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Distinct Bomanins at the Drosophila 55C locus function in resistance and resilience to infections.
Yanyan Lou, Bo Zhang, Zhiyuan Zhang, Yingyi Pan, Jianwen Yang, Lu Li, Jianqiong Huang, Zihang Yuan, Samuel Liegeois, Philippe Bulet, Rui Xu, Li Zi, Dominique Ferrandon
Published: 202610.1038/s44319-025-00559-6
Abstract
Host defense against many Gram-positive bacteria and fungal pathogens is mainly provided by the Toll-dependent systemic immune response in Drosophila. While antimicrobial peptides active against these categories of pathogens contribute only modestly…
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