Spatzle4 gene of silkworm, Bombyx mori: identification, immune response, and the effect of RNA interference on the antimicrobial peptides’ expression in the integument
Insects, including silkworms, can protect themselves from exotic invasions by innate immune responses. In the immune response of Drosophila, the activation of Toll receptors is strictly dependent on the product of Spatzle. In this study, we cloned the 1567 bp BmSpz4 cDNA which contained a complete 1...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X18301657 |