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Functional Aspects of Fish Mucosal Lectins and Crustaceans with Its Applications

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Fish skin mucus is an important part of the innate immune system that acts as a first line of defence against infections. Because of the presence of gel-forming macromolecules and hyaluronic acid, mucus has a slippery texture. Lectins, which are a key component of mucus, are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are neither antibodies nor enzymes, thus far taking part in vital roles in both innate and adaptive immunity. Fish mucus lectins are categorized into four types and mucus lectins have recently been studied for their structural variety and involvement in innate immunity. The identification, types and applications of fish mucus lectins are reviewed in this chapter.

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Abbreviations

AJL:

Anguilla japonica lectin

AMP:

Antimicrobial peptides

conCL:

Congerin lectin

CRD:

Carbohydrate recognition domain

CsLTL:

Chana striata lily-type lectin

FAO:

Food and Agriculture Organization

FBL:

Fucose-binding lectin

FHL:

Flat head lectin

FTLD:

Fucose recognition domain

GBL:

Galactose-binding lectin

kDa:

Kilodalton

LBL:

Lactose-binding lectin

MAAs:

Mycosporine-like amino acids

Nlp:

Natterin-like protein

NOAA:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

PFL:

Puffer fish lectin

PRRs:

Pattern recognition receptors

RbFTL:

Rock bream F-type lectin

RBL:

Rhamnose-binding lectin

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  1. Mandapam Regional Centre, ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam, Tamil Nadu, India

    Ramachandran Ishwarya

  2. Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India

    Baskaralingam Vaseeharan

  3. ICAR - Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), DARE, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Jayakumar Rengarajan

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Ishwarya, R., Rengarajan, J., Vaseeharan, B. (2022). Functional Aspects of Fish Mucosal Lectins and Crustaceans with Its Applications. In: Elumalai, P., Vaseeharan, B., Lakshmi, S. (eds) Aquatic Lectins. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0432-5_14

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