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Inducible galectins are expressed in the inflamed pharynx of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis

2011

Although ascidians belong to a key group in chordate phylogenesis, amino acid sequences of Ciona intestinalis galectin-CRDs (CiLgals-a and -b) have been retained too divergent from vertebrate galectins. In the present paper, to contribute in disclosing Bi-CRD galectin evolution a novel attempt was carried out on CiLgals-a and -b CRDs phylogenetic analysis, and their involvement in ascidian inflammatory responses was shown. CiLgals resulted aligned with Bi-CRD galectins from vertebrates (Xenopus tropicalis, Gallus gallus, Mus musculus, Homo sapiens), cephalochordates (Branchiostoma floridae), echinoderms (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) and a mono-CRD galectin from the ascidian Clavelina pict…

LipopolysaccharidesModels Molecularanimal structuresHemocytesTime FactorsGalectinsBlotting WesternMolecular Sequence DataCiona intestinalis galectinsSettore BIO/05 - ZoologiaSequence alignmentChordateAquatic ScienceAdjuvants ImmunologicPhylogeneticsBranchiostoma floridaeEnvironmental ChemistryAnimalsCiona intestinalisAmino Acid SequencePeptide sequencePhylogenyGalectinbiologyGeneral MedicineAnatomybiology.organism_classificationMolecular biologyStrongylocentrotus purpuratuseye diseasesCiona intestinalisProtein Structure TertiaryUp-Regulationembryonic structuresPharynxSequence Alignment
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