Pearl oyster

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of purple acid phosphatase gene from pearl oyster Pinctada martensii

Q. H. Wang, Jiao, Y., Du, X. D., Zhao, X. X., Huang, R. L., Deng, Y. W., and Yan, F., Molecular characterization and expression analysis of purple acid phosphatase gene from pearl oyster Pinctada martensii, vol. 14, pp. 552-562, 2015.

Purple acid phosphatases (PAPs), also known as type 5 acid phosphatases, are widely present in animals, plants, and fungi. In mammal, PAP was reported to participate in immune defense and bone resorption. In this study, the characteristics and potential functions of a PAP gene from pearl oyster Pinctada martensii (pm-PAP) were examined. The Pm-PAP cDNA was found to be 2777 base pairs, containing a 1581-base pair open reading fragment encoding for 526 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 60.1 kDa and theoretical isoelectric point of 5.82.

cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of a tandem-repeat galectin (PoGal2) from the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata

D. C. Zhang, Hu, Y. T., Guo, H. Y., Cui, S. G., Su, T. F., and Jiang, S. G., cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of a tandem-repeat galectin (PoGal2) from the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata, vol. 10, pp. 1963-1974, 2011.

Galectins can recognize and specifically bind to β-galactoside residues, playing crucial roles in innate immune responses of vertebrates and invertebrates. We cloned the cDNA of a tandem-repeat galectin from the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata (designated as PoGal2).

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