Involvement of Epidermis Cell Proliferation in Defense Against Beauveria bassiana Infection

Entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana can infect many species of insects and is used as a biological pesticide world-wide. Before reaching the hemocoel, B. bassiana has to penetrate the integument which is composed of a thick chitin layer and epidermal cells. Some chitinase, protease and lipase...

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Main Authors: Wuren Huang, Ruijuan Tang, Shirong Li, Ying Zhang, Rongbing Chen, Liyuan Gong, Xuefei Wei, Yingyu Tang, Qiuning Liu, Lei Geng, Guoqing Pan, Brenda T. Beerntsen, Erjun Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.741797/full