Two Proteases Defining a Melanization Cascade in the Immune System of Drosophila *
Tang H, Kambris Z, Lemaitre B, Hashimoto C. Two Proteases Defining a Melanization Cascade in the Immune System of Drosophila *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2006, 281: 28097-28104. PMID: 16861233, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601642200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanization cascadeMelanization reactionResistance of DrosophilaDownstream proteasesDrosophilaKey enzymeMicrobial pathogensGenetic characterizationMelanin synthesisSerine proteasesMelanizationProteasePathogenic bacteriaMicrobial infectionsMP1PhenoloxidaseFungal infectionsCascadeImportant roleImmune systemSpn27AArthropodsFungiEnzymeBacteria