Basement membrane and cell integrity of self-tissues in maintaining Drosophila immunological tolerance.

The mechanism underlying immune system recognition of different types of pathogens has been extensively studied over the past few decades; however, the mechanism by which healthy self-tissue evades an attack by its own immune system is less well-understood. Here, we established an autoimmune model o...

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Main Authors: Moon Jong Kim, Kwang-Min Choe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4199487?pdf=render