AMPs regular endosymbionts

  • "bacteriome highly expresses the coleoptericin A (colA) antimicrobial peptide (AMP), which was shown to prevent endosymbiont escape from the bacteriocytes."
  • "This work provides a striking example of how a conserved immune pathway, initially described as essential in pathogen clearance, also functions in the control of mutualistic associations." 
https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-017-0397-9

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