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Characterization of antibody V segment diversity in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii).
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 15 Oct 2015
Ujvari Beata, Belov Katherine
Abstract excerpt
The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) immune system has recently been under scrutiny because of the emergence of a contagious cancer, which has decimated devil numbers. Here we provide a comprehensive description of the Tasmanian devil immunoglobulin variable regions. We show that heavy chain variable (VH) and light chain variable (VL) repertoires are similar to those described in other marsupial taxa: VL...
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