“…CDH1, encoding E-cadherin, may be an important candidate gene for golden and silver feathers of Wenchang chickens. Research has found that before clinical lesions appear in vitiligo patients, E-cadherin between melanocytes and keratinocytes appears to have discontinuous distribution or disappears, resulting in the loss of melanocytes and the appearance of white spots on the skin ( Wagner et al., 2015 ; Kubelis-Lopez et al., 2023 ). Knockdown of ZMIZ1 (a golden feather candidate gene in Wenchang chickens) inhibits the proliferation and migration of melanocytes ( Li et al., 2020 ).…”