Vol. 24 (1-2) 2003 Neuro endocrinology letters

Antibacterial properties of hemerythrin of the sand worm Nereis diversicolor.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the immune defense of the annelid Nereis diversicolor and the key role of a oxygen-binding protein, the metalloprotein MPII animals were subjected to bacteria infection.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Using RACE-PCR, we have cloned the complete cDNA coding for the MPII related to the hemerythrin .....