Uptake of the necrotic serpin in Drosophila melanogaster via the lipophorin receptor-1.

The humoral response to fungal and Gram-positive infections is regulated by the serpin-family inhibitor, Necrotic. Following immune-challenge, a proteolytic cascade is activated which signals through the Toll receptor. Toll activation results in a range of antibiotic peptides being synthesised in th...

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Main Authors: Sandra Fausia Soukup, Joaquim Culi, David Gubb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2694266?pdf=render