Evolution of the human killer cell inhibitory receptor family

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 330-340

  Hughes, Austin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin superfamily; Interlocus recombination; Intragenic duplication; KIR; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

DARWINIA;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN-LIKE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KILLER CELL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036428518     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00255-5     Document Type: Article

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