Advances in insect physiology. Volume fifty two, Insect immunity /
Insect Immunity, Volume 52 provides readers with the latest interdisciplinary reviews on the topic. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists, neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists and insect chemists, providing invaluable chapters on Insect Antimicrobial Defenses: A Br...
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London, England :
Academic Press,
2017.
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| Series: | Advances in insect physiology ;
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Insect Immunity; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; References; Chapter One: Insect Antimicrobial Defences: A Brief History, Recent Findings, Biases, and a Way Forward in Evolutionary S ... ; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Goals of This Review; 1.2. A Brief History of Insect Antimicrobial Defences; 2. The Canonical Immune Genes: A Brief Review of the Components; 2.1. Recognition; 2.2. Signalling; 2.3. Antimicrobial Peptides; 3. From Flies to General Insights Across Insecta; 3.1. Species Diversity; 3.2. Timescale; 3.3. Bottom-up Studies on Candidate Genes
- 3.4. Candidate Gene Biases3.5. Example for Possible New Insights; 3.6. Epistasis: On the Importance of Genetic Backgrounds; 3.7. Genome-Wide Top-Down Studies Reveal Novel Insights; 3.8. Antibacterial Function of the Cuticle and Peritrophic Matrix; 3.9. Haemocyte Insights: The Early Start of Insect Immunology; 3.10. The Immune Function of Haemolymph Clots; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Two: Phagocytosis in Insect Immunity; 1. Introduction; 2. Insect Blood Cells; 3. Phagocytic Receptors in Insects; 3.1. Scavenger Receptors; 3.2. Nimrod Receptor Superfamily
- 3.3. Peptidoglycan-Recognition Receptors Important for Phagocytosis3.4. Integrins; 3.5. Down Syndrome Adhesion Molecule 1 (Dscam 1); 3.6. Opsonins in Insect Phagocytosis; 4. Regulation of Signalling During Phagocytosis; 5. Phagosome Maturation; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter Three: The Melanization Response in Insect Immunity; 1. Introduction; 2. Melanin Biosynthesis Pathways in Insects; 3. PPO Activation Pathways in Model Insects; 3.1. Drosophila melanogaster; 3.2. Manduca sexta; 3.3. Tenebrio molitor; 3.4. Anopheles gambiae; 3.5. Aedes aegypti
- 4. The Contribution of the Melanization Response to Insect Immune Defence5. Crosstalk Between Melanization and Other Immune Pathways; 5.1. Melanization and AMP Synthesis; 5.2. Melanization and Complement Pathway; 6. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter Four: Microbiota, Gut Physiology, and Insect Immunity; 1. Introduction; 2. Gut Structure and Gut Microbes; 2.1. Gut Structure and Function; 2.2. The Microbial Environment of the Gut Epithelium; 2.2.1. Gut Pathogens; 2.2.2. Gut Microbiota; 3. Gut Immunity; 3.1. The IMD Pathway; 3.1.1. Positive and Negative Regulation of Intestinal IMD Pathway
- 3.1.2. Physiological Roles of the Intestinal IMD Pathway3.2. The DUOX Pathway; 3.2.1. DUOX in Gut Immunity; 3.2.2. Uracil as a DUOX-Activating Bacterial Ligand; 3.2.3. Complex Regulation of Signal Pathways Leading to DUOX Activation; 4. Gut Renewal; 4.1. ISC Self-Renewal, Differentiation, and Proliferation; 4.2. Gut Renewal and Innate Immune Systems; 5. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Five: Intestinal Stem Cells: A Decade of Intensive Research in Drosophila and the Road Ahead; 1. Introduction; 2. The Evolutionary Origin of ISCs; 3. Primary Reports on Drosophila ISCs