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Nonclassical MHC class I-dependent invariant T cells are evolutionarily conserved and prominent from early development in amphibians

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Exceptionally high conservation of the MHC class I-related gene, MR1, among mammals

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MR1 presents microbial vitamin B metabolites to MAIT cells

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The Pipid Root

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MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

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The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system

(2011) Bastiaan Star et al.   NATURE

Mucosal-associated invariant T cells: unconventional development and function

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Comprehensive analysis of MHC class I genes from the U-, S-, and Z-lineages in Atlantic salmon

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Phylogenetic and developmental study of CD4, CD8 α and β T cell co-receptor homologs in two amphibian species, Xenopus tropicalis and Xenopus laevis

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Remarkable Conservation of Distinct Nonclassical MHC Class I Lineages in Divergent Amphibian Species

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Antimicrobial activity of mucosal-associated invariant T cells

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The Genome of the Western Clawed Frog Xenopus tropicalis

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Comparative and developmental study of the immune system inXenopus

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Novel nonclassical MHC class Ib genes associated with CD8 T cell development and thymic tumors

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Genome evolution and speciation genetics of clawed frogs (Xenopus and Silurana)

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