Penaeidins, a family of antimicrobial peptides from penaeid shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda) (original) (raw)

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The production of antimicrobial peptides represents a first-line host defense mechanism of innate immunity that is widespread in nature. Only recently such effectors were isolated in crustacean species, whereas numerous antimicrobial peptides have been characterized from other arthropods, both insects and chelicerates. This review presents findings on a family of antimicrobial peptides, named penaeidins, isolated from the shrimp Penaeus vannamei. Their structure and antimicrobial properties as well as their immune function will be discussed through analyses of penaeidin gene expression and peptide distribution upon microbial challenge.

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  1. IFREMER/CNRS/Université Montpellier 2, UMR 219 ‘Défense et Résistance chez les Invertébrés Marins’, CC 80, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier (France), e-mail: ebachere@ifremer.fr, , , , , , FR
    D. Destoumieux, M. Munoz & E. Bachère*
  2. Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UPR 9022, CNRS, ‘Réponse Immunitaire et Développement chez les Insectes’, 15, rue René Descartes, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex (France), , , , , , FR
    P. Bulet

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  1. D. Destoumieux
  2. M. Munoz
  3. P. Bulet
  4. E. Bachère*

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Received 21 January 2000; received after revision 10 March 2000; accepted 10 March 2000

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Destoumieux, D., Munoz, M., Bulet, P. et al. Penaeidins, a family of antimicrobial peptides from penaeid shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda) .CMLS, Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 57, 1260–1271 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00000764

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