Publications by authors named "Guillaume Le Calvez"
Although leprosy (Hansen's disease) is one of the oldest known diseases, the pathogenicity of () remains enigmatic. Indeed, the cell wall components responsible for the immune response against are as yet largely unidentified. We reveal here phenolic glycolipid-III (PGL-III) as an -specific ligand for the immune receptor Mincle.
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- Female fruit flies choose where to lay eggs based on the amount of pheromones present, which indicates prior visitors to the site.
- They prefer locations with moderate pheromone levels, avoiding sites that are either too low or too high in concentration.
- The decision-making process involves specific odorant receptors responding to two key pheromones: 11-cis-Vaccenyl Acetate for visitor count and heptanal as a co-factor.