Diversity and evolution of MHII β genes in a non-model percid species-The Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis L.)

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3399-3410

  Michel, Christian ^a,c   Bernatchez, Louis ^b   Behrmann Godel, Jasminca ^c  

^a Man Society Environment   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversifying selection; Gene conversion; Major histocompatibility complex; MHC class II; Perca fluviatilis L.; Perch; Recombination

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CODON; GENE CONVERSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLYCOSYLATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISH PROTEINS; GENE CONVERSION; GLYCOSYLATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; PERCHES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EUTELEOSTEI; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PERCIDAE; TELEOSTEI; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70349563285     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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