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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Bovine TLR2 Extracellular Domain Contribute to Breed and Species-Specific Innate Immune Functionality.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021
Bartens Marie-Christine, Gibson Amanda J, Etherington Graham J, Di Palma Federica, Holder Angela, Werling Dirk, Willcocks Sam
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence suggests that several cattle breeds may be more resistant to infection with the zoonotic pathogen Mycobacterium bovis. Our data presented here suggests that the response to mycobacterial antigens varies in macrophages generated from Brown Swiss (BS) and Holstein Friesian (HF) cattle, two breeds belonging to the Bos taurus family. Whole genome sequencing of the Brown Swiss genome identified several...
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