Mammary cell-activating factor regulates the hormone-independent transcription of the early lactation protein (ELP) gene in a marsupial

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Funding Acknowledgements

This research was funded by the Cooperative Research Centre for Innovative Dairy Products (CRC-IDP) and the Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne, Australia. EAP was the recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and KNC, a Dairy Australia Postgraduate Student Award and both EAP and KNC received a scholarship top-up from the CRC-IDP. We thank Professor Kevin Nicholas for his helpful advice, Dr. Hong-Jian Zhu for the use of his GloMax-96 Microplate Luminometer, Josie laria for her assistance with dual luciferase assays and Sonia Mailer for assistance with the preparation of tammar PMGCs.