The Vertebrate TLR Supergene Family Evolved Dynamically by Gene Gain/Loss and Positive Selection Revealing a Host-Pathogen Arms Race in Birds

Imran Khan, Emanuel Maldonado, Liliana Silva, Daniela Almeida, Warren E. Johnson, Stephen J. O'Brien, Guojie Zhang, Erich D. Jarvis, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Agostinho Antunes

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Original languageEnglish
Article number131
JournalDiversity
Volume11
Issue number8
Number of pages25
ISSN1424-2818
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • gene gain
  • gene loss
  • vertebrates
  • toll-like receptors
  • immune response
  • host-pathogen
  • positive selection

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