Detection of bacteria through taste receptors primes the cellular immune response
Alix Najera Mazariegos, Gérard Manière, Léo Sillon, Romane Milleville, Martine Berthelot‐Grosjean, Enisa Aruçi, Darius Camp, Georges Alves, Rhea Kaul, Carla Jane Duval, Isabelle Chauvel, Julien Royet, Yaël Grosjean, Pierre‐Yves Musso, Guy Tanentzapf
This study shows that Drosophila larvae use taste receptors to detect bacteria, which primes their immune system and improves survival after infection.
bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2024 · PreprintImmunology