Browsing School of Biological Sciences (UMKC) by Thesis Advisor "Yu, Xiao-Qiang"
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The expression and regulation on antimicrobial peptide genes in insects: studies in the tobacco hornworm manduca sexta
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-10)Insects have evolved an efficient innate immune system to combat microbes. Most of our knowledge of insect immunity comes from studies with dipteran and lepidopteran insects, such as the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, ... -
Regulation of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes in Insects by the Toll Pathway and NF-kB Transcription Factors
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Insects lack adaptive immunity and solely rely on innate immunity to combat pathogens. Innate immunity in dipteran and lepidopteran insects mainly depends on two canonical pathways, the Toll pathway that provides ... -
Regulation of Antimicrobial Peptide Genes in the Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta
(2015-05-26)The innate immune system, also known as natural or non-specific immune system, is conserved from insects to humans. The insect innate immune system is composed of humoral and cellular components. Insect humoral responses ...