The mucosal immune system of teleost fish

I Salinas - Biology, 2015 - mdpi.com
Teleost fish possess an adaptive immune system associated with each of their mucosal
body surfaces. Evidence obtained from mucosal vaccination and mucosal infection studies …

Evolution of B cell immunity

D Parra, F Takizawa, JO Sunyer - Annu. Rev. Anim. Biosci., 2013 - annualreviews.org
Two types of adaptive immune strategies are known to have evolved in vertebrates: the VLR-
based system, which is present in jawless organisms and is mediated by VLRA and VLRB …

B cell and antibody repertoire development in rabbits: the requirement of gut-associated lymphoid tissues

RG Mage, D Lanning, KL Knight - Developmental & Comparative …, 2006 - Elsevier
The antibody repertoire of rabbits has interested immunologists for decades, in part because
of the ease with which large quantities of high affinity antibodies can be obtained in serum …

Taking advantage: high-affinity B cells in the germinal center have lower death rates, but similar rates of division, compared to low-affinity cells

SM Anderson, A Khalil, M Uduman… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
B lymphocytes producing high-affinity Abs are critical for protection from extracellular
pathogens, such as bacteria and parasites. The process by which high-affinity B cells are …

Structure and evolution of avian immunoglobulins

S Härtle, KE Magor, TW Göbel, F Davison, B Kaspers - Avian immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibodies are essential components of the adaptive immune system and can be found in all
jawed vertebrates. They are produced by B cells, bind to their specific antigen, and protect …

Models for antigen receptor gene rearrangement: CDR3 length

R Saada, M Weinberger, G Shahaf… - Immunology and cell …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the various processing steps involved in V (D) J recombination, which could
potentially introduce many biases in the length distribution of complementarity determining …

Кишечный иммунитет у птиц: факты и размышления (обзор)

ВИ Фисинин, П Сурай - Сельскохозяйственная биология, 2013 - cyberleninka.ru
Иммунная система кишечника играет важнейшую роль в поддержании иммунной
защиты организма, поскольку представляет собой передовую линию столкновения с …

Diversity in the cow ultralong CDR H3 antibody repertoire

JK Haakenson, R Huang, VV Smider - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Typical antibodies found in humans and mice usually have short CDR H3s and generally flat
binding surfaces. However, cows possess a subset of antibodies with ultralong CDR H3s …

What could be the mechanisms of immunological memory in fish?

T Yamaguchi, E Quillet, P Boudinot… - Fish & shellfish …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vaccination is the most effective strategy to control infectious diseases in species with
adaptive immunity. In human and in mouse, vaccination typically induces specific memory …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial imprinting in gut development and health

JJ Dibner, JD Richards, CD Knight - Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 2008 - Elsevier
The microbial community of the gastrointestinal system has an enormous impact on the
vertebrate host. The relationship begins at birth or hatch and evolves to a stable ecosystem …