Title |
Immunity and other defenses in pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum
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Published in |
Genome Biology, February 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/gb-2010-11-2-r21 |
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Authors |
Nicole M Gerardo, Boran Altincicek, Caroline Anselme, Hagop Atamian, Seth M Barribeau, Martin de Vos, Elizabeth J Duncan, Jay D Evans, Toni Gabaldón, Murad Ghanim, Adelaziz Heddi, Isgouhi Kaloshian, Amparo Latorre, Andres Moya, Atsushi Nakabachi, Benjamin J Parker, Vincente Pérez-Brocal, Miguel Pignatelli, Yvan Rahbé, John S Ramsey, Chelsea J Spragg, Javier Tamames, Daniel Tamarit, Cecilia Tamborindeguy, Caroline Vincent-Monegat, Andreas Vilcinskas |
Abstract |
Recent genomic analyses of arthropod defense mechanisms suggest conservation of key elements underlying responses to pathogens, parasites and stresses. At the center of pathogen-induced immune responses are signaling pathways triggered by the recognition of fungal, bacterial and viral signatures. These pathways result in the production of response molecules, such as antimicrobial peptides and lysozymes, which degrade or destroy invaders. Using the recently sequenced genome of the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum), we conducted the first extensive annotation of the immune and stress gene repertoire of a hemipterous insect, which is phylogenetically distantly related to previously characterized insects models. |
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Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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Germany | 4 | 1% |
France | 3 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Other | 2 | <1% |
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Researcher | 81 | 22% |
Student > Master | 45 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 27 | 7% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 22 | 6% |
Other | 57 | 16% |
Unknown | 39 | 11% |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 38 | 11% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 8 | 2% |
Environmental Science | 8 | 2% |
Chemistry | 5 | 1% |
Other | 14 | 4% |
Unknown | 52 | 14% |