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Vidal-dupiol, Jeremie; Ladriere, Ophelie; Destoumieux-garzon, Delphine; Sautiere, Pierre-eric; Meistertzheim, Anne-leila; Tambutte, Eric; Tambutte, Sylvie; Duval, David; Foure, Laurent; Adjeroud, Mehdi; Mitta, Guillaume. |
Scleractinian corals are the most basal eumetazoan taxon and provide the biological and physical framework for coral reefs, which are among the most diverse of all ecosystems. Over the past three decades and coincident with climate change, these phototrophic symbiotic organisms have been subject to increasingly frequent and severe diseases, which are now geographically widespread and a major threat to these ecosystems. Although coral immunity has been the subject of increasing study, the available information remains fragmentary, especially with respect to coral antimicrobial responses. In this study, we characterized damicornin from Pocillopora damicornis, the first scleractinian antimicrobial peptide (AMP) to be reported. We found that its precursor has... |
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Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00039/14996/12433.pdf |
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