The remnant of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) IgD gene.

Although IgD first appeared, along with IgM, in the cartilaginous fishes and has been retained throughout subsequent vertebrate evolution, it has been lost in a diverse group of vertebrate species. We previously showed that, unlike vertebrates that express IgD, the rabbit lacks an IgD (Cδ) gene with...

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Main Authors: Dennis K Lanning, Pedro J Esteves, Katherine L Knight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5568218?pdf=render