Shrimps live in a complex aquatic ecosystem with numerous other biotic and abiotic factors,
especially pathogenic microorganisms, which require the adaptation of prudent protective …

Crustacean aquaculture is expected to be a major source of fishery commodities in the near
future. Hemocytes are key players of the immune system in shrimps; however, their …

The presence of protease inhibitors in a carbonated shell is intriguing and opens questions
about their potential role in shell biomineralization. Our previous proteome study detected …

Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitors (KSPI) are a family of serine protease inhibitors (SPIs)
and are extensively found in animals, plants, and microbes. SPI can inhibit proteases that …

Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease, AHPND, caused by a specific Vibrio
parahaemolyticus (VP AHPND) strain, results in a great loss of global shrimp production …

The Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor (KuSPI) is a low molecular weight protein that
plays a role in modulating a range of biological processes. In Penaeus monodon, the …

Proteinase inhibitors with the ability to inhibit specific proteinases are usually closely
connected with the immune system. Interestingly, proteinase inhibitors are also a common …

Shrimp, being an invertebrate, lack a vertebrate-like adaptive immune system. However, an
efficient innate immune system, consisting of physical barriers and cellular and humoral …

Penaeidins are a unique family of antimicrobial peptides specific to penaeid shrimp and
have been reported mainly function as anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. In order to investigate …

A viral responsive protein (MjVRP) was characterized from Marsupenaeus japonicus
haemocytes. In amino acid homology and phylogenetic tree analyses, MjVRP clustered in …