Expressional analysis of immunoglobulin D in cattle (Bos taurus), a large domesticated ungulate.

For decades, it has remained unknown whether artiodactyls, such as cattle, pigs, and sheep, express immunoglobulin D (IgD), although the δ gene was identified in these species nearly 10 years ago. By developing a mouse anti-bovine IgD heavy chain monoclonal antibody (13C2), we show that secreted bov...

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Main Authors: Beilei Xu, Jing Wang, Min Zhang, Ping Wang, Zhiguo Wei, Yi Sun, Qiqing Tao, Liming Ren, Xiaoxiang Hu, Ying Guo, Jing Fei, Lei Zhang, Ning Li, Yaofeng Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3441446?pdf=render