Genome-wide regulation of innate immunity by juvenile hormone and 20-hydroxyecdysone in the <it>Bombyx </it>fat body

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Insect innate immunity can be affected by juvenile hormone (JH) and 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), but how innate immunity is developmentally regulated by these two hormones in insects has not yet been elucidated. In the silkworm, <it&...

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Main Authors: Ling Erjun, Cao Yang, Peng Qin, Zhou Shun, Diao Yupu, Guo Enen, Tian Ling, Li Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/549