title: Molecules participating in insect immunity of Sarcophaga peregrina.
abstract: Pricking the body wall of Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh fly) larvae with a needle activated the immune system of this insect and induced various immune molecules, including antibacterial proteins, in the hemolymph. In this review, I summarize and discuss the functions of these immune molecules, with particular emphasis on the dual roles of some of these molecules in defense and development.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan. natori@e-mail.jp
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natori
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D058493:Sarcophagidae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins