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The MHC of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos) contains five differentially expressed class I genes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Nov 2005
Moon Debra A, Veniamin Simona M, Parks-Dely Julie A, Magor Katharine E
Abstract excerpt
MHC class I proteins mediate a variety of functions in antiviral defense. In humans and mice, three MHC class I loci each contribute one or two alleles and each can present a wide variety of peptide Ags. In contrast, many lower vertebrates appear to use a single MHC class I locus. Previously we showed that a single locus was predominantly expressed in the mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and that locus was...
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