The new face of the old molecules: crustin Pm4 and transglutaminase type I serving as rnps down-regulate astakine-mediated hematopoiesis.

Astakine is an important cytokine that is involved in crustacean hematopoiesis. Interestingly, the protein levels of astakine increased dramatically in plasma of LPS-injected shrimp while mRNA levels remained unchanged. Here, we investigated the involvement of astakine 3'-untranslated region (U...

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Main Authors: Yun-Tsan Chang, Cheng-Yung Lin, Che-Yiang Tsai, Vinu S Siva, Chia-Ying Chu, Huai-Jen Tsai, Yen-Ling Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3754954?pdf=render