Meretrix meretrixC

Lu Zhang1, Cun Wei1, Ying Guo2

  • 1Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Sanya, 572024, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.

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研究人员在硬中发现了一种新的C型讲蛋白 (CTL),MmCTL4,它在天生的免疫力中起作用. 这种模式识别受体 (PRR) 呈现出凝血活性,并有助于防御细菌和真菌病原体.

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