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The Two Domains of the Avian Double-β-Defensin AvBD11 Have Different Ancestors, Common with Potential Monodomain Crocodile and Turtle Defensins

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Vertebrate defensins are a multigene family of antimicrobial peptides that evolved following a series of gene duplication and divergence events during the expansion of vertebrates. In birds, the repertoire of avian defensins contains an atypical defensin, namely AvBD11 (avian beta-de...

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Autores principales: Guyot, Nicolas, Landon, Céline, Monget, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9138766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35625418
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11050690