Comparative analysis of the chicken IFITM locus by targeted genome sequencing reveals evolution of the locus and positive selection in IFITM1 and IFITM3

Bassano, I; Ong, SH; Sanz-Hernandez, M; Vinkler, M; Kebede, A; Hanotte, O; Onuigbo, E; Fife, M; Kellam, P

Kellam, P (reprint author), Imperial Coll London, Wright Fleming Wing, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis, St Marys Campus,Norfolk Pl, London W2 1PG, England.; Fife, M (reprint author), Pirbright Inst, Ash Rd, Woking GU24 0NF, Surrey, England.

BMC GENOMICS, 2019; 20 ():

Abstract

Background: The interferon-induced transmembrane (IFITM) protein family comprises a class of restriction factors widely characterised in humans for th......

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