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MICROBES AND INFECTION
卷 7, 期 5-6, 页码 811-819出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.03.014
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Drosophila melanogaster; innate immunity; JNK signaling
The templates of innate immunity have ancient origins. Thus, such model animals as the fruit fly, Drosophila metanogaster, can be used to identify gene products that also play a key role in the innate immunity in mammals. We have used oligonucleotide microarrays to identify genes that are responsive to Gram-negative bacteria in Drosophila macrophage-like S2 cells. In total, 53 genes were induced by greater than threefold in response to Escherichia coli. The induction of all these genes was peptidoglycan recognition protein LC (PGRP-LC) dependent. Twenty-two genes including 10 of the most strongly induced genes are also known to be up-regulated by septic injury in vivo. Importantly, we identified 31 genes that are not known to respond to bacterial challenge. We carried out targeted dsRNA treatments to assess the functional importance of these gene products for microbial recognition, phagocytosis and antimicrobial peptide release in Drosophila S2 cells in vitro. RNAi targeting three of these genes, CG7097, CG15678 and beta-Tubulin 60D, caused altered,antimicrobial peptide release in vitro. Our results indicate that the JNK pathway is essential for normal antimicrobial peptide release in Drosophila in vitro. (c) 2005 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
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