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Phylogeny, longevity and evolution of adaptive immunity
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SYSNO ASEP 0367535 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Phylogeny, longevity and evolution of adaptive immunity Author(s) Vinkler, Michal (UBO-W) RID, ORCID
Albrecht, Tomáš (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCIDNumber of authors 2 Source Title Folia zoologica. - : Ústav biologie obratlovců AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0139-7893
Roč. 60, č. 3 (2011), s. 277-282Number of pages 6 s. Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords acquired immunity ; evolutionary immunology ; immunological priming ; innate immunity ; invertebrates Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects GA206/08/0640 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GA206/08/1281 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GAP505/10/1871 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) UT WOS 000296301300011 EID SCOPUS 80053993764 Annotation Adaptive immunity is commonly viewed as a unique vertebrate feature. A misleading view on vertebrate longevity compared to non-vertebrate animals together with oversimplification of 'invertebrate' phylogeny sometimes serves for justifying the limitation of adaptive immunity exclusively to vertebrates. However, here we emphasise that the borderline for differentiation between 'innate' and 'adaptive' immunity may be fuzzy and artificial. In invertebrates with a long lifespan some kind of acquired immunity could exist. We therefore stress that the definition of 'adaptivity' of immune response should reflect the system function instead of a certain molecular mechanism adopted. If these altered criteria are considered then several pieces of recent evidence indicate that the adaptive immunity in animals might have arisen several times independently and in very different forms. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2012
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