Interactions between mutualist Wigglesworthia and tsetse peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP-LB) influence trypanosome transmission
Wang J, Wu Y, Yang G, Aksoy S. Interactions between mutualist Wigglesworthia and tsetse peptidoglycan recognition protein (PGRP-LB) influence trypanosome transmission. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 12133-12138. PMID: 19587241, PMCID: PMC2715537, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0901226106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune deficiencyPGRP-LBHost immune responsePeptidoglycan recognition proteinsAnti-protozoal activityTsetse's abilityImmune responseInfection susceptibilityHost immunityExpression correlatesNormal adultsInfectionHost susceptibilityAntimicrobial peptidesParasitized adultsTrypanosome infectionAdult tsetseRecognition proteinsLimited exposureAdultsForeign microbesRNA interferencePathway functionActivationSusceptibility
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