pfam12782: Innate_immun (this model, PSSM-Id:315454 is obsolete and has been replaced by 432781)
Invertebrate innate immunity transcript family
The immune response of the purple sea urchin appears to be more complex than previously believed in that it uses immune-related gene families homologous to vertebrate Toll-like and NOD/NALP-like receptor families as well as C-type lectins and a rudimentary complement system. In addition, the species also produces this unusual family of mRNAs, also known as 185/333, which is strongly upregulated in response to pathogen challenge.