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Specificity And Signaling In The Drosophila Immune Response, Neal S. Silverman, Nicholas Paul Paquette, Kamna Aggarwal
Specificity And Signaling In The Drosophila Immune Response, Neal S. Silverman, Nicholas Paul Paquette, Kamna Aggarwal
Neal Silverman
The Drosophila immune response is characterized by the rapid and robust production of a battery of antimicrobial peptides immediately following infection. The genes encoding these antimicrobial peptides are controlled by two NF-κB signaling pathways that respond to microbial infection. The IMD pathway is triggered by DAP-type peptidoglycan, from the cell wall of most Gram-negative and certain Gram-positive bacteria, and activates the NF-κB precursor protein Relish. The Toll pathway, on the other hand, is stimulated by lysine-type peptidoglycan from many Gram-positive bacteria, β 1,3 glucans from many fungi, as well as by microbial proteases. Toll signaling leads to the activation and …
Fighting Infection Fly-Style, Louisa Wu, Neal S. Silverman
Fighting Infection Fly-Style, Louisa Wu, Neal S. Silverman
Neal Silverman
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