How Botryllus chooses to fuse

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作者
Litman, Gary W. [1 ]
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[1] Univ S Florida, Coll Med, Dept Pediat, St Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
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10.1016/j.immuni.2006.07.004
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
In Botryllus schlosseri, a highly polymorphic allorecognition system limits the potential for vascular fusion by genetically dissimilar, adjacent colonies. In this issue, Nyholm et al. (2006) uncover the nature of the receptor that recognizes the products of the histocompatibility genes.
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