The Complex Contributions of Genetics and Nutrition to Immunity in Drosophila melanogaster

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Unckless, Robert L ^a   Rottschaefer, Susan M ^a   Lazzaro, Brian P ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPTERICIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR KINASE 2; GLUCOSE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CG12869 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRINKLED GENE; DEFECTIVE PROBOSCIS EXTENSION RESPONSE 6 GENE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR KINASE 2 GENE; GENE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GLUCOSE INTAKE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT GENETICS; KINESIN HEAVY CHAIN 73 GENE; MULTIPLEXIN GENE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGEN LOAD; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEMA 1A GENE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMILAR GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SRC64B GENE; THIOESTER CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 GENE; ANIMAL; DIET; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PROVIDENCIA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI;

ANIMALS; DIET; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GLUCOSE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; PROVIDENCIA;

EID: 84926215315     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005030     Document Type: Article

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