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MHC variation in birds and reptiles.
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- Contrasting evolutionary histories of MHC class I and class II loci in grouse--effects of selection and gene conversion.Heredity · 2016Article
- Characteristics of MHC class I genes in house sparrows Passer domesticus as revealed by long cDNA transcripts and amplicon sequencing.Journal of molecular evolution · 2013Article
- Evolutionary history of black grouse major histocompatibility complex class IIB genes revealed through single locus sequence-based genotyping.BMC genetics · 2013Article
- In silico peptide-binding predictions of passerine MHC class I reveal similarities across distantly related species, suggesting convergence on the level of protein function.Immunogenetics · 2013Article
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- Patterns of variation of the major histocompatibility complex class IIB loci in Chinese goose (Anser Cygnoides).Immunogenetics · 2009Article
- Extremely high MHC class I variation in a population of a long-distance migrant, the Scarlet Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus).Immunogenetics · 2009Article
- Characterization, polymorphism, and evolution of MHC class II B genes in birds of prey.Journal of molecular evolution · 2007Article
- Duplication, balancing selection and trans-species evolution explain the high levels of polymorphism of the DQA MHC class II gene in voles (Arvicolinae).Immunogenetics · 2006Article
- Comparative genomics of major histocompatibility complexes.Immunogenetics · 2005Review
- Gene duplication and gene conversion in class II MHC genes of New Zealand robins (Petroicidae).Immunogenetics · 2004Article
- A comparison of intraspecific patterns of DNA sequence variation in mitochondrial DNA, alpha-enolase, and MHC class II B loci in auklets (Charadriiformes: Alcidae).Journal of molecular evolution · 2003Article
- Molecular identification, polymorphism, and expression analysis of major histocompatibility complex class IIA and B genes of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus).Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.)Article
- Major histocompatibility complex class IIB allele polymorphism and its association with resistance/susceptibility to Vibrio anguillarum in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus).Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.)Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) has been studied in a multitude of mammals by now, but much less is known about its organisation and variation in other vertebrate species. The mammalian MHC is organised as a single gene cluster, but recent studies on birds suggest that this paradigm of MHC organisation has to be supplemented. The domestic chicken thus possesses two separate gene clusters which both contain MHC class I and class II B genes, and we have shown that the ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus also has two unlinked clusters of class II B genes. We are studying the effect of the MHC on mate choice, survival and reproductive success in natural populations of birds and reptiles. For this reason, we are developing DNA techniques to determine the animals' MHC genotype. The amplification of the hypervariable exon 3 of the class I gene from songbirds and reptiles has provided us with species specific probes that can be used in Southern blot analysis. The first results indicate very extensive variation in all studied species, that is starlings Sturnus vulgaris, great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus and water pythons Liasis fuscus. The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis also suggests that the number of MHC genes is significantly larger in these species than in pheasants and domestic chickens.
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