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Rel/NF-kappaB double mutants reveal that cellular immunity is central to Drosophila host defense.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 31 Oct 2006
Matova Nina, Anderson Kathryn V
Abstract excerpt
Studies on Drosophila immunity have focused on the humoral response, whereas less is known about the Drosophila cellular immunity. Here we show that mutants that lack the Drosophila Rel/NF-kappaB proteins Dorsal and Dif have very few blood cells, are constitutively infected by opportunistic micro...
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