Several antimicrobial peptides (AMP) have been described in M. galloprovincialis. However, only in myticin C a high variability on the nucleotide sequence was detected. To determine the individual variability of this AMP, the myticin C present in more than 100 mussels was analyzed by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE). Our results showed that the individual sequences of myticin C are unique for each mussel, independently of their geographic origin, age, sex, gonad maturation stage or aggregate where they group together on the wild. Only the animals belonging to the same family shared myticin C sequences
Autor:
Costa MM, Dios S, Alonso-Gutierrez J, Romero A, Novoa B, Figueras A.
Referencia:
Dev Comp Immunol,
Volumen:
33(2)
Pagina Inicial:
162
Pagina final:
170