| Literature DB >> 17277170 |
A Levitin1, A Marcil, G Tettweiler, M J Laforest, U Oberholzer, A M Alarco, D Y Thomas, P Lasko, M Whiteway.
Abstract
We used Drosophila melanogaster macrophage-like Schneider 2 (S2) cells as a model to study cell-mediated innate immunity against infection by the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Transcriptional profiling of S2 cells coincubated with C. albicans cells revealed up-regulation of several genes. One of the most highly up-regulated genes during this interaction is the D. melanogaster translational regulator 4E-BP encoded by the Thor gene. Analysis of Drosophila 4E-BP(null) mutant survival upon infection with C. albicans showed that 4E-BP plays an important role in host defense, suggesting a role for translational control in the D. melanogaster response to C. albicans infection.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17277170 PMCID: PMC1865646 DOI: 10.1128/EC.00346-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eukaryot Cell ISSN: 1535-9786