Control of Drosophila blood cell activation via Toll signaling in the fat body.

The Toll signaling pathway, first discovered in Drosophila, has a well-established role in immune responses in insects as well as in mammals. In Drosophila, the Toll-dependent induction of antimicrobial peptide production has been intensely studied as a model for innate immune responses in general....

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Main Authors: Martin R Schmid, Ines Anderl, Laura Vesala, Leena-Maija Vanha-aho, Xiao-Juan Deng, Mika Rämet, Dan Hultmark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4125153?pdf=render