From IMGT-ONTOLOGY to IMGT/LIGMotif: the IMGT<sup>® </sup>standardized approach for immunoglobulin and T cell receptor gene identification and description in large genomic sequences

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The antigen receptors, immunoglobulins (IG) and T cell receptors (TR), are specific molecular components of the adaptive immune response of vertebrates. Their genes are organized in the genome in several loci (7 in humans) that compr...

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Main Authors: Lefranc Marie-Paule, Duroux Patrice, Lane Jérôme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/11/223