Major histocompatibility complex class I evolution in songbirds: universal primers, rapid evolution and base compositional shifts in exon 3

Contribution of Mutation, Recombination, and Gene Conversion to Chicken Mhc-B Haplotype Diversity

(2014) K. Hosomichi et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Evidence from a House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) Spleen Transcriptome for Adaptive Evolution and Biased Gene Conversion in Passerine Birds

(2013) Niclas Backström et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

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

(2012) Irem Sepil et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Interrogating the major histocompatibility complex with high-throughput genomics

(2012) P. I. W. de Bakker et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Colonizing the world in spite of reduced MHC variation

(2012) L. GANGOSO et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

MHC Diversity and Mate Choice in the Magellanic Penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus

(2012) Gabrielle J. Knafler et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Genomic Evidence for Large, Long-Lived Ancestors to Placental Mammals

(2012) J. Romiguier et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

MHC diversity, malaria and lifetime reproductive success in collared flycatchers

(2012) JACEK RADWAN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Experimental viral evolution to specific host MHC genotypes reveals fitness and virulence trade-offs in alternative MHC types

(2012) J. L. Kubinak et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Major histocompatibility complex class II compatibility, but not class I, predicts mate choice in a bird with highly developed olfaction

(2012) M. Strandh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Social and extra-pair mating in relation to major histocompatibility complex variation in common yellowthroats

(2012) J. L. Bollmer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Rapid and adaptive evolution of MHC genes under parasite selection in experimental vertebrate populations

(2012) Christophe Eizaguirre et al.   Nature Communications

454 sequencing reveals extreme complexity of the class II Major Histocompatibility Complex in the collared flycatcher

(2011) Magdalena Zagalska-Neubauer et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Adaptive molecular evolution of the Major Histocompatibility Complex genes, DRA and DQA, in the genus Equus

(2011) Pauline L Kamath et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Genetic mapping of the major histocompatibility complex in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

(2011) Robert Ekblom et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Characterization of MHC class I and II genes in a subantarctic seabird, the blue petrel, Halobaena caerulea (Procellariiformes)

(2011) Maria Strandh et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Characterization and locus-specific typing of MHC class I genes in the red-billed gull (Larus scopulinus) provides evidence for major, minor, and nonclassical loci

(2011) Alison Cloutier et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Characterization and Evolution of MHC Class II B Genes in Ardeid Birds

(2011) Li Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

Dynamic Evolution of Base Composition: Causes and Consequences in Avian Phylogenomics

(2011) B. Nabholz et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

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

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Gene conversion rapidly generates major histocompatibility complex diversity in recently founded bird populations

(2011) LEWIS G. SPURGIN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Sequence-based evidence for major histocompatibility complex-disassortative mating in a colonial seabird

(2011) F. A. Juola et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Quantitative disease resistance: to better understand parasite-mediated selection on major histocompatibility complex

(2011) H. Westerdahl et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

MOTMOT: models of trait macroevolution on trees

(2011) Gavin H. Thomas et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Gene duplication and fragmentation in the zebra finch major histocompatibility complex

(2010) Christopher N Balakrishnan et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Contrasting GC-content dynamics across 33 mammalian genomes: Relationship with life-history traits and chromosome sizes

(2010) J. Romiguier et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

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

(2010) Jennifer L. Bollmer et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

TranslatorX: multiple alignment of nucleotide sequences guided by amino acid translations

(2010) Federico Abascal et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Regulation of Adaptive Immunity by the Innate Immune System

(2010) A. Iwasaki et al.   SCIENCE

New Algorithms and Methods to Estimate Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies: Assessing the Performance of PhyML 3.0

(2010) Stéphane Guindon et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Molecular evolution of genes in avian genomes

(2010) Kiwoong Nam et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Biased Gene Conversion and the Evolution of Mammalian Genomic Landscapes

(2009) Laurent Duret et al.   Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

Does reduced MHC diversity decrease viability of vertebrate populations?

(2009) Jacek Radwan et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Correlates of substitution rate variation in mammalian protein-coding sequences

(2009) John J Welch et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

BODY SIZE DIVERSIFICATION INANOLIS: NOVEL ENVIRONMENT AND ISLAND EFFECTS

(2009) Gavin H. Thomas et al.   EVOLUTION

Extremely high MHC class I variation in a population of a long-distance migrant, the Scarlet Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)

(2009) M. Promerová et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Structure and Evolution of a New Avian MHC Class II B Gene in a Sub-Antarctic Seabird, the Thin-Billed Prion (Procellariiformes: Pachyptila belcheri)

(2009) Mónica C. Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

Methods for MHC genotyping in non-model vertebrates

(2009) W. BABIK   Molecular Ecology Resources

MHC class I genes of birds of prey: isolation, polymorphism and diversifying selection

(2008) Miguel Alcaide et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Antagonistic effects of a Mhc class I allele on malaria-infected house sparrows

(2008) Claire Loiseau et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Simple approach to reduce PCR artefact formation leads to reliable genotyping of MHC and other highly polymorphic loci — Implications for evolutionary analysis

(2008) Tobias L. Lenz et al.   GENE

Evolutionary Patterns of MHC Class II B in Owls and Their Implications for the Understanding of Avian MHC Evolution

(2008) Reto Burri et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Extensive polymorphism and geographical variation at a positively selected MHC class II B gene of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

(2008) MIGUEL ALCAIDE et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY