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Farias, Natanael Dantas; Falchetti, Marcelo; Matos, Gabriel Machado; Schmitt, Paulina; Barreto, Cairé; Argenta, Nicolas; Rolland, Jean-luc; Bachère, Evelyne; Perazzolo, Luciane Maria; Rosa, Rafael Diego. |
Stylicins are anionic antimicrobial host defense peptides (AAMPs) composed of a proline-rich N-terminal region and a C-terminal portion containing 13 conserved cysteine residues. Here, we have increased our knowledge about these unexplored crustacean AAMPs by the characterization of novel stylicin members in the most cultivated penaeid shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. We showed that the L. vannamei stylicin family is composed of two members (Lvan-Stylicin1 and Lvan-Stylicin2) encoded by different loci which vary in gene copy number. Unlike the other three gene-encoded antimicrobial peptide families from penaeid shrimp, the expression of Lvan-Stylicins is not restricted to hemocytes. Indeed, they are also produced by the columnar epithelial cells lining the... |
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Palavras-chave: Crustacean; Penaeid shrimp; Invertebrate immunity; Antimicrobial peptide; Host defense peptide; Molecular diversity. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00466/57816/60102.pdf |
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