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Major histocompatibility complex variation at class II DQA locus in the brown hare (Lepus europaeus).
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2009
Koutsogiannouli E A, Moutou K A, Sarafidou T, Stamatis C, Spyrou V, Mamuris Z
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatability complex (MHC) is a multigene family of receptors that bind and present antigenic peptides to T-cells. Genes of the MHC are characterized by an outstanding genetic polymorphism, which is considered to be maintained by positive selection. Sites involved in peptide binding form binding pockets (P) that are collectively termed the peptide-binding region (PBR). In this study, we examined...
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