Mariia Pospelova

The paper shows that avian immunoglobulin loci use gene conversion instead of V(D)J recombination, with rapid evolution of inversions that generate pseudogenes as donors for antibody diversity.

The paper identifies a disrupted CCR5-like immunoglobulin gene in black-footed ferrets linked to increased susceptibility to plague caused by Yersinia pestis.

This paper presents a telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of bighorn sheep, revealing immune gene differences that may explain their susceptibility to respiratory pathogens.

The paper compares IG/TR loci across 44 mammalian species, finding correlations in gene counts, structural patterns linked to population bottlenecks, and haplotype diversity suggesting limited recombination potential.