Tracheal terminal cells of Drosophila are immune privileged to maintain their Foxo-dependent structural plasticity
Judith Bossen, Larissa Fritz, Reshmi Raveendran, Leizhi Shi, Jingjing He, Thomas Roeder
The paper shows that Drosophila tracheal terminal cells are immune-privileged to maintain Foxo-dependent structural plasticity, as immune activation leads to cell death and structural damage.
eLife · Jun 17, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology