A crustacean PTEN gene (LvPTEN) was identified in Litopenaeus vannamei.
LvPTEN is distributed in both cytoplasm and nucleus.
The transcription of LvPTEN after Vibrio alginolyticus challenge indicated that it is involved in pathogen infection.
LvPTEN may participate in the regulation of apoptosis via the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.
LvPTEN may play an important role in shrimp innate immunity.