A genome-wide screen identifies a single β-defensin gene cluster in the chicken: implications for the origin and evolution of mammalian defensins

BACKGROUND: Defensins comprise a large family of cationic antimicrobial peptides that are characterized by the presence of a conserved cysteine-rich defensin motif. Based on the spacing pattern of cysteines, these defensins are broadly divided into five groups, namely plant, invertebrate, α-, β-, an...

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Autores principales: Xiao, Yanjing, Hughes, Austin L, Ando, Junko, Matsuda, Yoichi, Cheng, Jan-Fang, Skinner-Noble, Donald, Zhang, Guolong
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC515299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15310403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-5-56

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC515299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15310403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-5-56

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