Entomopathogenic fungi: new insights into host–pathogen interactions

TM Butt, CJ Coates, IM Dubovskiy, NA Ratcliffe - Advances in genetics, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Although many insects successfully live in dangerous environments exposed to diverse
communities of microbes, they are often exploited and killed by specialist pathogens …

Effects of ammonia on shrimp physiology and immunity: a review

M Zhao, D Yao, S Li, Y Zhang… - Reviews in …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
The rapid expansion in shrimp farming comes with problems such as inadequate culture
technology, disease outbreak, water pollution and other environmental degradation‐related …

The invertebrate midintestinal gland (“hepatopancreas”) is an evolutionary forerunner in the integration of immunity and metabolism

T Rőszer - Cell and Tissue Research, 2014‏ - Springer
The immune system has an impact on the metabolic performance in vertebrates, thus the
metabolic effects of immune cells are receiving intense attention today in the biomedical …

Diverse immune functions of hemocyanins

CJ Coates, J Nairn - Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Substantial evidence gathered recently has revealed the multiple functionalities of
hemocyanin. Contrary to previous claims that this ancient protein is involved solely in …

Immunological properties of oxygen-transport proteins: hemoglobin, hemocyanin and hemerythrin

CJ Coates, H Decker - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2017‏ - Springer
It is now well documented that peptides with enhanced or alternative functionality (termed
cryptides) can be liberated from larger, and sometimes inactive, proteins. A primary example …

Re‐evaluation of insect melanogenesis research: Views from the dark side

MMA Whitten, CJ Coates - Pigment cell & melanoma research, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Melanins (eumelanin and pheomelanin) are synthesized in insects for several purposes
including cuticle sclerotization and color patterning, clot formation, organogenesis, and …

A comprehensive review on hemocyanin from marine products: Structure, functions, its implications for the food industry and beyond

R Ji, L Guan, Z Hu, Y Cheng, M Cai, G Zhao… - International journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Hemocyanin, an oxygen-transport protein, is widely distributed in the hemolymph of marine
arthropods and mollusks, playing an important role in their physiological processes …

Multifunctional roles of hemocyanins

CJ Coates, EM Costa-Paiva - … proteins, lipoproteins and other body fluid …, 2020‏ - Springer
The copper-containing hemocyanins are proteins responsible for the binding, transportation
and storage of dioxygen within the blood (hemolymph) of many invertebrates. Several …

Identification of candidate antimicrobial peptides derived from abalone hemocyanin

J Zhuang, CJ Coates, H Zhu, P Zhu, Z Wu… - Developmental & …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Hemocyanins present in invertebrate hemolymph are multifunctional proteins, responsible
for oxygen transport and contributing to innate immunity through phenoloxidase-like activity …

Effects of dietary melatonin on hematological immunity, antioxidant defense and antibacterial ability in the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis

X Yang, X Song, C Zhang, Y Pang, Y Song, Y Cheng… - Aquaculture, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is an important aquatic animal in
China. Immunoprotection can reduce the occurrence of disease, which is one of way to …