Genome complexity in the coelacanth is reflected in its adaptive immune system

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 322, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 438-463

  Saha, Nil Ratan ^a   Ota, Tatsuya ^b   Litman, Gary W ^c   Hansen, John ^d   Parra, Zuly ^e   Hsu, Ellen ^f   Buonocore, Francesco ^g   Canapa, Adriana ^h   Cheng, Jan Fang ⁱ   Amemiya, Chris T ^a,j  

^a BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d WESTERN FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^f SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

ⁱ LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; COELACANTHIDAE; TELEOSTEI; TETRAPODA;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMAL; EXON; FISH; GENETICS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOLOGY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PHYLOGENY; SYNTENY;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMALS; EXONS; FISHES; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SYNTENY;

EID: 84905581942     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.22558     Document Type: Article

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