Evolution of killer cell Ig-like receptor (KIR) genes: Definition of an orangutan KIR haplotype reveals expansion of lineage III KIR associated with the emergence of MHC-C

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 491-504

  Guethlein, Lisbeth A ^a   Older Aguilar, Anastazia M ^a   Abi Rached, Laurent ^a   Parham, Peter ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HLA C ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; LIGAND;

2DL4 GENE; 3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; FCAR GENE; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; KIR GENE; KIR3DX1 GENE; LILR GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORANG UTAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; STOP CODON;

EID: 34250797336     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.1.491     Document Type: Article

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