Innate Immunity Mechanisms in Marine Multicellular Organisms

The innate immune system provides an adequate response to stress factors and pathogens through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), located on the surface of cell membranes and in the cytoplasm. Generally, the structures of PRRs are formed by several domains that are evolutionarily conserved, with...

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Main Authors: Svetlana V. Guryanova, Tatiana V. Ovchinnikova
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/9/549
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Tatiana V. Ovchinnikova
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description The innate immune system provides an adequate response to stress factors and pathogens through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), located on the surface of cell membranes and in the cytoplasm. Generally, the structures of PRRs are formed by several domains that are evolutionarily conserved, with a fairly high degree of homology in representatives of different species. The orthologs of TLRs, NLRs, RLRs and CLRs are widely represented, not only in marine chordates, but also in invertebrates. Study of the interactions of the most ancient marine multicellular organisms with microorganisms gives us an idea of the evolution of molecular mechanisms of protection against pathogens and reveals new functions of already known proteins in ensuring the body’s homeostasis. The review discusses innate immunity mechanisms of protection of marine invertebrate organisms against infections, using the examples of ancient multicellular hydroids, tunicates, echinoderms, and marine worms in the context of searching for analogies with vertebrate innate immunity. Due to the fact that mucous membranes first arose in marine invertebrates that have existed for several hundred million years, study of their innate immune system is both of fundamental importance in terms of understanding molecular mechanisms of host defense, and of practical application, including the search of new antimicrobial agents for subsequent use in medicine, veterinary and biotechnology.
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spelling doaj.art-f6d1008c171e45659898771cf7cb31742023-11-23T17:28:28ZengMDPI AGMarine Drugs1660-33972022-08-0120954910.3390/md20090549Innate Immunity Mechanisms in Marine Multicellular OrganismsSvetlana V. Guryanova0Tatiana V. Ovchinnikova1M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, RussiaM.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, RussiaThe innate immune system provides an adequate response to stress factors and pathogens through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), located on the surface of cell membranes and in the cytoplasm. Generally, the structures of PRRs are formed by several domains that are evolutionarily conserved, with a fairly high degree of homology in representatives of different species. The orthologs of TLRs, NLRs, RLRs and CLRs are widely represented, not only in marine chordates, but also in invertebrates. Study of the interactions of the most ancient marine multicellular organisms with microorganisms gives us an idea of the evolution of molecular mechanisms of protection against pathogens and reveals new functions of already known proteins in ensuring the body’s homeostasis. The review discusses innate immunity mechanisms of protection of marine invertebrate organisms against infections, using the examples of ancient multicellular hydroids, tunicates, echinoderms, and marine worms in the context of searching for analogies with vertebrate innate immunity. Due to the fact that mucous membranes first arose in marine invertebrates that have existed for several hundred million years, study of their innate immune system is both of fundamental importance in terms of understanding molecular mechanisms of host defense, and of practical application, including the search of new antimicrobial agents for subsequent use in medicine, veterinary and biotechnology.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/9/549innate immunityPRRTLRNLRRLRCLR
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TLR
NLR
RLR
CLR
title Innate Immunity Mechanisms in Marine Multicellular Organisms
title_full Innate Immunity Mechanisms in Marine Multicellular Organisms
title_fullStr Innate Immunity Mechanisms in Marine Multicellular Organisms
title_full_unstemmed Innate Immunity Mechanisms in Marine Multicellular Organisms
title_short Innate Immunity Mechanisms in Marine Multicellular Organisms
title_sort innate immunity mechanisms in marine multicellular organisms
topic innate immunity
PRR
TLR
NLR
RLR
CLR
url https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/9/549
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