“…MAPK signaling pathway is also important in regulating feather growth and development ( Ji et al, 2021 ). Ito et al (2020) found that downregulation of LDLRAD4 induces transforming growth factor β signaling, promoting cell proliferation and suppressing apoptosis. These results also suggest that DDX10 and LDLRAD4 genes play an important role in feather maturation.…”