Table 4 Examples of shrimp genes known to contain a very long stretch of microsatellites

PmAV [P. monodon]

Anti-virus

(GT) ₄₆ [(AT)(GT)₂]₇....20 bp.....(AT)₂(GT)₂(AT)₃(GT)₃(AT)₃(GT) ₅₀

5'-promoter

Negative regulatory element

[15]

Prophenoloxidase-a [P. vannamei]

Innate immunity

(CT) ₂₀

3'UTR

n.d.

[32]

Prophenoloxidase-b [P. vannamei]

Innate immunity

(CT) ₃₈ ...12 bp...(CA) ₁₄

3'UTR

n.d.

[33]

Heat shock cognate 70 [P. monodon]

Molecular chaperon;

immune and stress-related responses

(TA) ₃₃ ...73 bp...(CA)₉(TG)₂(TA) ₁₇

5'-promoter

n.d.

[66]

5-HT1 receptor [P. monodon]

Serotonin receptor; G-protein coupled

(GGC) ₁₀

Coding region

poly(G) tract

[67]