Identification, molecular characterization and expression analysis of a mucosal C-type lectin in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica

Critical roles of sea cucumber C-type lectin in non-self recognition and bacterial clearance

“…A growing number of CTLs have recently been discovered from marine invertebrates, especially crustaceans and molluscs, including those from F. chinensis [16,21,46,47], L. vannamei [15,19,45,48], Penaeus monodon [49,50], C. farreri [18,23,24,26], A. irradians [22,25] and Crassostrea gigas [51], Crassostrea virginica [52], and Haliotis discus discus [17]. Relatively little information is available on CTLs in echinoderms, and a handful of sea cucumber CTLs have been reported, such as MBL-C (Cucumaria japonica) [53], SJL-I (S. japonicus) [35,36], MBL-AJ and AJCTL (A. japonicus) [37,38].…”

Antimicrobial Activity in the Pallial Cavity Fluids of the OysterCrassostrea virginica(Gmelin) from a Highly Impacted Harbor in Western Long Island Sound

“…10-mL group 25-mL group 50-mL group 0-mL group 0.0938617 0.00932401 0.0003108 10-mL group 0.160528 0.0001554 25-mL group 0.0001554 involvement of mucosal immunity at the pallial interface (Jing et al 2011). The suggestion of a seasonal pattern of pallial fluid lysosomal activity and sequestration of the heavy-metal zinc found in the current study, underscore the need for further investigation regarding possible seasonality in defense-related functions for the pallial cavity fluids in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica.…”

A lectin with antifungal activity from the mussel Crenomytilus grayanus

“…However, very few lectins from molluscs were isolated and classified with their defensive roles. CvML, a family of C-type lectin, identified in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, interfaces with possible involvement in physiological functions such as particle capture or mucosal immunity [4]. A calcium independent lectin MBA isolated from the foot muscle of marine bivalve Macoma birmanica interacted with both Gram-positive and Gramnegative bacteria by recognizing their surface exposed GlcNAc containing antigens.…”