Drosophila Immune Deficiency (IMD) Is a Death Domain Protein that Activates Antibacterial Defense and Can Promote Apoptosis

Philippe Georgel; Silvia Naitza; Christine Kappler; Dominique Ferrandon; Daniel Zachary; Candace Swimmer; Casey Kopczynski; Geoffrey M. Duyk; Jean‐Marc Reichhart; Jules A. Hoffmann

doi:10.1016/s1534-5807(01)00059-4

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BiologyApoptosisImmune systemCell biologyDrosophila (subgenus)Programmed cell deathDeath domainGeneticsCancer researchMicrobiologyGene

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 1
Issue: 4
Pages: 503-514
Citations: 432
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                                    Philippe Georgel, 
                                
                                    Silvia Naitza, 
                                
                                    Christine Kappler
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Drosophila Immune Deficiency (IMD) Is a Death Domain Protein that Activates Antibacterial Defense and Can Promote Apoptosis. 
                            Developmental Cell
                            , 1
                            (4)
                            , 503-514.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1534-5807(01)00059-4
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(01)00059-4