Adaptation to Host-Specific Bacterial Pathogens Drives Rapid Evolution of a Human Innate Immune Receptor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.058
Abstract: The selective pressure by infectious agents is a major driving force in the evolution of humans and other mammals. Members of the carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) family serve as receptors for bacterial pathogens of… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; ceacam3; bacterial pathogens; receptor ... See more keywords