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Adaptive evolution after duplication of penaeidin antimicrobial peptides.
Fish & shellfish immunology - 1 Sept 2007
Padhi Abinash, Verghese Bindhu, Otta Subhendu K, Varghese Binu, Ramu Karri
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Penaeidin antimicrobial peptides in penaeid shrimps are an important component of their innate immune system that provides immunity against infection caused by several gram-positive bacteria and filamentous fungal species. Despite the knowledge on the identification and characterization of these peptides in penaeid shrimps, little is known about the evolutionary pattern of these peptides and the underlying...
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