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Diversity and evolution of T-cell receptor variable region genes in mammals and birds.
Immunogenetics - 1 Dec 1999
Su C, Jakobsen I, Gu X, Nei M
Abstract excerpt
The receptor of a T lymphocyte (TCR) recognizes nonself antigens in the company of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules presented to it by the antigen-presenting cell. The variable region of TCR is encoded by either a concatenation of variable region (TCR-V), diversity region (TCR-D), and joining region (TCR-J) genes, or a concatenation of TCR-V and TCR-J genes. The TCR-V genes exist as a multigene...
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