A Toll-Spätzle Pathway in the Immune Response of <i>Bombyx mori</i>
The Toll-Spätzle pathway is a crucial defense mechanism in insect innate immunity, it plays an important role in fighting against pathogens through the regulation of antimicrobial peptide gene expression. Although <i>Toll</i> and <i>Spätzle</i> (<i>Spz</i>) genes...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/9/586 |