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Insect anal droplets contain diverse proteins related to gut homeostasis

BACKGROUND: Insects share similar fundamental molecular principles with mammals in innate immunity. For modulating normal gut microbiota, insects produce phenoloxidase (PO), which is absent in all vertebrates, and reactive nitrogen species (ROS) and antimicrobial proteins (AMPs). However, reports on...

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Autores principales: Jing, Tianzhong, Wang, Fuxiao, Qi, Fenghui, Wang, Zhiying
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6208037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30376807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5182-z