A novel third complement component C3 gene of Ciona intestinalis expressed in the endoderm at the early developmental stages
The third complement component (C3) in ascidian was reported to function as an opsonin to enhance phagocytosis and as a chemotactic factor for phagocytes, indicating that ascidian C3 works in mesodermal cavity as a humoral factor like vertebrate C3s. In the basal Eumetazoa, Cnidaria lacking mesoderm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Invertebrate Survival Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ290.pdf |