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Characterization of the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) transferrin gene: genomic structure, constitutive expression and SNP variation.
Fish & shellfish immunology - 1 Oct 2011
García-Fernández Carmen, Sánchez José A, Blanco Gloria
Abstract excerpt
Transferrin (Tf) is a multi-function protein with a central role in iron metabolism, and it is this function that is associated with a role in the innate immune system response. The clear link between Tf and immune defense mechanism lead to propose Tf as a candidate gene for disease resistance. In this study, genomic and cDNA sequences of Tf gene in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) (SaTf gene), were...
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