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ReviewDevelopmental and comparative immunology2014

Peptidoglycan recognition proteins in Drosophila immunity.

Shoichiro Kurata

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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 96 papers.

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96citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed, 225 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Comparative Analysis of PGRP Family in Polymorphic Worker Castes ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shoichiro KurataGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan. Electronic address: kurata@mail.pharm.tohoku.ac.jp.
Tohoku University · JP

Funding

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF HOST DEFENSET32AI007495 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI TAN, TSE-HUA · 1996 to 2011
$2.4M
Intracellular Bacterial Recognition in the Drosophila Innate Immune ResponseR01AI074958 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SILVERMAN, NEAL · 2008 to 2012
$1.4M
NIAID NIH HHS AI07495NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI074958NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007495
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Innate immunity is the front line of self-defense against infectious non-self in vertebrates and invertebrates. The innate immune system is mediated by germ-line encoding pattern recognition molecules (pathogen sensors) that recognize conserved molecular patterns present in the pathogens but absent in the host. Peptidoglycans (PGN) are essential cell wall components of almost all bacteria, except mycoplasma lacking a cell wall, which provides the host immune system an advantage for detecting invading bacteria. Several families of pattern recognition molecules that detect PGN and PGN-derived compounds have been indentified, and the role of PGRP family members in host defense is relatively well-characterized in Drosophila. This review focuses on the role of PGRP family members in the recognition of invading bacteria and the activation and modulation of immune responses in Drosophila.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacterial InfectionsCell WallDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnatePeptidoglycanReceptors, Pattern RecognitionDrosophila ProteinsPeptidoglycanReceptors, Pattern RecognitionAntimicrobial defenseDAPdiaminopimelic acidDrosophilaGlcNAcGNBPGram-negative binding proteinInnate immunitylipopolysaccharidesLPSMurNAcN-acetylglucosamineN-acetylmuramic acidNODnucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing proteinPattern recognition receptorpeptidoglycan recognition proteinPeptidoglycan recognition proteinpeptidoglycansPGNPGRPPPAEprophenoloxidaseProphenoloxidase cascadeproPOproPO activating enzymereceptor-interacting proteinRHIMRIPRIP homotypic interaction motifSpätzle processing enzymeSPETCTTLRToll-like receptortracheal cytotoxin

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PMID23796791
PMCPMC3808481
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