Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the most widespread class of membrane-bound innate
immune receptors, responsible of specific pathogen recognition and production of immune …

C-type lectins belong to a widely conserved family of lectins characterized in Metazoa. They
show important functional diversity and immune implications, mainly as pathogen …

Abstract The European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis L.) is a bivalve naturally distributed across
Europe, which was an integral part of human diets for centuries, until anthropogenic …

Abstract Background Transposable elements (TEs) can represent one of the major sources
of genomic variation across eukaryotes, providing novel raw materials for species …

As filter-feeding bivalves, mussels have been traditionally studied as possible vectors of
different bacterial or viral pathogens. The absence of a known viral pathogen in these …

The Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1) is a lethal pathogen of the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea
gigas), an important aquaculture species. To understand the genetic architecture of the …

Presence/absence variation (PAV) is a well-known phenomenon in prokaryotes that was
described for the first time in bivalves in 2020 in Mytilus galloprovincialis. The objective of …

Abstract The Asian green mussel, Perna viridis is an important aquaculture species in the
family Mytilidae contributing substantially to molluscan aquaculture. We generated a high …

Reproductive toxicity induced by benzo [a] pyrene (B [a] P) exposure has received great
ecotoxicological concerns. However, huge gaps on the molecular mechanism still exist in …

Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMPs) play a pivotal role in regulating extracellular
matrix (ECM) dynamics and have been extensively studied in vertebrates. However …