Drosophila MyD88 is required for the response to fungal and Gram-positive bacterial infections
Copyright policy )Drosophila MyD88 is required for the response to fungal and Gram-positive bacterial infections
We report here the identification and functional characterization of DmMyD88, a gene encoding the Drosophila homolog of mammalian MyD88. DmMyD88 combines a Toll-IL-1R homology (TIR) domain and a death domain. Overexpression of DmMyD88 was sufficient to induce expression of the antifungal peptide Drosomycin, and induction of Drosomycin was markedly reduced in DmMyD88-mutant flies. DmMyD88 interacted with Toll through its TIR domain and required the death domain proteins Tube and Pelle to activate expression of Drs, which encodes Drosomycin. DmMyD88-mutant flies were highly susceptible to infection by fungi and Gram-positive bacteria, but resisted Gram-negative bacterial infection much as did wild-type flies. Phenotypic comparison of DmMyD88-mutant flies and MyD88-deficient mice showed essential differences in the control of Gram-negative infection in insects and mammals.
Membrane Glycoproteins, Chromosome Mapping, Epistasis, Genetic, Genes, Insect, Antigens, Differentiation, Animals, Genetically Modified, Drosophila melanogaster, Gene Expression Regulation, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Hypocreales, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Insect Proteins, Female, Amino Acid Sequence, Disease Susceptibility, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Membrane Glycoproteins, Chromosome Mapping, Epistasis, Genetic, Genes, Insect, Antigens, Differentiation, Animals, Genetically Modified, Drosophila melanogaster, Gene Expression Regulation, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Hypocreales, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Insect Proteins, Female, Amino Acid Sequence, Disease Susceptibility, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
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