Innate recognition systems in insect immunity and development: new approaches in Drosophila.
Phagocytosis is important in immune defense and development in vertebrates and invertebrates. It leads to swift ingestion of microorganisms and dying cells by phagocytes. How particles are recognized is not well understood. Studies in insects, and Drosophila in particular, argue that these are powerful model systems to dissect this process.
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Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, 13th Street, Building 149, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007313:Insecta / Q000276:immunology*; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
D037102:Lectins; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen