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SUBMITTER: Vanha-Aho LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4429011 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vanha-Aho Leena-Maija LM Anderl Ines I Vesala Laura L Hultmark Dan D Valanne Susanna S Rämet Mika M
PLoS pathogens 20150512 5
The cellular immune response against parasitoid wasps in Drosophila involves the activation, mobilization, proliferation and differentiation of different blood cell types. Here, we have assessed the role of Edin (elevated during infection) in the immune response against the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina boulardi in Drosophila melanogaster larvae. The expression of edin was induced within hours after a wasp infection in larval fat bodies. Using tissue-specific RNAi, we show that Edin is an importan ...[more]