Molecular characterization and expression analysis of a putative LPS-induced TNF-α factor (LITAF) from pearl oyster Pinctada fucata

Immune gene mining by pyrosequencing in the rockshell, Thais clavigera

“…Lowest expression was observed in hemocytes. Similar expression pattern was observed in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata [49]. The po-LITAF mRNA was highly expressed in digestive gland, gill, and also in gonad tissue.…”

The complexity of apoptotic cell death in mollusks: An update

“…Lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-a factor (LITAF) is one of the most important transcription factors mediating TNF-a transcription. This gene has been identified in several species of bivalve mollusks such as C. farreri, Pinctada fucata, C. gigas, Mizuhopecten yessoensis, Meretrix meretrix and M. edulis [45,66,94,97,144,145].…”

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of purple acid phosphatase gene from pearl oyster Pinctada martensii

“…In pearl production using cultured pearl oysters, a mantle graft and a nucleus are implanted into the gonad of a host pearl oyster; this surgical implantation process can induce the immune response of the host pearl oyster (Li et al, 2010). To elucidate the mechanism of this immune response, various immune-related genes such as LPS-induced tumor necrosis factor-a factor (Zhang et al, 2009a), inhibitor of nuclear factor-kappaB (IkappaB) (Zhang et al, 2009b), inhibitor of nuclear factor-kappaB kinase homolog (Xiong et al, 2008), and F-type lectin (Chen et al, 2011) have been cloned and functionally examined. Although some PAP genes have been identified in mollusks through sequence analysis, the PAP gene has not been characterized in detail and identified in P. martensii.…”