[HTML][HTML] Brief review of the chicken major histocompatibility complex: the genes, their distribution on chromosome 16, and their contributions to disease resistance

MM Miller, RL Taylor Jr - Poultry Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Nearly all genes presently mapped to chicken chromosome 16 (GGA 16) have either a
demonstrated role in immune responses or are considered to serve in immunity by reason of …

Generalists and specialists: a new view of how MHC class I molecules fight infectious pathogens

J Kaufman - Trends in Immunology, 2018 - cell.com
In comparison with the major histocompatibility complexes (MHCs) of typical mammals, the
chicken MHC is simple and compact with a single dominantly expressed class I molecule …

Gene duplication and fragmentation in the zebra finch major histocompatibility complex

CN Balakrishnan, R Ekblom, M Völker, H Westerdahl… - BMC biology, 2010 - Springer
Background Due to its high polymorphism and importance for disease resistance, the major
histocompatibility complex (MHC) has been an important focus of many vertebrate genome …

Fourth report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2022

J Smith, JM Alfieri, N Anthony, P Arensburger… - … and genome research, 2023 - karger.com
The chicken continues to hold its position as a leading model organism within many areas of
research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First …

Genomic selection for poultry breeding

JE Fulton - Animal Frontiers, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The sequencing of the chicken genome and its subsequent release into the public domain in
2004 catapulted the poultry breeding industry into the genomics field. Major poultry breeding …

Characterization and 454 pyrosequencing of Major Histocompatibility Complex class I genes in the great tit reveal complexity in a passerine system

I Sepil, HK Moghadam, E Huchard… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2012 - Springer
Background The critical role of Major Histocompatibility Complex (Mhc) genes in disease
resistance and their highly polymorphic nature make them exceptional candidates for …

A high-density SNP panel reveals extensive diversity, frequent recombination and multiple recombination hotspots within the chicken major histocompatibility complex …

JE Fulton, AM McCarron, AR Lund, KN Pinegar… - Genetics Selection …, 2016 - Springer
Background The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is present within the genomes of
all jawed vertebrates. MHC genes are especially important in regulating immune responses …

Architecture and Organization of Chicken Microchromosome 16: Order of the NOR, MHC-Y, and MHC-B Subregions

ME Delany, CM Robinson, RM Goto… - Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Here we present a high-resolution cytogenomic analysis of chicken microchromosome 16.
We established the location of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-B and-Y …

Extensive MHC Class II B Gene Duplication in a Passerine, the Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

JL Bollmer, PO Dunn, LA Whittingham… - Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is characterized by a birth and death model of
evolution involving gene duplication, diversification, loss of function, and deletion. As a …

A century of poultry genetics

M Tixier-Boichard, F Leenstra, DK Flock… - World's Poultry …, 2012 - cambridge.org
The 20th Century saw an astonishing advance in our understanding of genetics and the
scientific basis of the genetic improvement of farm animals. The application of genetic …