2011
Chemical Defense by the Native Winter Ant (Prenolepis imparis) against the Invasive Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile)
Sorrells T, Kuritzky L, Kauhanen P, Fitzgerald K, Sturgis S, Chen J, Dijamco C, Basurto K, Gordon D. Chemical Defense by the Native Winter Ant (Prenolepis imparis) against the Invasive Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile). PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e18717. PMID: 21526231, PMCID: PMC3079705, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018717.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
A Serpin that Regulates Immune Melanization in the Respiratory System of Drosophila
Tang H, Kambris Z, Lemaitre B, Hashimoto C. A Serpin that Regulates Immune Melanization in the Respiratory System of Drosophila. Developmental Cell 2008, 15: 617-626. PMID: 18854145, PMCID: PMC2671232, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntifungal peptide drosomycinInternal tissuesToll pathwayChemical defensesProtease cascadeMelanin biosynthesisMelanization reactionKey enzymeSerpin familyDrosophilaMelanizationPresence of microorganismsEpithelial tissuesMicrobial infectionsPhenol oxidaseHost defenseSystemic expressionEpithelial defenseProtease inhibitorsDefensePhysical barrierPathogensDrosomycinBiosynthesisTissue
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