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Characterization of molecular processes involved in the pearl formation in Pinctada margaritifera for the sustainable development of pearl farming in…
2011
11 pages; International audience
'Shellome': Proteins involved in mollusk shell biomineralization - diversity, functions.
2011
18 pages; International audience
Molluscan antimicrobial peptides, a review from activity-based evidences to computer-assisted sequences
2011
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent the most universal immune effectors. Molluscs constitute the second largest animal phylum, after Arthropods, in term of number of species. Only a negligible number has been investigated regarding AMPs. The choice of the species to be studied relied on their economical importance and availability. First studies on molluscan AMPs dated from 1996 and were based on biological activities of biochemical-purified fractions. Such approach released all the original structures we know, with biological activity sometimes different from one isoform to another. Then, molecular biology techniques were applied to molluscan AMPs starting in 1999. Complete screening o…