title: Histones join the fight against bacteria inside cells.
abstract: Experiments on Drosophila have shown that the histones that are normally bound to lipid droplets inside cells can be released to provide protection against infection.
authors.affiliation: is an  eLife reviewing editor , and at  Harvard Medical School ,  Boston ,  United States roberto_kolter@hms.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kolter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000276:immunology*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000276:immunology*; D006657:Histones / Q000276:immunology*; D066292:Lipid Droplets / Q000276:immunology*; D008099:Liver / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006657:Histones