The innate immune system in insects is composed of a large variety of specific and non‐
specific responses that are activated in response to the presence of foreign agents. One …

The global shrimp industry still faces various serious disease-related problems that are
mainly caused by pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Understanding the host defense …

Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: Hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and
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Insect prophenoloxidase (PPO) is an important innate immunity protein due to its
involvement in cellular and humoral defense. It belongs to a group of type-3 copper …

Many innate immune mechanisms are conserved throughout the animal kingdom. Manduca
sexta, a widely used model for insect biochemical research, employs these mechanisms to …

CLIP proteases are non-digestive serine proteases present in hemolymph of insects and
other arthropods. They are composed of one or more amino-terminal clip domains followed …

Lepidopteran insects provide important model systems for innate immunity of insects,
particularly for cell biology of hemocytes and biochemical analyses of plasma proteins …

A genome-wide analysis of innate immunity-related genes and gene families was conducted
using the silkworm, Bombyx mori. We identified orthologs for a large number of genes …

Melanization plays important roles in diverse physiological processes in insects including
wound healing, tanning of the cuticle and immunity. Upon infection, pattern recognition …

Serpins are the largest known family of serine proteinase inhibitors and perform a variety of
physiological functions in arthropods. Herein, we review the field of serpins in arthropod …