Functional Divergence in Shrimp Anti-Lipopolysaccharide Factors (ALFs): From Recognition of Cell Wall Components to Antimicrobial Activity

Expression, tissue localization and synergy of antimicrobial peptides and proteins in the immune response of the oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2012) Paulina Schmitt et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

A new anti-lipopolysaccharide factor isoform (PtALF4) from the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus exhibited structural and functional diversity of ALFs

(2012) Yuan Liu et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A mini review on the antimicrobial peptides isolated from the genus Hylarana (Amphibia: Anura) with a proposed nomenclature for amphibian skin peptides

(2012) Priya Thomas et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Evidence for a novel biological role for the multifunctional β-1,3-glucan binding protein in shrimp

(2012) Priscila Goncalves et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Gene silencing reveals a crucial role for anti-lipopolysaccharide factors from Penaeus monodon in the protection against microbial infections

(2011) Sirikwan Ponprateep et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

NMR Structures and Interactions of Temporin-1Tl and Temporin-1Tb with Lipopolysaccharide Micelles

(2011) Anirban Bhunia et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides in Penaeid Shrimp

(2011) Anchalee Tassanakajon et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Big Defensins, a Diverse Family of Antimicrobial Peptides That Follows Different Patterns of Expression in Hemocytes of the Oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2011) Rafael D. Rosa et al.   PLoS One

Molecular diversity of antimicrobial effectors in the oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2010) Paulina Schmitt et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Insight into Invertebrate Defensin Mechanism of Action

(2010) Paulina Schmitt et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Identification, cloning, characterization and recombinant expression of an anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from the hemocytes of Indian mud crab, Scylla serrata

(2009) Roshan Dinesh Yedery et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

NMR Structure of Pardaxin, a Pore-forming Antimicrobial Peptide, in Lipopolysaccharide Micelles

(2009) Anirban Bhunia et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Role of anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, in protection from white spot syndrome virus infection

(2009) S. Tharntada et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY

Molecular cloning and transcriptional analysis of a newly identified anti-lipopolysaccharide factor gene in kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus

(2009) T. Mekata et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

AMPed up immunity: how antimicrobial peptides have multiple roles in immune defense

(2009) Yuping Lai et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

NMR structure ofrALF-Pm3, an anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from shrimp: Model of the possible lipid A-binding site

(2008) Yinshan Yang et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

Localization of anti-lipopolysaccharide factor (ALFPm3) in tissues of the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, and characterization of its binding properties

(2008) Kunlaya Somboonwiwat et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Cloning and characterisation of cDNA sequences encoding for anti-lipopolysaccharide factors (ALFs) in Brazilian palaemonid and penaeid shrimps

(2008) R ROSA et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Bioactive peptides derived from theLimulusanti-lipopolysaccharide factor: structure-activity relationships and formation of mixed peptide/lipid complexes

(2008) Puig Mora et al.   JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE SCIENCE

A relationship between antimicrobial peptide gene expression and capacity of a selected shrimp line to survive a Vibrio infection

(2008) Julien de Lorgeril et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Anti-lipopolysaccharide factor in Litopenaeus vannamei (LvALF): A broad spectrum antimicrobial peptide essential for shrimp immunity against bacterial and fungal infection

(2008) Enrique de la Vega et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Anti-lipopolysaccharide factors from the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, are encoded by two genomic loci

(2007) Sirinit Tharntada et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY