Expression pattern of arenicins - the antimicrobial peptides of polychaete Arenicolamarina

Immune responses of invertebrate animals are mediated through innate mechanisms, among which production of antimicrobial peptides play an important role. Although evolutionary Polychaetes represent an interesting group closely related to a putative common ancestor of other coelomates, their immune m...

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Main Authors: Arina L. Maltseva, Olga N. Kotenko, Vladimir N. Kokryakov, Viktor V. Starunov, Anna D. Krasnodembskaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00497/full