An overview of complement systems in teleosts

M Li, H Zhang - Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Complement plays an important role in the innate immune system, and it comprises about
35 individual proteins. In mammals, complement is activated via three different pathways …

Changes in bioactive milk serum proteins during milk powder processing

Y Liu, W Zhang, B Han, L Zhang, P Zhou - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
This study mainly investigated changes in milk serum proteins by simulating the industrial
processing of whole milk powder using a label-free proteomic approach. A total of 391 …

C9 regulates the complement-mediated cell lysis in association with CD59 to resist bacterial infection in a primary animal

L Mu, L Qiu, J Li, H Bai, Y Lei, Q Zeng, L Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Complement component 9 (C9), as an essential component of terminal membrane
attack complex of complement system, plays an important role in innate immune defense …

Immune role of the complement component 6 gene and its associated novel miRNA, miR-727, in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis)

H Ma, Y Chen, M Yu, X Chen, L Qi, S Wei, Q Fan… - Developmental & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The complement component 6 (C6) gene is a component of the membrane attack
complex (MAC), which causes rapid lytic destruction of bacteria. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are …

A copper-zinc-superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) from redlip mullet, Liza haematocheila: Insights to its structural characteristics, immune responses, antioxidant …

D Sirisena, WMG Sandamalika, MDN Tharuka… - Developmental & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Copper–zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) is a nuclear-encoded metalloenzyme
responsible for scavenging harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, the …

Molecular characterization, expression analysis, and ontogeny of complement component C9 in southern catfish (Silurus meridionalis)

YW Fu, CK Zhu, QZ Zhang, TL Hou - Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
The complement system plays an important role in host defense against invading
microorganisms. Complement component C9 is the last component that is involved in the …

Molecular insights into two ferritin subunits from red-lip mullet (Liza haematocheila): detectable antibacterial activity with its expressional response against immune …

S Jung, MJ Kim, C Lim, DAS Elvitigala, J Lee - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Iron (Fe) is considered as an essential micronutrient due to its diverse functions in living
systems. However, regulation of free iron levels is essential because free Fe ions, in excess …

A comparative transcriptome analysis focusing on immune responses of Asian swamp eel following infection with Aeromonas hydrophila

D Xu, P Han, L Xia, J Gan, Q Xu - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus), an economically important fish species in China and
other Asian countries, is susceptible to Aeromonas hydrophila infection. A deeper …

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of complement components C3 and C9 in largemouth bronze gudgeon (Coreius guichenoti) in response to …

YW Fu, CK Zhu, QZ Zhang - Aquaculture, 2019 - Elsevier
Largemouth bronze gudgeon (Coreius guichenoti) is a fish endemic to the middle and
upstream reaches of the Yangtze River in China. Indoor culture and domestication of C …

Molecular characterization, immune responses, and functional aspects of atypical prototype galectin from redlip mullet (Liza haematocheila) as a pattern recognition …

C Lim, S Lee, H Kwon, WMG Sandamalika… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2023 - Elsevier
Galectins are a family of lectins that are widely distributed β-galactoside-binding proteins
identified in diverse organisms. Galectin family have appeared as pattern recognition …