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Structural highlights

Function

DMYC_DROME Possesses antifungal activity and is active against a relatively broad spectrum of filamentous fungi. It inhibits spore germination at high concentrations and at low concentrations delays growth of hyphae which subsequently exhibit abnormal morphology. Spz C-106 in the hemolymph controls expression of the antifungal peptide by acting as a ligand of Tl and inducing an intracellular signaling pathway.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ Lemaitre B, Nicolas E, Michaut L, Reichhart JM, Hoffmann JA. The dorsoventral regulatory gene cassette spatzle/Toll/cactus controls the potent antifungal response in Drosophila adults. Cell. 1996 Sep 20;86(6):973-83. PMID:8808632
2. ↑ Weber AN, Tauszig-Delamasure S, Hoffmann JA, Lelievre E, Gascan H, Ray KP, Morse MA, Imler JL, Gay NJ. Binding of the Drosophila cytokine Spatzle to Toll is direct and establishes signaling. Nat Immunol. 2003 Aug;4(8):794-800. Epub 2003 Jul 20. PMID:12872120 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ni955