Symbiont-induced odorant binding proteins mediate insect host hematopoiesis

Symbiotic bacteria assist in maintaining homeostasis of the animal immune system. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie symbiont-mediated host immunity are largely unknown. Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) house maternally transmitted symbionts that regulate the development and function of the...

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Main Authors: Joshua B Benoit, Aurélien Vigneron, Nichole A Broderick, Yineng Wu, Jennifer S Sun, John R Carlson, Serap Aksoy, Brian L Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/19535