Table 4.
Lectin group | Transcripts a) | Proteins b) | Domain architectures | Potential functions |
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Fucolectins | 1 | 0 | glycan recognition and host defense [126] | |
C-type lectins | 33 | 5 | glycan recognition [85], symbiont recognition and acquisition [127] | |
R-type lectins | 6 | 4 | glycan recognition [128], antimicrobial [129, 130], host defense [131] | |
Galectins | 3 | 1 | [132, 133], host defense [134, 135] | |
SUEL rhamnose-binding lectins | 7 | 1 | MAMP recognition [136, 137], egg fertilization [138], development [139] | |
Fibrinogen-like proteins | 27 | 1 | [92], MAMP recognition and antimicrobial activity [79], development [140], egg fertilization [141] |
a) Number of transcripts, defined as Trinity components; see [13]
b) Number of identified proteins in the proteomes