Bacteria-Induced Dscam Isoforms of the Crustacean, Pacifastacus leniusculus.

The Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule, also known as Dscam, is a member of the immunoglobulin super family. Dscam plays an essential function in neuronal wiring and appears to be involved in innate immune reactions in insects. The deduced amino acid sequence of Dscam in the crustacean Pacifastacu...

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Main Authors: Apiruck Watthanasurorot, Pikul Jiravanichpaisal, Haipeng Liu, Irene Söderhäll, Kenneth Söderhäll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3111544?pdf=render