The circadian clock protein timeless regulates phagocytosis of bacteria in Drosophila.

Survival of bacterial infection is the result of complex host-pathogen interactions. An often-overlooked aspect of these interactions is the circadian state of the host. Previously, we demonstrated that Drosophila mutants lacking the circadian regulatory proteins Timeless (Tim) and Period (Per) are...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth F Stone, Ben O Fulton, Janelle S Ayres, Linh N Pham, Junaid Ziauddin, Mimi M Shirasu-Hiza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3257305?pdf=render