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Marsupial immunology bounding ahead
journal contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by K Belov, R Miller, J Old, Lauren YoungLauren YoungMarsupial immune responses were previously touted as ‘primitive’ but we now know that the marsupial immune system is complex and on par with that of eutherian mammals. In this manuscript we review the field of marsupial immunology, focusing on basic anatomy, developmental immunology, immunogenetics and evolution. We concentrate on advances to our understanding of marsupial immune gene architecture, made possible by the recent sequencing of the opossum, tammar wallaby and Tasmanian devil genomes. Characterisation of immune gene sequences now paves the way for the development of immunological assays that will allow us to more accurately study health and disease in marsupials.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)
History
Volume
61Issue
1Start Page
24End Page
40Number of Pages
17eISSN
1446-5698ISSN
0004-959XLocation
AustraliaPublisher
CSIROPublisher DOI
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Language
en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
TBA Research Institute; University of New Mexico; University of Sydney; University of Western Sydney;Era Eligible
- Yes