Β-Thymosins participate in antiviral immunity of red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii). Issue 2 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shi, Xiu-Zhen; Shi, Li-Jie; Zhao, Yan-Ran; Zhao, Xiao-Fan; Wang, Jin-Xing
• Is Part Of: Developmental and comparative immunology. Volume 51:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 213
• Page End: 225
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Immunology -- Periodicals; Developmental immunology -- Periodicals; 616.079
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.04.003
• 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">Nine isoforms of β-thymosins were identified from crayfish <italic>Procambarus clarkii</italic>.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Three to six isoforms of β-thymosins were detected in one tissue.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020"> <italic>Pc</italic>Thy-4 was upregulated in the crayfish challenged by WSSV.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025"> <italic>Pc</italic>Thy-4 promotes hemocyte phagocytosis of WSSV.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0030"> <label></label> <p id="p0030"> <italic>Pc</italic>Thy-4 inhibits WSSV replication and increases the survival rate of WSSV-infected crayfish.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>