Blood cells of adult Drosophila do not expand, but control survival after bacterial infection by induction of Drosocin around their reservoir at the respiratory epithelia
P. Sanchez Bosch, K. Makhijani, L. Herboso, K. S. Gold, R. Baginsky, K. J. Woodcock, B. Alexander, K. Kukar, S. Corcoran, D. Ouyang, C. Wong, E. J. Ramond, C. Rhiner, E. Moreno, B. Lemaitre, , K. Brueckner
The paper identifies the largest reservoir of blood cells in adult Drosophila and shows they control survival after bacterial infection by inducing Drosocin expression in surrounding tissues.
bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2019 · PreprintImmunology