The Chicken Leukocyte Receptor Complex: A Highly Diverse Multigene Family Encoding at Least Six Structurally Distinct Receptor Types

Abstract excerpt

The chicken Ig-like receptors (CHIR) have been described as two Ig domain molecules with long cytoplasmic tails containing inhibitory motifs. In this study, we demonstrate that CHIR form a large family, with multiple members showing great sequence variability among members as well as a great diversity in domain organization and properties of the transmembrane and cytoplasmic segments. We characterize various...