Mechanisms and consequences of diversity-generating immune strategies
Nature Reviews Immunology 17, 719 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nri.2017.78
Authors: Edze R. Westra, David Sünderhauf, Mariann Landsberger & Angus Buckling
Species from all five kingdoms of life have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to generate diversity in genes that are involved in host–pathogen interactions, conferring reduced levels of parasitism to both individuals and populations. Here, we highlight unifying concepts that underpin these evolutionarily unrelated diversity-generating mechanisms (DGMs).
Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Edze R. Westra David S ΓΌ nderhauf Mariann Landsberger Angus Buckling Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research