Ecdysone and insect immunity: the maturation of the inducibility of the diptericin gene in Drosophila larvae.

doi:10.1016/0965-1748(95)00076-3

Back to search

Article

Ecdysone and insect immunity: the maturation of the inducibility of the diptericin gene in Drosophila larvae.

Insect biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Feb 1996

Meister M, Richards G

Abstract excerpt

The developmental analysis of the inducibility of the Drosophila diptericin gene promoter as a response to septic injury shows an important increase in the response during the third larval instar leading to a maximum in late larvae and early prepupae. This increase, or maturation, is temporally c...

Topics

Animals
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Ecdysone
Escherichia coli
Female
Gene Expression
Genes, Insect
Immunity
Insect Hormones
Insect Proteins
Larva
Male
Micrococcus luteus
Mutation

Community interpretation

Discuss the evidence

Ask a question, add context or challenge an interpretation. Community activity is separate from scientific evidence strength.

discussions

replies

Citations encouraged

Claims remain attributable.

No discussion yet

Be the first to add a careful, cited interpretation.