PGRP-LB is a maternally transmitted immune milk protein that influences symbiosis and parasitism in tsetse’s offspring
Wang J, Aksoy S. PGRP-LB is a maternally transmitted immune milk protein that influences symbiosis and parasitism in tsetse’s offspring. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 10552-10557. PMID: 22689989, PMCID: PMC3387098, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1116431109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother's milkImmune deficiency (IMD) pathwayPGRP-LBHost immune systemImmune system developmentIntrauterine environmentNutritional supplementationDietary supplementationHyperimmune responseImmune systemImpact immunityNewborn progenyParasite infectionAdultsParasitized adultsPeptidoglycan recognition proteinsSuch adultsImmunitySupplementationAntitrypanosomal activityPivotal roleMilkInductionHost fecundityMilk proteins