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In 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...

Emily SW Wong, Lauren J Young, Anthony T Papenfuss, Katherine Belov in Immunome Research (2006)

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Novel venom gene discovery in the platypus

To date, few peptides in the complex mixture of platypus venom have been identified and sequenced, in part due to the limited amounts of platypus venom available to study. We have constructed and sequenced a c...

Camilla M Whittington, Anthony T Papenfuss, Devin P Locke… in Genome Biology (2010)

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Genome sequence of an Australian kangaroo, Macropus eugenii, provides insight into the evolution of mammalian reproduction and development

We present the genome sequence of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii, which is a member of the kangaroo family and the first representative of the iconic hop** mammals that symbolize Australia to be sequenced...

Marilyn B Renfree, Anthony T Papenfuss, Janine E Deakin, James Lindsay… in Genome Biology (2011)

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Erratum to: Genome sequence of an Australian kangaroo, Macropus eugenii, provides insight into the evolution of mammalian reproduction and development

Marilyn B Renfree, Anthony T Papenfuss, Janine E Deakin, James Lindsay… in Genome Biology (2011)