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itln3

Summary

Gene Symbol: itln3
Description: intelectin 3
Alias: intl3, intelectin 3
Species: zebrafish

Top Publications

  1. Lin B, Cao Z, Su P, Zhang H, Li M, Lin Y, et al. Characterization and comparative analyses of zebrafish intelectins: highly conserved sequences, diversified structures and functions. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2009;26:396-405 pubmed publisher
    ..Moreover, these varied features have evolved multiple times independently in different species, resulting in species-specific protein structures and expression patterns. ..
  2. Podok P, Xu L, Xu D, Lu L. Different expression profiles of Interleukin 11 (IL-11), Intelectin (ITLN) and Purine nucleoside phosphorylase 5a (PNP 5a) in crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) in response to Cyprinid herpesvirus 2 and Aeromonas hydrophila. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2014;38:65-73 pubmed publisher
    ..The lack of a C-terminal peptide of crucian carp ITLN gene implied a possible functional difference of this gene during evolution, which merit further investigation. ..
  3. Chen L, Yan J, Sun W, Zhang Y, Sui C, Qi J, et al. A zebrafish intelectin ortholog agglutinates both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria with binding capacity to bacterial polysaccharide. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2016;55:729-36 pubmed publisher
    ..Our work on zITLN2 provided further information to understand functions of this new family of lectins and the innate immunity in vertebrates. ..