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. 2020 Mar 9;21(5):1878. doi: 10.3390/ijms21051878

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Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) induction patterns in hemocytes of TmSpz4-silenced larvae. AMP gene expression levels in the hemocytes of TmSpz4-knock-down T. molitor larvae were assessed after injection with E. coli (Ec), S. aureus (Sa), or C. albicans (Ca). PBS was injected as a control 5 days post-TmSpz4 silencing. At 24 h post-microbial challenge, the expression levels of several AMP genes, including those of TmTen-1, TmTen-2, TmTen-3, TmTen-4, TmAtt-1a, TmAtt-1b, TmAtt-2, TmDef-1, TmDef-2, TmCol-1, TmCol-2, TmCec-2, TmTLP-1, and TmTLP-2, were measured by qRT-PCR. dsEGFP was injected as a negative control, and TmL27a expression was measured as an internal control. All experiments were performed in triplicate. Asterisks indicate significant differences between dsTmSpz4- and dsEGFP-treated groups when compared by Student’s t-test (p < 0.05).

Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) induction patterns in hemocytes of TmSpz4-silenced larvae. AMP gene expression levels in the hemocytes of TmSpz4-knock-down T. molitor larvae were assessed after injection with E. coli (Ec), S. aureus (Sa), or C. albicans (Ca). PBS was injected as a control 5 days post-TmSpz4 silencing. At 24 h post-microbial challenge, the expression levels of several AMP genes, including those of TmTen-1, TmTen-2, TmTen-3, TmTen-4, TmAtt-1a, TmAtt-1b, TmAtt-2, TmDef-1, TmDef-2, TmCol-1, TmCol-2, TmCec-2, TmTLP-1, and TmTLP-2, were measured by qRT-PCR. dsEGFP was injected as a negative control, and TmL27a expression was measured as an internal control. All experiments were performed in triplicate. Asterisks indicate significant differences between dsTmSpz4- and dsEGFP-treated groups when compared by Student’s t-test (p < 0.05).