A Case Of Convergence: Why Did a Simple Alternative to Canonical Antibodies Arise in Sharks and Camels?

被引:134
作者
Flajnik, Martin F. [1 ]
Deschacht, Nick [2 ,3 ]
Muyldermans, Serge [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
[2] Vrije Univ Brussel, Lab Cellular & Mol Immunol, Brussels, Belgium
[3] VIB, Dept Mol & Cellular Interact, Brussels, Belgium
关键词
HEAVY-CHAIN ANTIBODIES; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; ANTIGEN-BINDING; LIGHT-CHAINS; NURSE SHARK; DOMAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; RECOGNITION; REPERTOIRE; MATURATION;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pbio.1001120
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
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[No abstract available]
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