Comparative analyses of immunoglobulin genes: surprises and portents

作者: Martin F. Flajnik

DOI: 10.1038/NRI889

关键词: Acquired immune systemGene conversionImmunoglobulin class switchingAntibody DiversityGene rearrangementGeneticsGeneAntibodyBiologySomatic hypermutationImmunology

摘要: … immunoglobulin genes and can be under positive selection, which prompted us to modify our … This unexpected finding has unified these three B-cell-specific DNA-modification pathways …

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