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Polymorphism in a serine protease inhibitor gene and its association with disease resistance in the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica Gmelin).
Fish & shellfish immunology - 1 Mar 2011
Yu Haiyang, He Yan, Wang Xiaoxue, Zhang Quanqi, Bao Zhenmin, Guo Ximing
Abstract excerpt
Serine protease inhibitors (SPIs) are a superfamily of structurally related but functionally diverse proteins found in almost all organisms ranging from viruses to humans. Some of them play important roles in host defense. A recently identified SPI from the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica), cvSI-1, has been shown to inhibit the proliferation of the Dermo pathogen Perkinsus marinus in vitro, although direct...
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