Histocompatibility in an invertebrate is controlled by a complex of polymorphic IgSF-like genes. (170.4)
Nicotra M, Dellaporta S, Buss L. Histocompatibility in an invertebrate is controlled by a complex of polymorphic IgSF-like genes. (170.4). The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 170.4-170.4. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.186.supp.170.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle genomic intervalSophisticated immune systemWild-type coloniesPolymorphic transmembrane proteinCompatible coloniesAllorecognition lociInvertebrate allorecognitionGenomic intervalsPositional cloningReef coralsAllorecognition systemTransmembrane proteinSea squirtExtracellular regionMolecular basisSequence variationGenetic controlGenesAbstract AnimalsIncompatible coloniesAllorecognition responsesHydractiniaCoralsHistocompatibility genesModel system