title: Immunology. Insects diversify one molecule to serve two systems.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland. dupasquier@dial.eunet.ch
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Du Pasquier
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D001665:Binding Sites; D005075:Biological Evolution; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006434:Hemocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000737:chemistry; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D011946:Receptors, Antigen / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C110833:DSCAM protein, human; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C491736:Dscam1 protein, Drosophila; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011506:Proteins; D011946:Receptors, Antigen