Summary: Identification, molecular characterization and expression analysis of a mucosal
C-type lectin in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica
Xing Jing 1
, Emmanuelle Pales Espinosa*, Mickael Perrigault, Bassem Allam
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
a r t i c l e i n f o
Article history:
Received 22 October 2010
Received in revised form
7 January 2011
Accepted 9 January 2011
Available online 21 January 2011
Keywords:
Bivalve
Lectin
Mucocyte
qPCR
Gene expression
a b s t r a c t
Lectins are well known to actively participate in the defense functions of vertebrates and invertebrates

Source: Allam, Bassem - School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY at Stony Brook

Collections: Biology and Medicine; Environmental Sciences and Ecology