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ReviewDevelopmental and comparative immunology2014

The Drosophila IMD pathway in the activation of the humoral immune response.

Anni Kleino, Neal Silverman

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Review in Developmental and comparative immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 179 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Anni KleinoDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: anni.kleino@umassmed.edu.
Neal Silverman

Funding

From Drosophila Immunity to Anti-InflammatoriesR01AI060025 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Neal Silverman · 2004 to 2026
$9.4M
Interplay between the Endocrine and Innate Systems of DrosphilaR01AI099708 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI BAEHRECKE, ERIC H, SILVERMAN, NEAL · 2012 to 2023
$4.2M
Intracellular Bacterial Recognition in the Drosophila Innate Immune ResponseR01AI074958 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SILVERMAN, NEAL · 2008 to 2012
$1.4M
Activation of Insect Immunity by Gram-Negative BacteriaR56AI060025 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SILVERMAN, NEAL · 2011 to 2017
$459k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The IMD pathway signaling plays a pivotal role in the Drosophila defense against bacteria. During the last two decades, significant progress has been made in identifying the components and deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying this pathway, including the means of bacterial sensing and signal transduction. While these findings have contributed to the understanding of the immune signaling in insects, they have also provided new insights in studying the mammalian NF-κB signaling pathways. Here, we summarize the current view of the IMD pathway focusing on how it regulates the humoral immune response of Drosophila.

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AnimalsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsHumansImmunity, HumoralInfectionsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexReceptors, Pattern RecognitionSignal TransductionUbiquitinationDrosophila Proteinsimd protein, DrosophilaProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexReceptors, Pattern Recognition2020-hydroxyecdysoneAMPantimicrobial peptidec-Jun N-terminal kinaseDAPdeath-related ced-3/Nedd2-like proteinDREDDDrosophilaFADDFas-associated protein with Death DomainIAPIKKimdimmune deficiencyImmune responseinhibitor of apoptosisinhibitor of κBIκBIκB kinaseJNKmeso-diaminopimelic acidNF-κB signalingpeptidoglycanpeptidoglycan recognition proteinPGNPGRPreceptor-interacting proteinRHIMRIPRIP homotypic interaction motifRNAiRNA interferenceTABTAK1TAK1-associated binding protein 2TCTTGF-β activated kinase 1tracheal cytotoxin

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PMID23721820
PMCPMC3808521

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