Multiple Toll-Spätzle Pathways in Drosophila melanogaster Immunity
Munmun Chowdhury, Chun-Feng Li, Zhen He, Yuzhen Lu, Xusheng Liu, Yufeng Wang, Y. Tony Ip, Michael R. Strand, Xiao-Qiang Yu
This study identifies multiple Toll-Spatzle pathways in Drosophila melanogaster, showing that Toll and Toll-7 activate antimicrobial peptides and differentially affect immune responses to pathogens.
bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2018 · PreprintImmunology