scholarly journals Motor neurons in the escape response circuit of white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus)

PeerJ ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. e1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zen Faulkes
Keyword(s):  
Motor Neurons ◽  
Escape Response ◽  
White Shrimp ◽  
Litopenaeus Setiferus

scholarly journals A new class (penaeidin class 4) of antimicrobial peptides from the Atlantic white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) exhibits target specificity and an independent proline-rich-domain function

2004 ◽  
Vol 381 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon J. CUTHBERTSON ◽  
Erika E. BÜLLESBACH ◽  
Julie FIEVET ◽  
Evelyne BACHÈRE ◽  
Paul S. GROSS
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Peptide ◽  
Pacific White Shrimp ◽  
White Shrimp ◽  
Target Range ◽  
Target Specificity ◽  
Litopenaeus Setiferus ◽  
New Class ◽  
Rich Domain ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Antimicrobial Function

A highly pure, chemically defined representative of a new class of antimicrobial peptide from the Atlantic white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus), penaeidin class 4 [Pen4-1 (penaeidin class 4 isoform 1)], was produced synthetically. Chemical synthesis was achieved by native ligation from two separate domains yielding a bioactive peptide that reflected the characteristics of native penaeidin. Synthetic Pen4-1 proved to be an effective antimicrobial peptide, particularly against the broad-spectrum pathogen Fusarium oxysporum, exhibiting a complex effect on reproductive growth at inhibitory concentrations resulting in the suppression of spore formation. Pen4-1 exhibits unique features [not previously observed for penaeidins from the Pacific white shrimp (L. vannamei)], including target-species specificity against Gram-positive bacteria, indicating a potential partitioning of antimicrobial function among this family of peptides. The proline-rich domain of penaeidin class 4 alone was an active antimicrobial peptide, having the same target range as the full-length Pen4-1. These findings indicate that the proline-rich domain of penaeidin is sufficient to confer target specificity and that divergence in this domain between classes can result in a gain in antimicrobial function as observed for the proline-rich domain of Pen4-1.

Purification and characterization of a lectin from the white shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus (Crustacea decapoda) hemolymph

2005 ◽  
Vol 1724 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 86-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Alpuche ◽  
Ali Pereyra ◽  
Concepción Agundis ◽  
Carlos Rosas ◽  
Cristina Pascual ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Shrimp ◽  
Purification And Characterization ◽  
Litopenaeus Setiferus

Key factors influencing transport of white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) post-larvae into the Ossabaw Sound system, Georgia, USA

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. L. WENNER ◽  
D. M. KNOTT ◽  
C. A. BARANS ◽  
S. WILDE ◽  
J. O. BLANTON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Shrimp ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Sound System ◽  
Litopenaeus Setiferus ◽  
Factors Influencing
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