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Differential expression and haplotypic variation of two interleukin-1beta genes in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.).
Cytokine - 1 Apr 2003
Engelsma Marc Y, Stet René J M, Saeij Jeroen P, Verburg-van Kemenade B M Lidy
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) is a central component in innate immunity and the inflammatory response of mammals. Only recently, the first non-mammalian IL-1beta sequences were published. In this study, we describe a second IL-1beta sequence (IL-1beta2) in carp with 74% amino acid identity to the...
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