Immune system cells evolved in a specific chronological order
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SUPPORTED
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Evidence from evolutionary immunology confirms that immune system components and specialized immune cells emerged in a chronological, evolutionary sequence across species.
Evidence for · 3
Evolutionary origin of peptidoglycan recognition proteins in vertebrate innate immune system
2011 · cited by 29
Paper [0] traces the evolutionary history and gene duplication events of innate immune receptors (PGRPs) to elucidate their chronological emergence in vertebrates versus invertebrates.
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Investigation of Evolutionary History and Origin of the Tre1 Family Suggests a Role in Regulating Hemocytes Cells Infiltration of the Blood–Brain Barrier
2021 · cited by 9
Paper [6] performs phylogenetic reconstruction to map out the evolutionary origins and timelines of the Tre1 immune cell family across diverse phyla.
Functional characterization of specialized immune cells in a cnidarian reveals an ancestral antiviral program
2025 · cited by 7
Paper [7] examines early-branching animal phyla like cnidarians to reconstruct the evolutionary origins and chronological development of specialized immune cells.