Flies kNOw how to signal

Dev Cell. 2003 Jan;4(1):5-6. doi: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00413-6.

Abstract

A recent study has discovered a surprising role for nitric oxide in the Drosophila immune response. NO-mediated signaling was implicated in the communication between the site of a localized infection and the major immune organ of the fly, the fat body.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drosophila / enzymology
  • Drosophila / immunology*
  • Drosophila / metabolism*
  • Fat Body / immunology
  • Infections / immunology
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction*

Substances

  • Nitric Oxide
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase