title: The synthesis of antibacterial proteins in isolated fat body from Cecropia silkmoth pupae.
abstract: Fat body from previously immunized diapausing pupae of the silkmoth, Hyalophora cecropia (Saturniidae), incubated in vitro, released antibacterial activity into the medium and incorporated 3H-leucine into the immunity proteins P1-P9. The release of antibacterial activity from fat body was also induced to some extent by injection of Ringer solution and, after 20 h in culture, by the injury of dissection.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000276:immunology; D005216:Fat Body / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000378:metabolism*; D009036:Moths / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011679:Pupa / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents