Recent expansion and adaptive evolution of the carcinoembryonic antigen family in bats of the Yangochiroptera subgroup

Recent expansion and adaptive evolution of the carcinoembryonic antigen family in bats of the Yangochiroptera subgroup

Abstract Background Expansions of gene families are predictive for ongoing genetic adaptation to environmental cues. We describe such an expansion of the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) gene family in certain bat families. Members of the CEA family in humans and mice are exploited as cellular recepto...

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Main Authors: Robert Kammerer, Martin Mansfeld, Jana Hänske, Sophie Mißbach, Xiaocui He, Bernd Köllner, Susan Mouchantat, Wolfgang Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Carcinoembryonic antigen gene family
Pregnancy-specific glycoproteins
Positive selection
Chiroptera
Immunoglobulin superfamily
Bats
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-4106-7

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