Serpin-1a and serpin-6 regulate the Toll pathway immune homeostasis by synergistically inhibiting the Spätzle-processing enzyme CLIP2 in silkworm, Bombyx mori.

The Toll receptor signaling pathway is an important innate immune response of insects to pathogen infection; its extracellular signal transduction involves serine protease cascade activation. However, excessive or constitutive activation of the Toll pathway can be detrimental. Hence, the balance bet...

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Main Authors: Huawei Liu, Jiahui Xu, Luoling Wang, Pengchao Guo, Zhangchen Tang, Xiaotong Sun, Xin Tang, Wei Wang, Lingyan Wang, Yang Cao, Qingyou Xia, Ping Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011740&type=printable