A Toll-Spätzle Pathway in the Immune Response of <i>Bombyx mori</i>

The Toll-Spätzle pathway is a crucial defense mechanism in insect innate immunity, it plays an important role in fighting against pathogens through the regulation of antimicrobial peptide gene expression. Although <i>Toll</i> and <i>Spätzle</i> (<i>Spz</i>) genes...

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Main Authors: Bin Yu, Qi Sang, Guoqing Pan, Chunfeng Li, Zeyang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/9/586