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- Title
Drosophila eiger Mutants Are Sensitive to Extracellular Pathogens.
- Authors
Schneider, David S.; Ayres, Janelle S.; Brandt, Stephanie M.; Costa, Alexandre; Dionne, Marc S.; Gordon, Michael D.; Mabery, Eric M.; Moule, Madeleine G.; Pham, Linh N.; Shirasu-Hiza, Mimi M.
- Abstract
We showed previously that eiger, the Drosophila tumor necrosis factor homolog, contributes to the pathology induced by infection with Salmonella typhimurium. We were curious whether eiger is always detrimental in the context of infection or if it plays a role in fighting some types of microbes. We challenged wild-type and eiger mutant flies with a collection of facultative intracellular and extracellular pathogens, including a fungus and Gram-positive and Gramnegative bacteria. The response of eiger mutants divided these microbes into two groups: eiger mutants are immunocompromised with respect to extracellular pathogens but show no change or reduced sensitivity to facultative intracellular pathogens. Hence, eiger helps fight infections but also can cause pathology. We propose that eiger activates the cellular immune response of the fly to aid clearance of extracellular pathogens. Intracellular pathogens, which can already defeat professional phagocytes, are unaffected by eiger.
- Subjects
TUMOR necrosis factors; DROSOPHILA; SALMONELLA typhimurium; GRAM-negative bacteria; PATHOLOGY; PHAGOCYTES
- Publication
PLoS Pathogens, 2007, Vol 3, Issue 3, p0402
- ISSN
1553-7366
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.ppat.0030041