A genomic view of the NOD-like receptor family in teleost fish: identification of a novel NLR subfamily in zebrafish

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A large multigene family of NOD-like receptor (NLR) molecules have been described in mammals and implicated in immunity and apoptosis. Little information, however, exists concerning this gene family in non-mammalian taxa. This curren...

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Main Authors: Winton James R, Purcell Maureen K, Laing Kerry J, Hansen John D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/42