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16256951

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
Serine proteases play a central role in defense against pathogens by regulating processes such as blood clotting, melanization of injured surfaces, and proteolytic activation of signaling pathways involved in innate immunity. Here, we present the functional characterization of the Drosophila serine protease Sp7 (CG3006) by inducible RNA interference. We show that Sp7 is constitutively expressed in blood cells during embryonic and larval stages. Silencing of the gene impairs the melanization reaction upon injury. Our data demonstrate that Sp7 is required for phenoloxidase activation and its activity is restricted to a subclass of blood cells, the crystal cells. Transcriptional up-regulation of Sp7 was observed after clean, septic injury and in flies expressing an activated form of Toll; however, mutations in the Toll or the IMD pathway did not abolish expression of Sp7, indicating the existence of other regulatory pathways and/or independent basal transcription.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
338
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1075-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The serine protease Sp7 is expressed in blood cells and regulates the melanization reaction in Drosophila.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Medical Science and Lund Strategic Research Center for Stem Cell Biology and Cell Therapy, Lund University, BMC B13, Klinikgatan 26, 22184 Lund, Sweden. Casimiro.Castillejo-Lopez@med.lu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't