Specific Molecular Signatures for Type II Crustins in Penaeid Shrimp Uncovered by the Identification of Crustin-Like Antimicrobial Peptides in Litopenaeus vannamei

Specific Molecular Signatures for Type II Crustins in Penaeid Shrimp Uncovered by the Identification of Crustin-Like Antimicrobial Peptides in Litopenaeus vannamei

Crustins form a large family of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in crustaceans composed of four sub-groups (Types I-IV). Type II crustins (Type IIa or “Crustins” and Type IIb or “Crustin-like”) possess a typical hydrophobic N-terminal region and are by far the most representative sub-group found in pe...

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Main Authors: Cairé Barreto, Jaqueline da Rosa Coelho, Jianbo Yuan, Jianhai Xiang, Luciane Maria Perazzolo, Rafael Diego Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
invertebrate immunity
host defense peptide
crustacean
WAP domain
molecular diversity
host-pathogen interaction
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/16/1/31

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