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Cecropin Expression

Cecropin Expression is a molecular response mechanism within the humoral immune system that is characterized by the transcriptional activation and production of cecropins—antimicrobial peptides primarily synthesized in response to pathogenic infection to mediate host defense.

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194

Origins of immunity: Relish, a compound Rel-like gene in the antibacterial defense of Drosophila.

Mitchell S. Dushay, Bengt Åsling, Dan Hultmark · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 363 citations

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Antimicrobial Peptides from Fish

Jorge A. Masso-Silva, Gill Diamond · Pharmaceuticals · 2014 · 340 citations · Full text

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Prevention of insect-borne disease: An approach using transgenic symbiotic bacteria

Ravi Durvasula, Andrew A. Gumbs, Anil A. Panackal et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 325 citations

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Immune signaling pathways regulating bacterial and malaria parasite infection of the mosquito <i>Anopheles gambiae</i>

Stephan Meister, Stefan M. Kanzok, Coralia Luna et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005 · 282 citations

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The cecropin locus in Drosophila; a compact gene cluster involved in the response to infection.

Per Kylsten, Christos Samakovlis, Dan Hultmark · The EMBO Journal · 1990 · 269 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MY
    Minoru Yamakawa

    University of Tsukuba, Japan

    11 publications · 658 citations

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  2. KT
    Kiyoko Taniai

    Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, Japan

    10 publications · 310 citations

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  3. DH
    Dan Hultmark

    Umeå University, Sweden

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. YK
    Yusuke Kato

    Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan

    6 publications · 268 citations

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  5. FJ
    Fengliang Jin

    South China Agricultural University, China

    6 publications · 241 citations

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Institutions

269

  1. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    19 h-index

    57 publications

    7.4K citations

  2. Institute of Agrobiological Sciences

    Tsukuba, Japan

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science

    Tsukuba, Japan

    8 h-index

    31 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    36 publications

    3.5K citations

  5. South China Agricultural University

    Guangzhou, China

    7 h-index

    35 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Institute of Protein Research

    Pushchino, Russia

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    668 citations

  7. Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry

    Moscow, Russia

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    170 citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    5 h-index

    29 publications

    6.4K citations

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  1. Insect Molecular Biology

    11 publications · 541 citations

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  2. Protein Expression and Purification

    9 publications · 403 citations

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  3. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 7 publications · 699 citations

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  4. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

    AAC · 5 publications · 387 citations

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  5. Scientific Reports

    5 publications · 103 citations

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