Characterisation and functional role of a novel C1qDC protein from a colonial ascidian

CTRP4 acts as an anti‐inflammatory factor in macrophages and protects against endotoxic shock

(2020) Lulu Cao et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Insights into the Complement System of Tunicates: C3a/C5aR of the Colonial Ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

(2020) Anna Peronato et al.   Biology-Basel

Derivatives of the lectin complement pathway in Lophotrochozoa

(2019) Alexander M. Gorbushin   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Extensive Tandem Duplication Events Drive the Expansion of the C1q-Domain-Containing Gene Family in Bivalves

(2019) Marco Gerdol et al.   Marine Drugs

The Complement System of Agnathans

(2018) Misao Matsushita   Frontiers in Immunology

Morula cells as key hemocytes of the lectin pathway of complement activation in the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri

(2017) Franchi Nicola et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A C1qDC Protein (HcC1qDC6) with Three Tandem C1q Domains Is Involved in Immune Response of Triangle-Shell Pearl Mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii)

(2017) Ying Huang et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Immunity in Protochordates: The Tunicate Perspective

(2017) Nicola Franchi et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Transcriptome dynamics in the asexual cycle of the chordate Botryllus schlosseri

(2016) Davide Campagna et al.   BMC GENOMICS

MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets

(2016) Sudhir Kumar et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The RING 2.0 web server for high quality residue interaction networks

(2016) Damiano Piovesan et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The SWISS-MODEL Repository—new features and functionality

(2016) Stefan Bienert et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

InterPro in 2017—beyond protein family and domain annotations

(2016) Robert D. Finn et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A novel multi-domain C1qDC protein from Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri provides new insights into the function of invertebrate C1qDC proteins

(2015) Leilei Wang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The genome of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas brings new insights on the massive expansion of the C1q gene family in Bivalvia

(2015) Marco Gerdol et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

A C1q domain containing protein from Crassostrea gigas serves as pattern recognition receptor and opsonin with high binding affinity to LPS

(2015) Shuai Jiang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Preliminary characterization of complement in a colonial tunicate: C3, Bf and inhibition of C3 opsonic activity by compstatin

(2014) Nicola Franchi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

An amphioxus gC1q protein binds human IgG and initiates the classical pathway: Implications for a C1q-mediated complement system in the basal chordate

(2014) Zhan Gao et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Transcriptional changes in Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) in response to Brown Ring Disease

(2014) Bassem Allam et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

A Novel C1q Family Member of Amphioxus Was Revealed to Have a Partial Function of Vertebrate C1q Molecule

(2014) Y. Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Enhancing UCSF Chimera through web services

(2014) Conrad C. Huang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Pfam: the protein families database

(2013) Robert D. Finn et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Bluues server: electrostatic properties of wild-type and mutated protein structures

(2012) I. Walsh et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

A novel C1qDC protein acting as pattern recognition receptor in scallop Argopecten irradians

(2012) Leilei Wang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Cloning and transcriptional analysis of two sialic acid-binding lectins (SABLs) from razor clam Solen grandis

(2012) Jialong Yang et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Identification of C1qTNF-related protein 4 as a potential cytokine that stimulates the STAT3 and NF-κB pathways and promotes cell survival in human cancer cells

(2011) Qi Li et al.   CANCER LETTERS

The C1q domain containing proteins of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: A widespread and diverse family of immune-related molecules

(2011) Marco Gerdol et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

A novel sialic acid binding lectin with anti-bacterial activity from the Hong Kong oyster (Crassostrea hongkongensis)

(2011) Xiaocui He et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Fast, scalable generation of high-quality protein multiple sequence alignments using Clustal Omega

(2011) F. Sievers et al.   Molecular Systems Biology

SMART 7: recent updates to the protein domain annotation resource

(2011) I. Letunic et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

AiC1qDC-1, a novel gC1q-domain-containing protein from bay scallop Argopecten irradians with fungi agglutinating activity

(2010) Pengfei Kong et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The C1q domain containing proteins: Where do they come from and what do they do?

(2010) Tristan M. Carland et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

MgC1q, a novel C1q-domain-containing protein involved in the immune response of Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2010) Camino Gestal et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Natural Apoptosis During the Blastogenetic Cycle of the Colonial AscidianBotryllus schlosseri: A Morphological Analysis

(2010) Loriano Ballarin et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Hovering between death and life: Natural apoptosis and phagocytes in the blastogenetic cycle of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

(2009) Francesca Cima et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The role of Nanos homologue in gametogenesis and blastogenesis with special reference to male germ cell formation in the colonial ascidian, Botryllus primigenus

(2008) Takeshi Sunanaga et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

A novel C1q-domain-containing protein from Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri with lipopolysaccharide binding activity

(2008) H ZHANG et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Additional molecular support for the new chordate phylogeny

(2008) Frédéric Delsuc et al.   GENESIS

Immunomodulatory molecules in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: Evidence from conditioned media

(2008) Adams Menin et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Evidence for a novel chemotactic C1q domain-containing factor in the leech nerve cord

(2008) Muriel Tahtouh et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY