Fig. 9

Schematic representation of key immunity-related genes expressed in the highly secreting pleuropodia of S. gregaria. Proteins whose transcripts were found in the pleuropodia are in black, number in the brackets is the number of upregulated transcripts. Proteins whose transcripts were not upregulated are in grey. Out of the total 25 serine proteases and 25 serpins, 14 and 15 are known to function in Toll signaling, respectively. AMP, antimicrobial peptide; GNBP, gram-negative bacteria-binding protein; GST, glutathione S-transferase; MP, melanization protease; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; PGRP, peptidoglycan recognition protein; PPO, pro-phenoloxidase; pxn, peroxiredoxin; RNS, reactive nitrogen species; ROS, reactive oxygen species; SPE, Spaetzle-processing enzyme