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SUBMITTER: Liang Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3036124 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liang Qinglong Q Wei Lei L Wang Xinwei X He Hongxuan H
Genetics and molecular biology 20100701 3
MHC class I proteins mediate functions in anti-pathogen defense. MHC diversity has already been investigated by many studies in model avian species, but here we chose the bar-headed goose, a worldwide migrant bird, as a non-model avian species. Sequences from exons encoding the peptide-binding region (PBR) of MHC class I molecules were isolated from liver genomic DNA, to investigate variation in these genes. These are the first MHC class I partial sequences of the bar-headed goose to be reported ...[more]