Adaptive immunity in invertebrates: a straw house without a mechanistic foundation
Recently claims have been made for radical new insights in the field of invertebrate immunology that involve memory, specificity and/or maternal transfer of immunocompetence. For evidence these claims rely on phenomena, such as survival or reproductive capacity, observed at the level of the whole or...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/4af2796a-2524-4277-b938-57513c59f633 2023-05-15T16:34:43+02:00 Adaptive immunity in invertebrates: a straw house without a mechanistic foundation Hauton, Chris Smith, Valerie J. 2007-11 https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/adaptive-immunity-in-invertebrates-a-straw-house-without-a-mechanistic-foundation(4af2796a-2524-4277-b938-57513c59f633).html https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.20650 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35848946794&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Hauton , C & Smith , V J 2007 , ' Adaptive immunity in invertebrates: a straw house without a mechanistic foundation ' , BioEssays , vol. 29 , pp. 1138-1146 . https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.20650 FRESH-WATER CRAYFISH SHRIMP LITOPENAEUS-VANNAMEI SNAIL BIOMPHALARIA-GLABRATA PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP PACIFASTACUS-LENIUSCULUS DISEASE RESISTANCE HOMARUS-GAMMARUS GENE-EXPRESSION MARSUPENAEUS-JAPONICUS ANTIBACTERIAL PEPTIDE article 2007 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.20650 2021-12-26T14:15:52Z Recently claims have been made for radical new insights in the field of invertebrate immunology that involve memory, specificity and/or maternal transfer of immunocompetence. For evidence these claims rely on phenomena, such as survival or reproductive capacity, observed at the level of the whole organism. The allure of these apparently revelatory hypotheses is that they are contrary to established views of innate immunity. They draw implicit analogy to adaptive responses in jawed vertebrates and the terminology used creates an incomplete and misleading picture. We argue that the case for adaptive immunity in invertebrates based only on such phenomena is weak and flawed, as it can only be upheld if supported by descriptions of the underlying mechanisms. We caution against a reliance on this approach as a means of advancing this field-highlighting, as an example, some negative commercial implications of adopting this approach. Article in Journal/Newspaper Homarus gammarus University of St Andrews: Research Portal Pacific BioEssays 29 11 1138 1146 |
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Recently claims have been made for radical new insights in the field of invertebrate immunology that involve memory, specificity and/or maternal transfer of immunocompetence. For evidence these claims rely on phenomena, such as survival or reproductive capacity, observed at the level of the whole organism. The allure of these apparently revelatory hypotheses is that they are contrary to established views of innate immunity. They draw implicit analogy to adaptive responses in jawed vertebrates and the terminology used creates an incomplete and misleading picture. We argue that the case for adaptive immunity in invertebrates based only on such phenomena is weak and flawed, as it can only be upheld if supported by descriptions of the underlying mechanisms. We caution against a reliance on this approach as a means of advancing this field-highlighting, as an example, some negative commercial implications of adopting this approach. |
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Adaptive immunity in invertebrates: a straw house without a mechanistic foundation |
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Adaptive immunity in invertebrates: a straw house without a mechanistic foundation |
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Adaptive immunity in invertebrates: a straw house without a mechanistic foundation |
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Adaptive immunity in invertebrates: a straw house without a mechanistic foundation |
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adaptive immunity in invertebrates: a straw house without a mechanistic foundation |
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