'First, our analysis of vertebrate genomes, including the hagfish, now establishes a robust and accurate history of WGD events in early vertebrates, corroborating the idea that cyclostomes diverged from gnathostomes after the 1R but before the 2R event' www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Analysis of a newly sequenced genome of the inshore hagfish, Eptatretus burgeri, together with genomes of lampreys and jawed vertebrates, provides insights into whole-genome duplication events and the...
So wonderful to see the availability of genome sequences from more species filling in missing pieces of the puzzle in the evolution of the CD4 gene family. Extra genes and other oddballs; fish immune systems are full of intrigue. #FishImmFanGirlwww.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
CD4 and LAG-3 are related molecules that are receptors for MHC class II molecules. Their major functional differences are situated in their cytoplasmic tails, in which CD4 has an activation motif and ...
Go Dawgs!
Today is the 20th Anniversary of my move to the US. I arrived in snowy Baltimore with only 2 bags and a laptop, ready to embark on a 2-year contract, transferring to Seattle 6 months later. And here I still am! What a scary & invigorating journey: To start again with nothing & build a better life.
New manuscript: immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines after primary vaccination with Novavax NVX-cov2373 are pretty solid. Challenging study to do in an ever changing climate headed by Tia Babu. academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...
Tissue resident NK cells? On my reading list: www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
An editorial of our paper sure takes the sting out of the grueling review process. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy New Year! Remaining hopeful for the positives to outweigh the negatives this year for us all. Lang may yet lums reek! 🎊
I always found it strangely calming down there, despite being stuck in a gloomy basement.