Expression of H-Y antigen in the guppy (Lebistes reticulatus).
Expression of a mammalian cross-reactive H-Y antigen on the surface of cells derived from the male guppy ((Lebistes reticulatus) is demonstrated. This finding further establishes the evolutionary conservation of H-Y antigen among lower vertebrates and provides a basis for speculation on the possible evolutionary association between H-Y antigen and sex determination.
D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000276:immunology*; D006182:H-Y Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis
D000954:Antigens, Surface; D006182:H-Y Antigen