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Characterization of the Avian Trojan Gene Family Reveals Contrasting Evolutionary Constraints

“Trojan” is a leukocyte-specific, cell surface protein originally identified in the chicken. Its molecular function has been hypothesized to be related to anti-apoptosis and the proliferation of immune cells. The Trojan gene has been localized onto the Z sex chromosome. The adjacent two genes also s...

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Autores principales: Petrov, Petar, Syrjänen, Riikka, Smith, Jacqueline, Gutowska, Maria Weronika, Uchida, Tatsuya, Vainio, Olli, Burt, David W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4372362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25803627
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121672