Insect immunity: A genetic factor (hrtp) is essential for antibacterial peptide expression in Drosophila after infection by parasitoid wasps

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 64-71

  Benassi, V ^a   Coustau, C ^b   Carton, Y ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptides; Genetic regulation; Insect immunity; Parasitoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DPT PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; WASP;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INSECT PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; WASPS;

EID: 0034133734     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(200002)43:2<64::AID-ARCH2>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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