Molecular and Functional Diversity of Crustin-Like Genes in the Shrimp <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>
Crustins are crustacean cationic cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides that contain one or two whey acidic protein (WAP) domain(s) at the carboxyl terminus and mainly show antimicrobial and/or proteinase inhibitory activities. Here, we performed genome and transcriptome screening and identified 34 fu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-07-01
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Series: | Marine Drugs |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/18/7/361 |