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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

The immunoglobulin A isotype of the Arabian camel (

Walter Conca, Soad M Saleh, Rana Al-Rabiah, Ranjit Singh Parhar, Mahmoud Abd-Elnaeim, Hussein Al-Hindas, Alexander Tinson, Katharina Birgit Kroell, Klaus Roman Liedl, Kate Collison and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Walter ConcaDepartment of Executive Health Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Soad M SalehDepartment of Cell Biology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rana Al-RabiahDepartment of Cell Biology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ranjit Singh ParharDepartment of Cell Biology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mahmoud Abd-ElnaeimDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Hussein Al-HindasDepartment of Cell Biology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alexander TinsonManagement of Scientific Centers and Presidential Camels, Department of President's Affairs, Hilli ET and Cloning Centre, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Katharina Birgit KroellCenter for Chemistry and Biomedicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Klaus Roman LiedlCenter for Chemistry and Biomedicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Kate CollisonDepartment of Cell Biology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Uday KishoreDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Futwan Al-MohannaDepartment of Cell Biology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SAUniversität Innsbruck · ATAlfaisal University · SAAssiut University · EGUnited Arab Emirates University · AE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The evolution of adaptive immunity in Methods: Gene-specific primers were used to generate an IgA heavy chain cDNA library derived from RNA extracted from the dromedary's third eyelid where isolated lymphoid follicles and plasma cells abound at inductive and effector sites, respectively. Results: Majority of the cDNA clones revealed hallmarks of heavy chain-only antibodies, Conclusion: We found that in the dromedary, the IgA isotype has expanded the immunoglobulin repertoire by co-expressing unconventional and canonical IgA heavy chains, comparable to the IgG class, thus underscoring the crucial role of heavy chain-only antibodies not only in circulation but also at the mucosal frontiers.

Indexed as

CamelusImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsAnimalsDNA, ComplementaryImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GRabbitsDNA, ComplementaryImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsArabian camel immunoglobulin Aheavy chain-only IgAIgA variable heavy heavy (VHH) domainmucosal immunitythird eyelidunconventional IgA heavy chain

Identifiers

PMID38162642
PMCPMC10756906
OpenAlexW4389613653

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