Publications by authors named "Ruijuan Tang"
Article Synopsis
- Entomopathogenic fungi serve as biological pesticides by infecting insects but must first penetrate a protective chitin layer.
- A new fixed-site infection method allows researchers to effectively study fungal penetration and track hyphae but is also dependent on the dosage used.
- This method has led to discoveries about how fungal infection influences host cell behavior, enhancing understanding of fungal-host interactions in agriculture.
Insects depend on the innate immune response for defense against a wide array of pathogens. Central to Drosophila immunity are antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), released into circulation when pathogens trigger either of the two widely studied signal pathways, Toll or IMD. The Toll pathway responds to infection by Gram-positive bacteria and fungi while the IMD pathway is activated by Gram-negative bacteria.
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