[Research progress on peptidoglycan recognition proteins of medical shells and molluscs].
Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are highly conserved pattern recognition receptors in evolution, and they can recognize peptidoglycan (PGN) and bacteria that contain PGN in their cell wall component in early immune process of host, then provide signal transduction and activate a series of immune proteins. PGRPs are extensively present in insects, molluscs, echinoderms and vertebrates. Research progress and frontiers on PGRPs gene, type, structure, express localization, function, and evolution in medical molluscs and other snails were briefly reviewed in this article.
School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China.
Zong-Lu
ZL
Zhang
Yun-Hai
YH
Guo
Tai-Chang
TC
Luo
Yi
Y
Zhang
D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008974:Mollusca
D002352:Carrier Proteins; C118897:peptidoglycan recognition protein