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ArticleParasitology open2019

Molecular evolution in immune genes across the avian tree of life.

Diana C Outlaw, V Woody Walstrom, Haley N Bodden, Chuan-Yu Hsu, Mark Arick, Daniel G Peterson

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Article in Parasitology open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Diana C OutlawDepartment of Biological Sciences Mississippi State University, PO Box GY, Mississippi State, MS. 39762.
V Woody WalstromDepartment of Biological Sciences Mississippi State University, PO Box GY, Mississippi State, MS. 39762.
Haley N BoddenDepartment of Biological Sciences Mississippi State University, PO Box GY, Mississippi State, MS. 39762.
Chuan-Yu HsuInstitute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology Mississippi State University, 2 Research Boulevard, Box 9627, Starkville, MS 39759.
Mark ArickInstitute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology Mississippi State University, 2 Research Boulevard, Box 9627, Starkville, MS 39759.
Daniel G PetersonInstitute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology Mississippi State University, 2 Research Boulevard, Box 9627, Starkville, MS 39759.
Biocom · USMississippi State University · US

Funding

Adapting to new hosts: Identifying genes under selection in malaria parasitesR03AI117223 · NIAID · MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY · PI OUTLAW, DIANA CUMINGS · 2016 to 2017
$161k
NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI117223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

All organisms encounter pathogens, and birds are especially susceptible to infection by malaria parasites and other haemosporidians. It is important to understand how immune genes, primarily innate immune genes which are the first line of host defense, have evolved across birds, a highly diverse group of tetrapods. Here, we find that innate immune genes are highly conserved across the avian tree of life and that although most show evidence of positive or diversifying selection within specific lineages or clades, the number of sites is often proportionally low in this broader context of putative constraint. Rather, the evidence shows a much higher level of negative or purifying selection in these innate immune genes - rather than adaptive immune genes - which is consistent with birds' long coevolutionary history with pathogens and the need to maintain a rapid response to infection. We further explored avian responses to haemosporidians by comparing differential gene expression in wild birds (1) uninfected with haemosporidians, (2) infected with

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birdsbird transcriptomehaemosporidiansimmune genesinnate immunitymalaria parasitesmolecular evolution

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PMID31798943
PMCPMC6890419
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