Crustins are considered effector molecules of innate immunity in arthropods, and
classification schemes have been proposed over the last 10 years. However, classification …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are the most important players in the innate immune system,
providing a principal first-line of defense against the invading pathogens. Crustin, a type of …

Gills as the respiratory tissue of crustacean encounter various threats in the environment.
The immune defense in gills is essential to the health of shrimp. In the present study, we …

The symbiotic shrimp Rimicaris exoculata dominates the macrofauna inhabiting the active
smokers of the deep-sea mid Atlantic ridge vent fields. We investigated the nature of the host …

Abstract The Eastern spiny lobster, Sagmariasus verreauxi, is commercially important in
fisheries, with growing aquaculture potential, driving an interest to better understand male …

Regulation of immune responses in animals is largely governed by the JAK-STAT and NF-
κB pathways, which are conserved across vertebrates and invertebrates. At present, the …

In shrimp, the JAK-STAT pathway is essentially implicated in both antiviral and antibacterial
responses. However, few regulatory target genes of the JAK-STAT pathway in shrimp have …

Antibacterial peptide (AMP), an effector of the innate immune system, is an essential
component of invertebrate innate immunity. Crustin is a family of antimicrobial peptides that …

Abstract The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is one of the most iconic and
economically valuable fishery species in the Northwestern Atlantic. Surface ocean …

In biological evolution, gene duplication (GD) generates new genes to facilitate new
functions. C-type lectins (CTLs) in crayfish have been extended by GD to expand their family …