Methods to study Drosophila immunity

C Neyen, AJ Bretscher, O Binggeli, B Lemaitre - Methods, 2014 - Elsevier
Innate immune mechanisms are well conserved throughout evolution, and many theoretical
concepts, molecular pathways and gene networks are applicable to invertebrate model …

How are arbovirus vectors able to tolerate infection?

JH Oliveira, AC Bahia, PF Vale - Developmental & Comparative …, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the defining features of mosquito vectors of arboviruses such as Dengue and Zika is
their ability to tolerate high levels of virus proliferation without suffering significant pathology …

Symbionts Commonly Provide Broad Spectrum Resistance to Viruses in Insects: A Comparative Analysis of Wolbachia Strains

J Martinez, B Longdon, S Bauer, YS Chan… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In the last decade, bacterial symbionts have been shown to play an important role in
protecting hosts against pathogens. Wolbachia, a widespread symbiont in arthropods, can …

The Toll-Dorsal Pathway Is Required for Resistance to Viral Oral Infection in Drosophila

ÁG Ferreira, H Naylor, SS Esteves, IS Pais… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Pathogen entry route can have a strong impact on the result of microbial infections in
different hosts, including insects. Drosophila melanogaster has been a successful model …

Host adaptation is contingent upon the infection route taken by pathogens

NE Martins, VG Faria, L Teixeira, S Magalhães… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Evolution of pathogen virulence is affected by the route of infection. Also, alternate infection
routes trigger different physiological responses on hosts, impinging on host adaptation and …

Functional Analysis of PGRP-LA in Drosophila Immunity

M Gendrin, A Zaidman-Rémy, NA Broderick… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
PeptidoGlycan Recognition Proteins (PGRPs) are key regulators of the insect innate
antibacterial response. Even if they have been intensively studied, some of them have yet …

The route of infection determines Wolbachia antibacterial protection in Drosophila

V Gupta, RB Vasanthakrishnan… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bacterial symbionts are widespread among metazoans and provide a range of beneficial
functions. Wolbachia-mediated protection against viral infection has been extensively …

High Anti-Viral Protection without Immune Upregulation after Interspecies Wolbachia Transfer

E Chrostek, MSP Marialva, R Yamada, SL O'Neill… - PLoS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Wolbachia, endosymbionts that reside naturally in up to 40–70% of all insect species, are
some of the most prevalent intracellular bacteria. Both Wolbachia w Au, naturally associated …

Comparative RNA-Seq analyses of Drosophila plasmatocytes reveal gene specific signatures in response to clean injury and septic injury

E Ramond, JP Dudzic, B Lemaitre - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Drosophila melanogaster's blood cells (hemocytes) play essential roles in wound healing
and are involved in clearing microbial infections. Here, we report the transcriptional changes …

Developmental arrest of Drosophila survival motor neuron (Smn) mutants accounts for differences in expression of minor intron-containing genes

EL Garcia, Z Lu, MP Meers, K Praveen, AG Matera - Rna, 2013 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Reduced levels of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein lead to a neuromuscular disease
called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Animal models of SMA recapitulate many aspects of …