Nearly all genes presently mapped to chicken chromosome 16 (GGA 16) have either a
demonstrated role in immune responses or are considered to serve in immunity by reason of …

In humans, killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs), expressed on natural killer (NK) and
thymus-derived (T) cells, and their ligands, primarily the classical class I molecules of the …

Little is known about the structure of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules
outside of mammals. Only one class I molecule in the chicken MHC is highly expressed …

Compared with the MHC of typical mammals, the chicken MHC is smaller and simpler, with
only two class I genes found in the B12 haplotype. We make five points to show that there is …

MHC class I proteins mediate a variety of functions in antiviral defense. In humans and mice,
three MHC class I loci each contribute one or two alleles and each can present a wide …

Compared with the MHC of typical mammals, the chicken MHC (BF/BL region) of the B12
haplotype is smaller, simpler, and rearranged, with two classical class I genes of which only …

Abstract Background The duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is one of the principal natural hosts of
influenza A virus (IAV), harbors almost all subtypes of IAVs and resists to many IAVs which …

The function of the chicken's major histocompatibility complex (MHC or B complex) class I
major (BF2) and minor (BF1) glycoproteins is compared for their expression, ability to …

In species with duplicated major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, estimates of
genetic variation often rely on multilocus measures of diversity. It is possible that such …

Like mammals, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) of chickens is the primary
genetic locus for graft rejection, and encodes polymorphic classical class I and class II …