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Evolution of CCL11: genetic characterization in lagomorphs and evidence of positive and purifying selection in mammals.
Innate immunity - 1 Jul 2016
Neves Fabiana, Abrantes Joana, Esteves Pedro J
Abstract excerpt
The interactions between chemokines and their receptors are crucial for differentiation and activation of inflammatory cells. CC chemokine ligand 11 (CCL11) binds to CCR3 and to CCR5 that in leporids underwent gene conversion with CCR2. Here, we genetically characterized CCL11 in lagomorphs (leporids and pikas). All lagomorphs have a potentially functional CCL11, and the Pygmy rabbit has a mutation in the stop...
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