Adaptive Evolution of Variable Region Genes Encoding an Unusual Type of Immunoglobulin in Camelids
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Adaptive evolution of variable region genes encoding an unusual type of immunoglobulin in camelids.
A typical immunoglobulin (Ig) molecule is composed of four polypeptide chains: two identical heavy (H) chains and two identical light (L) chains. This tetrameric structure is conserved in almost all jawed vertebrate species. However, it has been discovered that camels and llamas (family: Camelidae) possess a type of dimeric Ig that consists of two H chains only. These H chains do not associate ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology and Evolution
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1537-1719,0737-4038
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004073