AgDscam, a hypervariable immunoglobulin domain-containing receptor of the Anopheles gambiae innate immune system.

Activation of the insect innate immune system is dependent on a limited number of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) capable of interacting with pathogen-associated molecular pattern. Here we report a novel role of an alternatively spliced hypervariable immunoglobulin domain-encoding gene, Dscam,...

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Main Authors: Yuemei Dong, Harry E Taylor, George Dimopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040229