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Identification of the first Toll-like receptor gene in passerine birds: TLR4 orthologue in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).
Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 2009
Vinkler M, Bryjová A, Albrecht T, Bryja J
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the basic components of the vertebrate pathogen recognition system. Despite uniform general structure, remarkable variability in domain composition can be found in individual TLRs among species. Knowledge of interspecific differences is of particular importance to our understanding of selective pressures on TLRs. Currently, most TLRs are characterized only in a limited number of...
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