The teleost polymeric Ig receptor counterpart in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) differs from pIgR in higher vertebrates

• Published in: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
• Main Authors: Etayo, Angela, Bjørgen, Håvard, Koppang, Erling Olaf, Hordvik, Ivar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Ballan; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/25293; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2022.110440

As mucosal barriers in fish are the main sites where pathogens are encountered, mucosal immunity is crucial to avoid infection in the aquatic environment. In teleost fish, immunoglobulins are present in gut, gill and skin mucus, although not in the same amounts as in higher vertebrates. In mammals,...