Insect Immunity & Drosophila Gut Immune Response

Insect Immunity & Drosophila Gut Immune Response Insect Immunity & Drosophila Gut Immune Response

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PGRP-LC Wild-Type Imd Relish κB κB κB Caudal AMP Genes Ryu et al Science 2008 PGRP-LC Caudal knock down Imd Relish κB κB κB AMP Genes

Tolerance to gut indigenous flora • Compartmentation: restriction of antimicrobial peptide production in the hindgut to protect the bacterial flora • Negative feed-back: Tight regulation of the Imd pathway to prevent its activation by indigenous bacteria

Tolerance to gut indigenous flora<br />

• Compartmentation: restriction of antimicrobial<br />

peptide production in the hindgut to protect the<br />

bacterial flora<br />

• Negative feed-back: Tight regulation of the Imd<br />

pathway to prevent its activation by indigenous<br />

bacteria

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