Genomic insights into the immune system of the sea urchin
Comparative analysis of the sea urchin genome has broad implications for the primitive state
of deuterostome host defense and the genetic underpinnings of immunity in vertebrates. The …
of deuterostome host defense and the genetic underpinnings of immunity in vertebrates. The …
Echinoderm immunity
LC Smith, J Ghosh, KM Buckley, LA Clow… - Invertebrate …, 2010 - Springer
A survey for immune genes in the genome for the purple sea urchin has shown that the
immune system is complex and sophisticated. By inference, immune responses of all …
immune system is complex and sophisticated. By inference, immune responses of all …
[HTML][HTML] The immune gene repertoire encoded in the purple sea urchin genome
T Hibino, M Loza-Coll, C Messier, AJ Majeske… - Developmental …, 2006 - Elsevier
Echinoderms occupy a critical and largely unexplored phylogenetic vantage point from
which to infer both the early evolution of bilaterian immunity and the underpinnings of the …
which to infer both the early evolution of bilaterian immunity and the underpinnings of the …
Strain-specific priming of resistance in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
As invertebrates lack the molecular machinery employed by the vertebrate adaptive immune
system, it was thought that they consequently lack the ability to produce lasting and specific …
system, it was thought that they consequently lack the ability to produce lasting and specific …
Echinodermata: the complex immune system in echinoderms
The Echinodermata are an ancient phylum of benthic marine invertebrates with a dispersal-
stage planktonic larva. These animals have innate immune systems characterized initially by …
stage planktonic larva. These animals have innate immune systems characterized initially by …
Invertebrate immune diversity
J Ghosh, CM Lun, AJ Majeske, S Sacchi… - Developmental & …, 2011 - Elsevier
The arms race between hosts and pathogens (and other non-self) drives the molecular
diversification of immune response genes in the host. Over long periods of evolutionary time …
diversification of immune response genes in the host. Over long periods of evolutionary time …
The sea urchin immune system
The sea urchin immune system Page 1 25 ISJ 3: 25-39, 2006 ISSN 1824-307X Review The sea
urchin immune system LC Smith1, JP Rast2, V Brockton1, DP Terwilliger1, SV Nair3, KM …
urchin immune system LC Smith1, JP Rast2, V Brockton1, DP Terwilliger1, SV Nair3, KM …
Adaptive immunity in invertebrates: a straw house without a mechanistic foundation
Recently claims have been made for radical new insights in the field of invertebrate
immunology that involve memory, specificity and/or maternal transfer of …
immunology that involve memory, specificity and/or maternal transfer of …
Signals of selection in outlier loci in a widely dispersing species across an environmental mosaic
MH Pespeni, SR Palumbi - Molecular Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Local adaptation reflects a balance between natural selection and gene flow and is
classically thought to require the retention of locally adapted alleles. However, organisms …
classically thought to require the retention of locally adapted alleles. However, organisms …
Expression profiling and binding properties of fibrinogen-related proteins (FREPs), plasma proteins from the schistosome snail host Biomphalaria glabrata
SM Zhang, Y Zeng, ES Loker - Innate immunity, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
A growing body of evidence suggests an important role for fibrinogen-like proteins in innate
immunity in both vertebrates and invertebrates. It has been shown that fibrinogen-related …
immunity in both vertebrates and invertebrates. It has been shown that fibrinogen-related …