Structural, functional, and evolutionary aspects of galectins in aquatic mollusks: From a sweet tooth to the Trojan horse

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 94-106

  Vasta, G R ^a   Feng, C ^a   Bianchet, M A ^b   Bachvaroff, T R ^c   Tasumi, S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Galectin; Glycan ligands; Microbial recognition; Parasite; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; EQUIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

GALECTIN;

ANIMAL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLLUSC;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GALECTINS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84937163196     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.05.012     Document Type: Article

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