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Extraordinary diversity among members of the large gene family, 185/333, from the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.
BMC molecular biology - 15 Aug 2007
Buckley Katherine M, Smith L Courtney
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent analysis of immune-related genes within the sea urchin genome revealed a number of large gene families with vertebrate homologues, such as the Toll-like and NOD/NALP-like receptor families and C-type lectins in addition to a rudimentary complement system. Therefore, the immune...
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