Species-specific evolution of immune receptor tyrosine based activation motif-containing CEACAM1-related immune receptors in the dog

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the impact of pathogens on the evolution of the mammalian immune system is still under debate, proteins, which both regulate immune responses and serve as cellular receptors for pathogens should be at the forefront of pathog...

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Main Authors: Härtle Stefan, Popp Tanja, Kammerer Robert, Singer Bernhard B, Zimmermann Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/196