A 'fly-by' killing with a primordial cellular weapon

作者：Virgin Herbert^*

来源：Nature Immunology, 2008, 9(8): 827-U11.

DOI：10.1038/ni0808-827

Autophagy has been suggested-on the basis of in vitro studies-to be involved in defense against bacterial challenge. A study in drosophila now shows the importance of autophagy in vivo and links a pattern recognition receptor to the autophagy pathway.