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The melanization reaction in Drosophila: More than black or white [PDF]
, 2018 The melanization reaction is a rapid and important immune mechanism in arthropods. It results in the production of melanin at the site of injury and around invading microbes.
Dudzic, Jan Paul
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Journal of Innate Immunity, 2023 Insect humoral immune responses are regulated in part by protease cascades, whose components circulate as zymogens in the hemolymph. In mosquitoes, these cascades consist of clip-domain serine proteases (cSPs) and/or their non-catalytic homologs, which ...
Xiufeng Zhang +12 more
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JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni +3 more
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Hayati Journal of BiosciencesAeromonas spp. causes the human diseases including diarrhea, gastroenteritis, and bacteremia. Aeromonas spp. can be found in kitchen sponge, one of the reservoirs for food-borne bacterial pathogens. Virulence study of Aeromonas spp.
Noor Andryan Ilsan +5 more
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The Insect Melanization Response in Galleria mellonella is Directly Fungicidal
, 2022 A key component of insect immunity is melanin encapsulation of microbes. Melanization is also a part of an immune process known as nodulation, which occurs when insect hemocytes surround microbes and produce melanin.
Smith, D (via Mendeley Data)
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Insects, 2012 Basic research on the insect immune response has progressed dramatically within the last two decades, showing that immunity is one of the most effective defenses against foreign invaders.
Angela M. Smilanich, Lee A. Dyer
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Virulence, 2020 A diverse family of metalloproteases (MPs) is distributed in eukaryotes. However, the functions of MPs are still understudied. We report that seven MPs belonging to the M35 family are encoded in the genome of the insect pathogenic fungus Metarhizium ...
Antian Huang +4 more
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PLoS Pathogens, 2019 Serine protease cascades regulate important insect immune responses namely melanization and Toll pathway activation. An important component of these cascades are clip-domain serine protease homologs (cSPHs), which are non-catalytic, but essential for ...
Layla El Moussawi +3 more
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Innate immunity shapes the persistent transmission of plant viruses by insect vectors
New Plant Protection, EarlyView.In this review, we focus on two key aspects of the virus–vector interplay: (1) persistently transmitted viruses utilize host factors to overcome transmission barriers; and (2) molecular recognition activates antiviral immunity and subsequent viral counter‐defense. Understanding these interactions offers critical insights for developing novel strategies
Gang Lu, Chuanxi Zhang, Junmin Li
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The Role of Testosterone and Gibberellic Acid in the Melanization of Cryptococcus neoformans
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Cryptococcus neoformans, a spore-producing pathogenic yeast, affects immunocompromised individuals causing meningoencephalitis. Once C. neoformans is introduced via the respiratory tract, it is engulfed by macrophages and other phagocytes.
Jamila S. Tucker +4 more
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