ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023
How to eliminate pathogen without killing oneself? Immunometabolism of encapsulation and melanization in
Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- mTOR signaling regulates demand-adapted hematopoiesis and metabolic reprogramming required for an effective cellular immune response in Drosophila melanogaster larvae.PLoS genetics · 2026Article
- Recent insights in the development and functions of insect hemocytes.Current opinion in insect science · 2026Review
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- Muscling in on immunity: the role of muscle in the insect immune response, demonstrating the value of a whole organism perspective.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Summer-form susceptible, winter-form resistant: differential susceptibility ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Melanin biosynthesis and functional roles in insects: insights into immunological defense, physiological regulation, and environmental adaptation.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Innate Immunity in Insects: The Lights and Shadows of Phenoloxidase System Activation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Encapsulation and Melanization Are Not Correlated to Successful Immune Defense Against Parasitoid Wasps inCells · 2025Article
- Glucose and trehalose metabolism through the cyclic pentose phosphate pathway shapes pathogen resistance and host protection in Drosophila.PLoS biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Cellular encapsulation associated with melanization is a crucial component of the immune response in insects, particularly against larger pathogens. The infection of a
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