Tsetse Immune System Maturation Requires the Presence of Obligate Symbionts in Larvae

Drosophila immune response: From systemic antimicrobial peptide production in fat body cells to local defense in the intestinal tract

(2010) Bernard Charroux et al.   FLY

Hemocyte Differentiation Mediates Innate Immune Memory in Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes

(2010) Janneth Rodrigues et al.   SCIENCE

Parasite-Induced Changes in Nitric Oxide Levels in Drosophila paramelanica

(2009) Y. Carton et al.   JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY

Interactions between mutualist Wigglesworthia and tsetse peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP-LB) influence trypanosome transmission

(2009) J. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Elimination of plasmatocytes by targeted apoptosis reveals their role in multiple aspects of the Drosophila immune response

(2009) B. Charroux et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacteriophages Encode Factors Required for Protection in a Symbiotic Mutualism

(2009) K. M. Oliver et al.   SCIENCE

Implication of the Mosquito Midgut Microbiota in the Defense against Malaria Parasites

(2009) Yuemei Dong et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Obligate Mutualist Wigglesworthia glossinidia Influences Reproduction, Digestion, and Immunity Processes of Its Host, the Tsetse Fly

(2008) R. Pais et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Analysis of milk gland structure and function in Glossina morsitans: Milk protein production, symbiont populations and fecundity

(2008) Geoffrey M. Attardo et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Circulating blood cells function as a surveillance system for damaged tissue in Drosophila larvae

(2008) D. T. Babcock et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Innate Immune Homeostasis by the Homeobox Gene Caudal and Commensal-Gut Mutualism in Drosophila

(2008) J.-H. Ryu et al.   SCIENCE

A Signaling Protease Required for Melanization in Drosophila Affects Resistance and Tolerance of Infections

(2008) Janelle S Ayres et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY