Psidin is required in Drosophila blood cells for both phagocytic degradation and immune activation of the fat body.

Brennan, Catherine A; Delaney, Joseph R; Schneider, David S; Anderson, Kathryn V

Brennan, Catherine A; Delaney, Joseph R; Schneider, David S; Anderson, Kathryn V.

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Brennan CA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 299 Campus Drive, Stanford, California 94305, USA. cbrennan@stanford.edu

Curr Biol ; 17(1): 67-72, 2007 Jan 09.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17208189

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Blood Proteins/physiology; Defensins/metabolism; Drosophila Proteins/physiology; Drosophila/immunology; Fat Body/metabolism; Phagocytosis/physiology; Animals; Antigen Presentation/physiology; Bacteremia/immunology; Bacteria/immunology; Drosophila/genetics; Drosophila/metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation; Hemocytes/physiology; Larva/immunology; Larva/metabolism; Lysosomes/metabolism; Mutation; Phagocytes/physiology; Signal Transduction/physiology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Phagocytosis / Blood Proteins / Fat Body / Defensins / Drosophila Proteins / Drosophila Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Curr Biol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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