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Sequence analysis and polymorphism discovery in 4 members of the bovine cathelicidin gene family.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Gillenwaters Erin N, Seabury Christopher M, Elliott Janice S, Womack James E
Abstract excerpt
Cathelicidins (CATHLs) are small, cationic antimicrobial peptides that establish an early innate immune defense against infections in mammals. Beyond their wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity, these peptides play important roles in wound repair, chemotactic activity, and apoptosis. Thus, polymorphisms present in bovine CATHLs 2, 5, 6, and 7 could potentially underlie inherited differences in innate immunity...
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