Coevolution of Siglec-11 and Siglec-16 via gene conversion in primates

Hayakawa, T; Khedri, Z; Schwarz, F; Landig, C; Liang, SY; Yu, H; Chen, X; Fujito, NT; Satta, Y; Varki, A; Angata, T

Hayakawa, T (reprint author), Kyushu Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Nishi Ku, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan.; Angata, T (reprint author), Acad Sinica, Inst Biol Chem, 128 Sect 2,Acad Rd, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.

BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 2017; 17 ( ):

Abstract

Background: Siglecs-11 and -16 are members of the sialic acid recognizing Ig-like lectin family, and expressed in same cells. Siglec-11 functions as a......

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