Signaling role of hemocytes in Drosophila JAK/STAT-dependent response to septic injury
Signaling role of hemocytes in Drosophila JAK/STAT-dependent response to septic injury
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DOI:
10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00244-2
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发表时间:
2003-09-01
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Perrimon, N
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作者:
Agaisse, H;Petersen, UM;Perrimon, N
To characterize the features of JAK/STAT signaling in Drosophila immune response, we have identified totA as a gene that is regulated by the JAK/STAT pathway in response to septic injury. We show that septic injury triggers the hemocyte-specific expression of upd3, a gene encoding a novel Upd-like cytokine that is necessary for the JAK/STAT-dependent activation of totA in the Drosophila counterpart of the mammalian liver, the fat body. In addition, we demonstrate that totA activation also requires the NF-KB-like Relish pathway, indicating that fat body cells integrate the activity of NF-KB and JAK/STAT signaling pathways upon immune response. This study reveals that, in addition to the pattern recognition receptor-mediated NF-KB-dependent immune response, Drosophila undergoes a complex systemic response that is mediated by the production of cytokines in blood cells, a process that is similar to the acute phase response in mammals.