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A NEW PRESUMED IGKAPPA GENE IMPLIED IN THE SEA STAR IMMUNE RESPONSE

Michel Leclerc1, Magne Osteras1 and Patricia Otten2
  • 1 Independent Researcher: 556 Rue Isabelle Romee, France
  • 2 Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland

Abstract

The existence of another candidate IgKappa gene of 697 nucleotides, was recently, demonstrated, in the sea star Asterias rubens genome. This last gene was cloned and shown, with its sequence, in the present study. Its potential role in the sea star immune response was accentuated.

American Journal of Immunology
Volume 10 No. 1, 2014, 33-34

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajisp.2014.33.34

Submitted On: 7 March 2014 Published On: 19 March 2014

How to Cite: Leclerc, M., Osteras, M. & Otten, P. (2014). A NEW PRESUMED IGKAPPA GENE IMPLIED IN THE SEA STAR IMMUNE RESPONSE. American Journal of Immunology, 10(1), 33-34. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajisp.2014.33.34

Open AccessCopyright: © 2014 Michel Leclerc, Magne Osteras and Patricia Otten. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Sea Star
  • Igkappa Gene
  • Axial Organ