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Functional and evolutionary analysis of host Synaptogyrin-2 in porcine circovirus type 2 susceptibility.
PLoS genetics - 1 Nov 2023
Walker Lianna R, Vu Hiep L, Montooth Kristi L, Ciobanu Daniel C
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian evolution has been influenced by viruses for millions of years, leaving signatures of adaptive evolution within genes encoding for viral interacting proteins. Synaptogyrin-2 (SYNGR2) is a transmembrane protein implicated in promoting bacterial and viral infections. A genome-wide association study of pigs experimentally infected with porcine circovirus type 2b (PCV2b) uncovered a missense mutation...
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