Recognition of non-self is necessary to activate Drosophila's immune response against an insect parasite
A. B. Leitao, R. Arunkumar, J. P. Day, N. Hanna, A. Devi, M. P. Hayes, F. M. Jiggins
The paper shows that Drosophila's immune response to parasitoid wasps requires both danger signals from wounding and a PAMP from the wasp to trigger melanization and Tep1 expression.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2022 · PreprintImmunology