Regulation of nitric oxide production in snail (<i>Lymnaea stagnalis</i>) defence cells: a role for PKC and ERK signalling pathways

Abstract

These data suggest that ERK and PKC comprise part of the signalling machinery that regulates NOS activation and subsequent production of NO in molluscan haemocytes. To our knowledge, this is the first report that shows a role for these signalling proteins in the generation of NO in invertebrate defence cells.