Recognition of nonself is necessary to activate Drosophila's immune response against an insect parasite.

Alexandre B LeitãoRamesh ArunkumarJonathan P DayNancy HannaAarathi DeviMatthew P HayesFrancis Michael Jiggins

Published in: BMC biology (2024)

We conclude that a combination of danger signals and the recognition of nonself molecules is required to activate Drosophila's immune response against parasitic insects.

Keyphrases

immune response
dendritic cells
toll like receptor
zika virus