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The Toll-dorsal pathway is required for resistance to viral oral infection in Drosophila.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Dec 2014
Ferreira Álvaro Gil, Naylor Huw, Esteves Sara Santana, Pais Inês Silva, Martins Nelson Eduardo, Teixeira Luis
Abstract excerpt
Pathogen entry route can have a strong impact on the result of microbial infections in different hosts, including insects. Drosophila melanogaster has been a successful model system to study the immune response to systemic viral infection. Here we investigate the role of the Toll pathway in resistance to oral viral infection in D. melanogaster. We show that several Toll pathway components, including Spätzle,...
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