High sequence variability of myticin transcripts in hemocytes of immune-stimulated mussels suggests ancient host-pathogen interactions

Small cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPS) are host defense molecules detected in virtually all gropus of organisms. To investigate the immuine response mechanisms of Mytilus galloprovincialis, primary and suppresion subtractive hybridization libraries were prepared from hemolymph of mussels injec...

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Autores: Pallavicini, Alberto, Costa, M. M., Gestal, C., Dréos, René, Figueras Huerta, Antonio, Venier, Paola
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/3013
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/3013
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mytilus
Myticin
Mussel
Antimicrobial
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Sumario:Small cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPS) are host defense molecules detected in virtually all gropus of organisms. To investigate the immuine response mechanisms of Mytilus galloprovincialis, primary and suppresion subtractive hybridization libraries were prepared from hemolymph of mussels injected with heat-inactivated bacteria or ply l:C, the latter mimicking viral infection. After DNA sequencing, sequence processing and similarity searching, a remarkable abundance of AMP mRNAS were identified.