Variable lymphocyte receptor

{{Short description|Protein family}}

Variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs) belong to the Leucine-rich repeat (LRR) family and mediate adaptive immune responses in the jawless vertebrates, lampreys and hagfish.Boehm, T., McCurley, N., Sutoh, Y., Schorpp, M., Kasahara, M., and Cooper, M.D. (2012). VLR-based adaptive immunity. Annual Review of Immunology 30, 203-220{{cite web|url=http://proteopedia.org/wiki/index.php/Variable_lymphocyte_receptor|title=Variable lymphocyte receptor - Proteopedia, life in 3D|author=|date=|website=proteopedia.org|accessdate=10 April 2018}}