An integrin from shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei mediated microbial agglutination and cell proliferation.

BACKGROUND: Integrins are a family of adhesion receptors which regulate cell proliferation, differentiation, leukocyte migration, and complement receptor-dependent phagocytosis. In invertebrates, as a cell adhesion receptor, β integrins play an important role for the balanced activation of immune de...

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Main Authors: Ying Zhang, Leilei Wang, Lingling Wang, Ning Wu, Zhi Zhou, Linsheng Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3392225?pdf=render