The immune defense of shrimp gills through Marsupenaeus japonicus gill C-type lectin (MjGCTL)

To present, the only known inv*olvement of the gills in the immune response of shrimp is solely assisting the hemocytes in filtering out the harmful factors. This global expression of novel genes revealed several immune-related genes specifically expressed in high amounts only in gills. This data provide new insights on the immune defense of shrimp. Expression analysis were done in all apparently healthy shrimp focusing on hemocyte, gills, hepatopancreas, lymphoid organ, muscle

迄今为止，已知鳃在虾类免疫应答中的唯一作用仅为协助血淋巴细胞（hemocytes）清除有害因子。本研究通过对新型基因的全局表达谱分析，鉴定出一批仅在鳃组织中高特异性表达的免疫相关基因。本数据集为虾类免疫防御机制的研究提供了全新视角。本次表达分析以全部外观健康的虾类为研究对象，采样组织涵盖血淋巴细胞、鳃、肝胰腺、淋巴器官与肌肉。