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Analysis of differentially expressed genes in response to bacterial stimulation in hemocytes of the carpet-shell clam Ruditapes decussatus: identification of new antimicrobial peptides.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17881157     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Suppression subtractive hybridization was used to identify differentially expressed genes in hemocytes from carpet-shell clam Ruditapes decussatus stimulated with a mixture of dead bacterial strains. Putative function could be assigned to 100 of the 253 sequenced cDNAs. Based on sequence homologies, 3.16% of the total identified genes were possibly related to immune functions. Clam myticin isoforms 1, 2 and 3, and clam mytilin, with similarity with myticins and mytilins previously reported on Mytilus galloprovincialis were identified and characterized for the first time in clams. The analysis of their expression levels by quantitative PCR showed that they were induced by bacterial challenge. The results obtained in this work could be the first step leading to the understanding of molecular mechanisms by which these economically important marine bivalves respond to pathogens.
Authors:
Camino Gestal; Marímar Costa; Antonio Figueras; Beatriz Novoa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-08-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gene     Volume:  406     ISSN:  0378-1119     ISO Abbreviation:  Gene     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-11     Completed Date:  2008-02-28     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7706761     Medline TA:  Gene     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  134-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Eduardo Cabello 6, Vigo, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / genetics*
Base Sequence
Bivalvia / genetics*
Blood Proteins / genetics*
Expressed Sequence Tags
Gene Expression
Hemocytes / metabolism*
Immunity, Innate / genetics*
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; 0/Blood Proteins; 0/myticin; 0/mytilin

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