ODORANT BINDING PROTEIN 18 INCREASES THE PATHOGEN RESISTANCE OF THE IMPORTED WILLOW LEAF BEETLE, PLAGIODERA VERSICOLORA

Odorant binding protein 18 increases the pathogen resistance of the imported willow leaf beetle, Plagiodera versicolora

BackgroundInsect odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are a class of small molecular weight soluble proteins.In the past few years, OBPs had been found to work as carriers of ligands and play a crucial role in olfaction and various other physiological processes, like immunity.A subset of insect OBPs had been found to be expressed differently and play a

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Persistent T cell-mediated immune responses against Omicron variants after the third COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose

IntroductionThe prime-boost COVID-19 mRNA vaccination strategy has proven to be effective against severe COVID-19 disease and death.However, concerns have been raised due to decreasing neutralizing antibody levels after COVID-19 vaccination and due to the emergence of new immuno-evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants that may require additional booster vaccin

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