Phylogenetic and developmental study of CD4, CD8 α and β T cell co-receptor homologs in two amphibian species, Xenopus tropicalis and Xenopus laevis

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 366-377

  Chida, Asiya Seema ^a   Goyos, Ana ^a   Robert, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genome mining; IgSF; T cell ontogeny

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8ALPHA ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FERTILIZATION; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

AMPHIBIA; GNATHOSTOMATA (VERTEBRATE); MAMMALIA; OSTEICHTHYES; TETRAPODA; XENOPODINAE; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 79151486168     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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