Characterization of swine leukocyte antigen (SLA) polymorphism by sequence-based and PCR-SSP methods in Chinese Bama miniature pigs

C Gao, Q Jiang, D Guo, J Liu, L Han, L Qu - Developmental & Comparative …, 2014 - Elsevier
The highly polymorphic swine leukocyte antigen (SLA) genes have been repeatedly shown
to influence swine immune traits, disease resistance, vaccine responsiveness and tumour …

SLA-1 Genetic Diversity in Pigs: Extensive Analysis of Copy Number Variation, Heterozygosity, Expression, and Breed Specificity

MT Le, H Choi, H Lee, VCQ Le, B Ahn, CS Ho… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Swine leukocyte antigens play indispensable roles in immune responses by recognizing a
large number of foreign antigens and thus, their genetic diversity plays a critical role in their …

Swine leukocyte antigen diversity in Canadian specific pathogen-free Yorkshire and landrace pigs

C Gao, J Quan, X Jiang, C Li, X Lu, H Chen - Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The highly polymorphic swine major histocompatibility complex (MHC), termed swine
leukocyte antigen (SLA), is associated with different levels of immunologic responses to …

Diversity of the swine leukocyte antigen class I and II in commercial pig populations

N Techakriengkrai, T Nedumpun, WT Golde… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Among swine genetic markers, the highly polymorphic swine leukocyte antigen (SLA) is one
of the key determinants, associated with not only immune responses but also reproductive …

Development of a simultaneous high resolution typing method for three SLA class II genes, SLA-DQA, SLA-DQB1, and SLA-DRB1 and the analysis of SLA class II …

MT Le, H Choi, MK Choi, H Cho, JH Kim, HG Seo… - Gene, 2015 - Elsevier
The characterization of the genetic variations of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is
essential to understand the relationship between the genetic diversity of MHC molecules …

Effect of Genetic Diversity in Swine Leukocyte Antigen-DRA Gene on Piglet Diarrhea

X Huang, Q Yang, J Yuan, L Liu, W Sun, Y Jiang… - Genes, 2016 - mdpi.com
The swine leukocyte antigens (SLAs) are the multigene families related to immune
responses. Little is known about the effect of the DRA gene on diarrheal disease. This study …

High Allelic Diversity of Dog Leukocyte Antigen Class II in East Asian Dogs: Identification of New Alleles and Haplotypes

M Kang, B Ahn, S Youk, H Cho, M Choi, K Hong… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2021 - Springer
MHC genes are highly polymorphic as antigen presenting molecules for adaptive immune
response in vertebrates. In this study, we evaluated the diversity of dog leukocyte antigen …

Individual and population diversity of 20 representative olfactory receptor genes in pigs

M Kang, B Ahn, S Youk, H Jeon, N Soundarajan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the influence of genetic variations in olfactory receptor (OR) genes on the
olfaction-influenced phenotypes such as behaviors, reproduction, and feeding is important …

Molecular genetic characterization and haplotype diversity of swine leukocyte antigen in Chinese Rongshui miniature pigs

C Gao, C Xin, X Wang, J Quan, C Li, J Wang… - Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The Rongshui miniature pig is an important model animal for studying livestock disease
prevention and control in China. The highly polymorphic swine leukocyte antigen (SLA) has …

Sequence variations of the locus‐specific 5′ untranslated regions of SLA class I genes and the development of a comprehensive genomic DNA‐based high …

H Choi, MT Le, H Lee, MK Choi, HS Cho… - Tissue …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The genetic diversity of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules of pigs
has not been well characterized. Therefore, the influence of MHC genetic diversity on the …