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Open AccessIn silico identification of opossum cytokine genes suggests the complexity of the marsupial immune system rivals that of eutherian mammals
Cytokines are small proteins that regulate immunity in vertebrate species. Marsupial and eutherian mammals last shared a common ancestor more than 180 million years ago, so it is not surprising that attempts t...