Characterization of arrangement and expression of the beta-2 microglobulin locus in the sandbar and nurse shark

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-195

  Chen, Hao ^a   Kshirsagar, Sarika ^a   Jensen, Ingvill ^a   Lau, Kevin ^a   Simonson, Caitlin ^a   Schluter, Samuel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive immune system; Beta 2 microglobulin; Evolution; Genomic arrangement; MHC

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHARK; SPECIES COMPARISON;

CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE; MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 70450224659     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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