DOES INTERFERON (IFN)S EXIST IN CRUSTACEA?
Abstract: The wide exploration
of interferon (IFN)s in vertebrates for medical purposes has attracted
researchers to investigate the existence of a similar role of interferon in
other organisms such as invertebrates, including insects, and crustacea. A
review of the literature indicates that there is no evidence of interferon
existing either in insects such as D. melanogaster and A. gambiae which have
had their genomes fully sequenced or in crustacea. However, a nonspecific
antiviral state in crustacean, such as P. monodon can be efficiently triggered
by both dsRNA and siRNA. The evidence suggests that anonymous cytokines,
similar to interferon and not identical to any vertebrate IFNs, related to
antiviral protection, do exist in crustacea. However, how widely spread of
interferon immune response inducer or interferon-like molecules in this group
is an important issue that remains to be explored.
Keywords: interferon;
crustacea; tiger shrimp
Author: Dewi Syahidah, Leigh
Owens
Journal Code: jpperikanangg110012
