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SUBMITTER: Paquette N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2819219 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Paquette Nicholas N Broemer Meike M Aggarwal Kamna K Chen Li L Husson Marie M Ertürk-Hasdemir Deniz D Reichhart Jean-Marc JM Meier Pascal P Silverman Neal N
Molecular cell 20100101 2
Innate immune responses are critical for the immediate protection against microbial infection. In Drosophila, infection leads to the rapid and robust production of antimicrobial peptides through two NF-kappaB signaling pathways-IMD and Toll. The IMD pathway is triggered by DAP-type peptidoglycan, common to most Gram-negative bacteria. Signaling downstream from the peptidoglycan receptors is thought to involve K63 ubiquitination and caspase-mediated cleavage, but the molecular mechanisms remain o ...[more]