The multiple functions of the PGRP family in Drosophila immunity
The innate immune system discriminates between infectious non-self and self using germ-line-encoded pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that are highly conserved from insects to mammals. Peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP) is one of the hallmark pattern recognition receptors responsible for de...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2006-11-01
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Series: | Invertebrate Survival Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ122.pdf |