Abstract:Interleukins (ILs) are a subgroup of cytokines involved in the intercellular regulation of the immune system, which play important roles in host immune defense against pathogens. In the present study, three ILs (IL-1β, IL-15 and IL-16) were identified from largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), an economically important freshwater fish species. The three ILs, which shared characteristic features with their counterparts in other fish species, were ubiquitously expressed in all the examined tissues, but with d… Show more
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