Induction and regulation of antimicrobial peptides in Drosophila

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 345-358

  Engström, Ylva ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Cecropin; Drosophila; GATA; Gene expression; Innate immunity; Insect immunity; Rel proteins

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PEPTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; GENE INDUCTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032994485     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(99)00016-6     Document Type: Article

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