Antimicrobial peptides as potential antiviral factors in insect antiviral immune response
M Feng, S Fei, J Xia, V Labropoulou… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with antiviral activity (antiviral peptides: AVPs) have become
a research hotspot and already show immense potential to become pharmaceutically …
a research hotspot and already show immense potential to become pharmaceutically …
Peptidoglycan recognition proteins in Drosophila immunity
S Kurata - Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Innate immunity is the front line of self-defense against infectious non-self in vertebrates and
invertebrates. The innate immune system is mediated by germ-line encoding pattern …
invertebrates. The innate immune system is mediated by germ-line encoding pattern …
Analysis of Drosophila STING reveals an evolutionarily conserved antimicrobial function
M Martin, A Hiroyasu, RM Guzman, SA Roberts… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
The vertebrate protein STING, an intracellular sensor of cyclic dinucleotides, is critical to the
innate immune response and the induction of type I interferon during pathogenic infection …
innate immune response and the induction of type I interferon during pathogenic infection …
Broad RNA interference–mediated antiviral immunity and virus-specific inducible responses in Drosophila
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is a good model to unravel the molecular mechanisms
of innate immunity and has led to some important discoveries about the sensing and …
of innate immunity and has led to some important discoveries about the sensing and …
Beyond RNAi: antiviral defense strategies in Drosophila and mosquito
SH Merkling, RP van Rij - Journal of insect physiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Virus transmission and spread by arthropods is a major economic and public health
concern. The ongoing dissemination of arthropod-borne viruses by blood-feeding insects is …
concern. The ongoing dissemination of arthropod-borne viruses by blood-feeding insects is …
Evolution of JAK-STAT pathway components: mechanisms and role in immune system development
C Liongue, LA O'Sullivan, MC Trengove, AC Ward - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Lying downstream of a myriad of cytokine receptors, the Janus kinase (JAK)–
Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway is pivotal for the …
Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway is pivotal for the …
Massively Parallel RNA Sequencing Identifies a Complex Immune Gene Repertoire in the lophotrochozoan Mytilus edulis
EER Philipp, L Kraemer, F Melzner, AJ Poustka… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The marine mussel Mytilus edulis and its closely related sister species are distributed world-
wide and play an important role in coastal ecology and economy. The diversification in …
wide and play an important role in coastal ecology and economy. The diversification in …
The Drosophila Baramicin polypeptide gene protects against fungal infection
MA Hanson, LB Cohen, A Marra, I Iatsenko… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster combats microbial infection by producing a battery of
effector peptides that are secreted into the haemolymph. Technical difficulties prevented the …
effector peptides that are secreted into the haemolymph. Technical difficulties prevented the …
Autophagy in Drosophila: From Historical Studies to Current Knowledge
The discovery of evolutionarily conserved Atg genes required for autophagy in yeast truly
revolutionized this research field and made it possible to carry out functional studies on …
revolutionized this research field and made it possible to carry out functional studies on …
A short-type peptidoglycan recognition protein from the silkworm: expression, characterization and involvement in the prophenoloxidase activation pathway
Recognition of invading microbes as non-self is the first step of immune responses. In
insects, peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) detect peptidoglycans (PGs) of …
insects, peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) detect peptidoglycans (PGs) of …