| Origin and evolution of the adaptive immune system: genetic events and selective pressures MF Flajnik, M Kasahara Nature Reviews Genetics 11 (1), 47-59, 2010 | 1134 | 2010 |
| Genome evolution in the allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis AM Session, Y Uno, T Kwon, JA Chapman, A Toyoda, S Takahashi, ... Nature 538 (7625), 336-343, 2016 | 1006 | 2016 |
| A new antigen receptor gene family that undergoes rearrangement and extensive somatic diversification in sharks AS Greenberg, D Avila, M Hughes, A Hughes, EC McKinney, MF Flajnik nature 374 (6518), 168-173, 1995 | 947 | 1995 |
| Elephant shark genome provides unique insights into gnathostome evolution B Venkatesh, AP Lee, V Ravi, AK Maurya, MM Lian, JB Swann, Y Ohta, ... Nature 505 (7482), 174-179, 2014 | 761 | 2014 |
| Comparative analyses of immunoglobulin genes: surprises and portents MF Flajnik Nature Reviews Immunology 2 (9), 688-698, 2002 | 467 | 2002 |
| Comparative genomics of the MHC: glimpses into the evolution of the adaptive immune system MF Flajnik, M Kasahara Immunity 15 (3), 351-362, 2001 | 434 | 2001 |
| Evolution of innate and adaptive immunity: can we draw a line? MF Flajnik, L Du Pasquier Trends in immunology 25 (12), 640-644, 2004 | 402 | 2004 |
| Crystal structure of a shark single-domain antibody V region in complex with lysozyme RL Stanfield, H Dooley, MF Flajnik, IA Wilson Science 305 (5691), 1770-1773, 2004 | 395 | 2004 |
| A cold-blooded view of adaptive immunity MF Flajnik Nature Reviews Immunology 18 (7), 438-453, 2018 | 339 | 2018 |
| The immune system of Xenopus LD Pasquier, J Schwager, MF Flajnik Annual review of immunology 7 (1), 251-275, 1989 | 334 | 1989 |
| Structural analysis of the nurse shark (new) antigen receptor (NAR): molecular convergence of NAR and unusual mammalian immunoglobulins KH Roux, AS Greenberg, L Greene, L Strelets, D Avila, EC McKinney, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95 (20), 11804-11809, 1998 | 310 | 1998 |
| IgD, like IgM, is a primordial immunoglobulin class perpetuated in most jawed vertebrates Y Ohta, M Flajnik Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103 (28), 10723-10728, 2006 | 256 | 2006 |
| The translesion DNA polymerase ζ plays a major role in Ig and bcl-6 somatic hypermutation H Zan, A Komori, Z Li, A Cerutti, A Schaffer, MF Flajnik, M Diaz, P Casali Immunity 14 (5), 643-653, 2001 | 254 | 2001 |
| Selection and characterization of naturally occurring single-domain (IgNAR) antibody fragments from immunized sharks by phage display H Dooley, MF Flajnik, AJ Porter Molecular immunology 40 (1), 25-33, 2003 | 245 | 2003 |
| Antibody repertoire development in cartilaginous fish H Dooley, MF Flajnik Developmental & Comparative Immunology 30 (1-2), 43-56, 2006 | 237 | 2006 |
| A case of convergence: why did a simple alternative to canonical antibodies arise in sharks and camels? MF Flajnik, N Deschacht, S Muyldermans PLoS biology 9 (8), e1001120, 2011 | 231 | 2011 |
| Shark immunity bites back: affinity maturation and memory response in the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum H Dooley, MF Flajnik European journal of immunology 35 (3), 936-945, 2005 | 209 | 2005 |
| Primitive synteny of vertebrate major histocompatibility complex class I and class II genes Y Ohta, K Okamura, EC McKinney, S Bartl, K Hashimoto, MF Flajnik Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97 (9), 4712-4717, 2000 | 205 | 2000 |
| Evolutionary conservation of MHC class I and class II molecules—different yet the same J Kaufman, J Salomonsen, M Flajnik Seminars in immunology 6 (6), 411-424, 1994 | 202 | 1994 |
| Which came first, MHC class I or class II? MF Flajnik, C Canel, J Kramer, M Kasahara | 179 | 1991 |
