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SIGLEC16 gene

Known as: SIGLEC16, Siglec-P16, sialic acid binding Ig like lectin 16 (gene/pseudogene) 
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
Coevolution of Siglec-11 and Siglec-16 via gene conversion in primates
Siglecs-11 and -16 are members of the sialic acid recognizing Ig-like lectin family, and expressed in same cells. Siglec-11… 
2015
2015
Human-specific evolutionary changes in the biology of siglecs.
Siglecs are a family of sialic acid-recognizing immunoglobulin-like lectins that exhibit multiple human-specific and human… 
2012
2012
Evolution of siglec-11 and siglec-16 genes in hominins.
We previously reported a human-specific gene conversion of SIGLEC11 by an adjacent paralogous pseudogene (SIGLEC16P), generating… 
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
SIGLEC16 encodes a DAP12‐associated receptor expressed in macrophages that evolved from its inhibitory counterpart SIGLEC11 and has functional and non‐functional alleles in humans
Sialic acid binding immunoglobulin‐like lectins (Siglec) are important components of immune recognition. The organization of… 
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