A novel crustin from Marsupenaeus japonicus promotes hemocyte phagocytosis. Issue 2 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Ning; Lan, Jiang-Feng; Sun, Jie-Jie; Jia, Wen-Ming; Zhao, Xiao-Fan; Wang, Jin-Xing
• Is Part Of: Developmental and comparative immunology. Volume 49:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 313
• Page End: 322
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Immunology -- Periodicals; Developmental immunology -- Periodicals; 616.079
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.11.021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0145-305X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab0010"> <title id="st0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">A novel crustin, <italic>Mj</italic>Cru I, was identified in <italic>Marsupenaeus japonicus</italic>.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015"> <italic>Mj</italic>Cru I is upregulated in the hemocytes of shrimp challenged with bacteria.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020"> <italic>Mj</italic>Cru I exhibits binding activity to bacteria and has an antibacterial activity.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025"> <italic>Mj</italic>Cru I increases the hemocyte phagocytosis against <italic>Vibrio anguillarum</italic> and <italic>Staphylococcus aureus.</italic></p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>