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A comprehensive analysis of the genomic organization, expression and phylogeny of immunoglobulin light chain genes in pigeon (Columba livia).
Developmental and comparative immunology - 1 Dec 2018
Huang Tian, Sheng Zheya, Guan Xiaoxing, Guo Linyun, Cao Gengsheng
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies on immunoglobulin light chain (IgL) genes in avian species are limited to Galloanseres, and few studies have investigated IgL genes in Neoaves, which includes most living birds. Based on published genome data, we demonstrate that the pigeon (Columba livia) IgL locus spans approximately 24 kb of DNA and contains twenty Vλ segments located upstream of a single pair of Jλ-Cλ. Among the identified Vλ...
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