Sequence of a complete chicken BG haplotype shows dynamic expansion and contraction of two gene lineages with particular expression patterns.
Many genes important in immunity are found as multigene families. The butyrophilin genes are members of the B7 family, playing diverse roles in co-regulation and perhaps in antigen presentation. In humans, a fixed number of butyrophilin genes are found in and around the major histocompatibility comp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-06-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4046983?pdf=render |