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List of works by Ana Pinheiro

An overview of the lagomorph immune system and its genetic diversity

scientific article published on 23 September 2015

Analysis of substitution rates showed that TLR5 is evolving at different rates among mammalian groups

scientific article published on 02 December 2019

Computational analyses of an evolutionary arms race between mammalian immunity mediated by immunoglobulin A and its subversion by bacterial pathogens.

scientific article

Convergent evolution of IL-6 in two leporids (Oryctolagus and Pentalagus) originated an extended protein.

scientific article published on 16 July 2014

Detection of RHDV strains in the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis): earliest evidence of rabbit lagovirus cross-species infection.

scientific article

Field and experimental data indicate that the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is susceptible to infection with European brown hare syndrome (EBHS) virus and not with rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) virus.

scientific article

Genetic Diversity of IGHM and IGHE in the Leporids Revealed Different Patterns of Diversity in the Two European Rabbit Subspecies (O. cuniculus algirus and O. c. cuniculus)

scientific article published on 12 November 2019

Identification of a new European rabbit IgA with a serine-rich hinge region

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Leporid immunoglobulin G shows evidence of strong selective pressure on the hinge and CH3 domains

scientific article

Molecular bases of genetic diversity and evolution of the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (IGHV) gene locus in leporids

scientific article (publication date: July 2011)

Not so unique to Primates: The independent adaptive evolution of TRIM5 in Lagomorpha lineage

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus detected in Pico, Azores, Portugal, revealed a unique endemic strain with more than 17 years of independent evolution

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Sequencing of Sylvilagus VDJ genes reveals a new VHa allelic lineage and shows that ancient VH lineages were retained differently in leporids

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Sequencing of VDJ genes in Lepus americanus confirms a correlation between VHn expression and the leporid species continent of origin

scientific article published on 04 June 2019

Sequencing of modern Lepus VDJ genes shows that the usage of VHn genes has been retained in both Oryctolagus and Lepus that diverged 12 million years ago.

scientific article published on 24 August 2013

Strong selection of the TLR2 coding region among the Lagomorpha suggests an evolutionary history that differs from other mammals

scientific article published on 14 March 2019

Survey of genetic diversity of IgG in wild and domestic rabbits

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

The wide utility of rabbits as models of human diseases.

scientific article published on 22 May 2018

Tracking the evolution of the G1/RHDVb recombinant strains introduced from the Iberian Peninsula to the Azores islands, Portugal.

scientific article published on 9 July 2015