2009
Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Glaberman S, Moreno M, Caccone A. Characterization and evolution of MHC class II B genes in Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Developmental & Comparative Immunology 2009, 33: 939-947. PMID: 19454336, DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II B genesGalápagos marine iguanasB geneMarine iguanasMHC class II B genesAvian MHC evolutionInterlocus gene conversionAncestral locusEvolutionary forcesMHC evolutionBird speciesGene conversionGene groupsPositive selectionCDNA sequenceClass II genesLocus groupsVertebratesGenesMammalsShort tractsBeta 2 domainAdaptive immune systemMajor groupsSquamates
2008
Characterization of a Nonclassical Class I MHC Gene in a Reptile, the Galápagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
Glaberman S, Du Pasquier L, Caccone A. Characterization of a Nonclassical Class I MHC Gene in a Reptile, the Galápagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). PLOS ONE 2008, 3: e2859. PMID: 18682845, PMCID: PMC2483932, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalápagos marine iguanasClass I MHC genesMHC genesMarine iguanasLarge taxonomic gapsClassical class I genesGenomic sequence dataClassical MHC genesMajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) genesPeptide-binding residuesClass I genesMHC evolutionNonclassical genesVertebrate taxaDiverse orderClass I sequencesMHC organizationCytoplasmic domainPhylogenetic analysisGenomic sequencesTaxonomic gapsConserved characterI geneSequence dataI sequences