<i>Xenopus</i> Interferon Complex: Inscribing the Amphibiotic Adaption and Species-Specific Pathogenic Pressure in Vertebrate Evolution?

Several recent studies have revealed previously unknown complexity of the amphibian interferon (IFN) system. Being unique in vertebrate animals, amphibians not only conserve and multiply the fish-like intron-containing IFN genes, but also rapidly evolve amniote-like intronless IFN genes in each test...

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Main Authors: Yun Tian, Jordan Jennings, Yuanying Gong, Yongming Sang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/1/67