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Characterization of the LECT2 gene and its associations with resistance to the big belly disease in Asian seabass.
Fish & shellfish immunology - 1 Mar 2014
Fu Gui Hong, Bai Zhi Yi, Xia Jun Hong, Liu Xiao Jun, Liu Feng, Wan Zi Yi, Yue Gen Hua
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Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin-2 (LECT2) is an important protein of the innate immune system for the defense against bacterial infection. We cloned and characterized the LECT2 gene from Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer). Its complete cDNA consisted of an open reading frame of 459 bp encoding a protein of 152 amino acids. The genomic DNA sequence of this gene consists of four exons and three introns....
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