RNAi screening identifies a new Toll from shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei that restricts WSSV infection through activating Dorsal to induce antimicrobial peptides.

The function of Toll pathway defense against bacterial infection has been well established in shrimp, however how this pathway responds to viral infection is still largely unknown. In this study, we report the Toll4-Dorsal-AMPs cascade restricts the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection of shri...

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Main Authors: Haoyang Li, Bin Yin, Sheng Wang, Qihui Fu, Bang Xiao, Kai Lǚ, Jianguo He, Chaozheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6175524?pdf=render