Dehydration triggers ecdysone-mediated recognition-protein priming and elevated anti-bacterial immune responses in Drosophila Malpighian tubule renal cells
Abstract Background Drosophila is a powerful model for the study of factors modulating innate immunity. This study examines the effect of water-loss dehydration on innate immune responsiveness in the Drosophila renal system (Malpighian tubules; MTs), and how this leads to elevated host defense and c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018-05-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-018-0532-5 |