The effect of live bacteria (Micrococcus lysodeikticus and Vibrio anguillarum), and PAMPs
(poly I: C, zymosan, LPS, LTA and CpG) on the production of intermediate toxic radicals …

Marine scallops, with extended planktonic larval stages which can potentially disperse over
large distances when advected by marine currents, are expected to possess low …

The family of fibrinogen-related proteins (FREPs) is a group of proteins with fibrinogen-like
domains. Many members of this family play important roles as pattern recognition receptors …

Few studies have described the molecular response of mollusk larvae to heavy metal
exposure. We investigated the response of Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus post …

A high-quality cDNA library was constructed from whole body tissues of the zhikong scallop,
Chlamys farreri, challenged by Listonella anguillarum. A total of 5720 clones were …

Metallothionein (MT) is a superfamily of cysteine-rich proteins contributing to metal
metabolism, detoxification of heavy metals, and immune response such as protecting …

Sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) is one of the most important aquaculture species in
China. To profile gene expression in different tissues and to identify immune-related genes …

C-type lectins are Ca 2+ dependent carbohydrate-recognition proteins that play crucial roles
in the invertebrate innate immunity, such as nonself recognition, activation of proPO system …

By inhibiting reproductive hormones, the neuropeptide schistosomin produced by the snail
Lymnaea stagnalis plays an essential role in parasitic castration mediated by the …

The invasion of North American waterbodies by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
has caused ecological catastrophies in North America. Unfortunately, little is known about …