The Rel Protein DIF Mediates the Antifungal but Not the Antibacterial Host Defense in Drosophila

Sophie Rutschmann; Alain C. Jung; Charles Hétru; Jean‐Marc Reichhart; Jules A. Hoffmann; Dominique Ferrandon

doi:10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80208-3

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BiologyInnate immune systemMutantGeneMicrobiologyGeneticsAntifungalImmune systemDrosophila melanogasterBacteriaDrosophila (subgenus)Defensin

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 12
Issue: 5
Pages: 569-580
Citations: 362
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                                    Sophie Rutschmann, 
                                
                                    Alain C. Jung, 
                                
                                    Charles Hétru
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2000). 
                            The Rel Protein DIF Mediates the Antifungal but Not the Antibacterial Host Defense in Drosophila. 
                            Immunity
                            , 12
                            (5)
                            , 569-580.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80208-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(00)80208-3