1. The nature of introns 4–7 largely reflects the lineage specificity of HLA–A alleles

   • Holger-Andreas Elsner
   • Julio Rozas
   • Rainer Blasczyk

   Original Paper Pages: 447 - 462

2. Identification of CD16-2, a novel mouse receptor homologous to CD16/FcγRIII

   • Ludmila V. Mechetina
   • Alexander M. Najakshin
   • Alexander V. Taranin

   Original Paper Pages: 463 - 468

3. Expression profiling in mouse fetal thymus reveals clusters of coordinately expressed genes that mark individual stages of T-cell ontogeny

   • Mirana Ramialison
   • Elodie Mohr
   • Pierre Ferrier

   Original Paper Pages: 469 - 478

4. Quod erat faciendum: sequence analysis of the H2-D and H2-Q regions of 129/SvJ mice

   • Attila Kumánovics
   • Anup Madan
   • Kirsten Fischer Lindahl

   Original Paper Pages: 479 - 489

5. MHC class II genes in European wolves: a comparison with dogs

   • Jennifer M. Seddon
   • Hans Ellegren

   Original Paper Pages: 490 - 500

6. Structural analysis, selection, and ontogeny of the shark new antigen receptor (IgNAR): identification of a new locus preferentially expressed in early development

   • Marilyn Diaz
   • Robyn L. Stanfield
   • Martin F. Flajnik

   Original Paper Pages: 501 - 512

7. Cloning and expression of the turtle (Trachemys scripta) immunoglobulin joining (J)-chain cDNA

   • Arihiro Iwata
   • Takashi Iwase
   • Itaru Moro

   Original Paper Pages: 513 - 519

8. The chicken CD4 gene has remained conserved in evolution

   • Riitta Koskinen
   • Jan Salomonsen
   • Olli Vainio

   Original Paper Pages: 520 - 525