Transcription Factor Forkhead Regulates Expression of Antimicrobial Peptides in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta

Abstract Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play an important role in defense against microbial infections in insects. Expression of AMPs is regulated mainly by NF-κB factors Dorsal, Dif and Relish. Our previous study showed that both NF-κB and GATA-1 factors are required for activation of moricin promot...

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Auteurs principaux: Xue Zhong, Munmun Chowdhury, Chun-Feng Li, Xiao-Qiang Yu
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Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/5c96b0f9567644078018f8e60e573eb8
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