Molecular BiologyInternational Journal of Molecular SciencesPeer-reviewed
Analysis of the Toll and spaetzle genes involved in Toll path-way-dependent antimicrobial gene induction in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebriodae)
Daiki Kato, Ken Miura, Kakeru Yokoi
The paper investigates the role of Toll and spaetzle genes in Toll pathway-dependent antimicrobial gene induction in Tribolium castaneum using RNA interference and qRT-PCR, finding that Toll3 and Toll4 significantly affect AMP gene expression and immune response.
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