Molecular Characterization of Complement Component 3 (C3) in the Pearl Oyster Pinctada fucata Improves Our Understanding of the Primitive Complement System in Bivalve

Complement factor B/C2 in molluscs regulates agglutination and illuminates evolution of the Bf/C2 family

(2019) Maoxiao Peng et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

A novel complement C3 like gene (Lv-C3L) from Litopenaeus vannamei with bacteriolytic and hemolytic activities and its role in antiviral immune response

(2019) Yichen Liu et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Molecular cloning of complement component C3 gene from pearl mussel, Hyriopsis cumingii and analysis of the gene expression in response to tissue transplantation

(2019) Ning Wang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Molecular characterization of complement component 3 (C3) in Mytilus coruscus improves our understanding of bivalve complement system

(2018) Yongxia Chen et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Complement C3a signaling facilitates skeletal muscle regeneration by regulating monocyte function and trafficking

(2017) Congcong Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

The pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii genome and multi-omic analyses provide insights into biomineralization

(2017) Xiaodong Du et al.   GigaScience

An alpha-2 macroglobulin in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata: Characterization and function in hemocyte phagocytosis of Vibrio alginolyticus

(2016) Zhongliang Wang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Complement C3 gene: Expression characterization and innate immune response in razor clam Sinonovacula constricta

(2016) Maoxiao Peng et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Minichromosome maintenance protein 7 regulates phagocytosis in kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicas against white spot syndrome virus

(2016) Zhi Wang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

An updated molecular basis for mussel immunity

(2015) Marco Gerdol et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Involvement of Intracellular Calcium Mobilization in IL-8 Activation in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells

(2015) I.-H. Yang et al.   INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE

Complement regulators in human disease: lessons from modern genetics

(2015) M. K. Liszewski et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Insights into bilaterian evolution from three spiralian genomes

(2012) Oleg Simakov et al.   NATURE

Evolution of the thioester-containing proteins (TEPs) of the arthropoda, revealed by molecular cloning of TEP genes from a spider, Hasarius adansoni

(2011) Reo Sekiguchi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of a complement component 3 in the sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus)

(2011) Zunchun Zhou et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A tandem-repeat galectin involved in innate immune response of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata

(2011) Zhongliang Wang et al.   Marine Genomics

Evolution of thioester-containing proteins revealed by cloning and characterization of their genes from a cnidarian sea anemone, Haliplanella lineate

(2010) Naoko T. Fujito et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Shrimp Molecular Responses to Viral Pathogens

(2010) T. W. Flegel et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Multi-component complement system of Cnidaria: C3, Bf, and MASP genes expressed in the endodermal tissues of a sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis

(2009) Ayuko Kimura et al.   IMMUNOBIOLOGY

Realized heritability and response to selection for shell height in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata (Gould)

(2008) Maoxian He et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Identification and molecular characterization of a complement C3 molecule in a lophotrochozoan, the Hawaiian bobtail squid Euprymna scolopes

(2008) Maria G. Castillo et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Characterization of a C3 and a factor B-like in the carpet-shell clam, Ruditapes decussatus

(2008) M. Prado-Alvarez et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Genomic analysis of the immune gene repertoire of amphioxus reveals extraordinary innate complexity and diversity

(2008) S. Huang et al.   GENOME RESEARCH