ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024
Recombinant SpTransformer proteins bind to specific sites on sea urchin phagocytes and modulate
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- Cryopreservation of sea urchin (Lytechinus pictus) embryos and development through metamorphosis.Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2026Article
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Introduction: The California purple sea urchin, Methods: rSpTrf protein binding to, and responses by phagocytes was investigated by cytology, flow cytometry, binding competitions using In-cell ELISA, and gene expression analyses. Results: Soluble rSpTrf proteins bind specifically and exclusively to both live and fixed polygonal and small phagocytes. The different rSpTrf proteins appear to bind shared receptor(s) or other form of cell surface binding site. The phagocyte response to bound rSpTrf proteins culminates in modulated expression of the Conclusions: These findings underscore the multifaceted and dynamic functions of SpTrf proteins within the innate immune system of the purple sea urchin. Their varied functions enable a robust immune response while also providing a unique modulatory mechanism by which response levels are controlled and adjusted to the level of the foreign threat.
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