Ruminal epithelial cell proliferation and short-chain fatty acid transporters in vitro are associated with abundance of period circadian regulator 2 (PER2)

The major circadian clock gene PER2 is closely related to cell proliferation and lipid metabolism in various nonruminant cell types. Objectives of the study were to evaluate circadian clock-related mRNA abundance in cultured goat ruminal epithelial cells (REC), and to determine effects of PER2 on cell proliferation and mRNA abundance of short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) transporters, genes associated with lipid metabolism, cell proliferation, and...