Article
The dorsal-related immunity factor, Dif, is a sequence-specific trans-activator of Drosophila Cecropin gene expression.
The EMBO journal - 3 Jul 1995
Petersen U M, Björklund G, Ip Y T, Engström Y
Abstract excerpt
A new member of the Rel family of transcription factors, the dorsal-related immunity factor, Dif, was recently cloned and suggested to be involved in regulating the immune response in Drosophila. Despite its classification as a Rel family member, the Dif cDNA-encoded product has not been proven p...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins
- Feedback
- Genes, Insect
- Genes, Reporter
- Hemocytes
- Insect Hormones
- Larva
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Nuclear Proteins
- Phosphoproteins
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger