Lipopolysaccharide and β-1,3-glucan binding protein in the hard clam (Meretrix meretrix): Molecular characterization and expression analysis
“Lipopolysaccharide and β-1,3-glucan binding protein in the hard clam (Meretrix meretrix): Molecular characterization and expression analysis”, vol. 13, pp. 4956-4966, 2014.
, Pattern recognition molecules play an important role in innate immunity by recognizing conserved molecular patterns that are present on the surface of invading microorganisms. In this study, a lipopolysaccharide and β-1,3-glucan binding protein (LGBP) gene was cloned from the hard clam Meretrix meretrix (designated as Mm-LGBP) by the expressed sequence tags and rapid amplification of cDNA ends method.