C-Terminal Domain of Hemocyanin, a Major Antimicrobial Protein from Litopenaeus vannamei: Structural Homology with Immunoglobulins and Molecular Diversity

C-Terminal Domain of Hemocyanin, a Major Antimicrobial Protein from Litopenaeus vannamei: Structural Homology with Immunoglobulins and Molecular Diversity

Invertebrates rely heavily on immune-like molecules with highly diversified variability so as to counteract infections. However, the mechanisms and the relationship between this variability and functionalities are not well understood. Here, we showed that the C-terminal domain of hemocyanin (HMC) fr...

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Main Authors: Yue-Ling Zhang, Bo Peng, Hui Li, Fang Yan, Hong-Kai Wu, Xian-Liang Zhao, Xiang-Min Lin, Shao-Ying Min, Yuan-Yuan Gao, San-Ying Wang, Yuan-You Li, Xuan-Xian Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
hemocyanin
diversity
defense mechanisms
immunoglobulins
shrimp
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00611/full

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