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SpTransformer proteins from the purple sea urchin opsonize bacteria, augment phagocytosis, and retard bacterial growth.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2018

Chou Hung-Yen, Lun Cheng Man, Smith L Courtney

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The purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, has a complex and robust immune system that is mediated by a number of multi-gene families including the SpTransformer (SpTrf) gene family (formerly Sp185/333). In response to immune challenge from bacteria and various pathogen-associated molecular patterns, the SpTrf genes are up-regulated in sea urchin phagocytes and express a diverse array of SpTrf...

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PMID: 29738524
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196890
PMCID: PMC5940198

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