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The immunoglobulin family protein Hemolin mediates cellular immune responses to bacteria in the insect Manduca sexta.
Cellular microbiology - 1 May 2007
Eleftherianos Ioannis, Gökçen Firat, Felföldi Gabriella, Millichap Peter J, Trenczek Tina E, ffrench-Constant Richard H, Reynolds Stuart E
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Bacterial recognition in the lepidopteran insect, Manduca sexta, is mediated by pattern recognition proteins including Hemolin, Peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP) and Immulectin-2. These proteins bind to molecular patterns present on the surface of bacteria and trigger a protective response...
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