., Drogemuller, C., Connor, E.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Stone, R.T., Smith, T.P. 2006. High density ESTs based bovine physical maps and their use to construct comparative maps and inform the bovine genome sequence assembly[abstracat]. Plant and Animal Genome XIV:55. Number W214.
Rius, A.G., Connor, E.E., Capuco, A.V., Kendall, P.E., Auchtung, T.L., Dahl, G.E. 2005. Long day photoperiod that enhances puberty does not limit body growth in Holstein heifers. Journal of Dairy Science. 88:4356-4365.
Connor, E.E., Ashwell, M.S., Schnabel, R., Williams, J.L. 2006. Comparative mapping of bovine chromosome 27 with human chromosome 8 near a dairy form QTL in cattle. Cytogenetics and Genome Research. 112:98-102.
Schnabel, R.D., Jong-Joo, K., Ashwell, M.S., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Tassell, C.P., Connor, E.E., Taylor, J.F. 2005. Fine-mapping milk production quantitative trait loci on bta6: analysis of the bovine osteopontin gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102:6896-6901.
Connor, E.E., Laiakis, E.C., Fernandes, V.M., Williams, J.L., Capuco, A.V. 2005. Molecular cloning, expression and radiation hybrid mapping of the bovine deiodinase type II (DI02) and deiodinase type III (DI03) genes. Animal Genetics. 36(3):240-243.
Capuco, A.V., Connor, E.E., Wood, D.L. 2005. Transcriptioal regulation of mammary gland sensitivity to thyroid hormones duirng the transition from pregnancy to lactation [abstract]. Journal of Dairy Science. 83(1):120.
Connor, E.E., Laiakis, E.C., Fernandes, V.M., Williams, J.L., Capuco, A.V. 2005. Sequencing, chromosomal mapping and expression of the bovine deiodinase type II (DI02)and deiodinase type III (DI03) genes [abstract]. J. Dairy Science. 83(1):167-168.
Connor, E.E., Szperka, M.E., Bannerman, D.D. 2005. Sequencing and mapping of the bovine flice-like inhibitory protein (flip) gene. Germplasm Release. Accession number AY882619.
Connor, E.E., Laiakis, E.C., Fernandes, V.M., Williams, J.L. 2005. Sequencing and mapping of the bovine type ii deiodinase (dio2) and type iii deiodinase (dio3) genes. Germplasm Release. Accession numbers AY858551-AY858554.
Schnabel, R.D., Ashwell, M.S., Sonstegard, T.S., Connor, E.E., Van Tassell, C.P., Kim, J., Taylor, J.F. 2005. Fine-mapping milk production qtl on bta6: analysis of the bovine osteopont [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome XIII. p. 532.
Connor, E.E., Szperka, M.E., Paape, M.J., Williams, J.L., Bannerman, D.D. 2005. Functional characterization of bovine flice-like inhibitory protein (flip): identification of a protective role against inflammatory mediator-induced apoptosis and nf-kb activation [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XIII. p. 533.
Connor, E.E., Szperka, M.E., Bannerman, D.D. 2004. Cloning and sequencing of the bovine fas-associated death domain protein (fadd) cdna. Germplasm Release. Accession Number AY725483.
Sonstegard, T.S., Connor, E.E. 2004. Sequencing and mapping of the bovine thyroid hormone response element (spot14) gene. Germplasm Release. Accession number AY656814.
Connor, E.E., Rius, A.G., Auchtung, T.L., Wood, D.L., Kendall, P.E., Dahl, G.E., Capuco, A.V. 2004. Long days do not alter mammary growth in prepubertal heifers [abstract]. Journal of Animal Science Supplement. 82(Suppl. 1): 206.
Connor, E.E., Capuco, A.V., Sonstegard, T.S. 2004. Use of serial analysis of gene expression (sage) for gene transcript profiling in lactating bovine mammary gland [abstract]. Journal of Animal Science Supplement. 82(Suppl. 1):131.
Rius, A.G., Kendall, P.E., Auchtung, T.L., Capuco, A.V., Connor, E.E., Dahl, G.E. 2004. Long days that hasten puberty do not reduce lean body growth in heifers. Abstract. Joint Abstracts of the American Dairy Science and Society of Animal Science, p. 500.
Connor, E.E., Sonstegard, T.S., Ashwell, M.S., Bennett, G.L., Williams, J.L. 2004. Chromosomal mapping of 12 gene-associated markers in cattle identifies novel regions of conserved synteny between the human and bovine genomes. Plant and Animal Genome XII:228. Abstract P630.
Damota, A.F., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Tassell, C.P., Connor, E.E., Capuco, A.V., Brito, M.P., Machado, M.A., Martinez, M.L., Coutinho, L.L. 2002. Sampling gene expression from mammary tissues by est sequencing or orestes cdna libraries from holstein and gir cattle.. Animal Genetics International Conference Proceedings.
Mota, A.F., Sonstegard, T.S., Van Tassell, C.P., Connor, E.E., Capuco, A.V., Brito, A.P., Machado, M.A., Martinez, M.L., Coutinho, L.L. 2002. Construction and characterization of orestes cdna libraries generated from bovine mammary gland tissues [abstract]. American Society of Animal Science.