Abstract
Insect’s defensive roles have divided into two classes of mechanisms, humoral and cellular immune system (1,2). Encapsulation is one of the major cellular immune system to protect themselves from macromolecular invaders (3–6). It has been observed in the relationship between the host insects and the parasites. Once the foreign invaders turn out to be non-self, the hemocytes of the host insect surround the foreign substances, harden and melanize the capsule not to let the parasites invade in their body. On these bases, we have been studying on the factors related to the early-staged encapsulation in the coleopteran insect, Tenebrio molitor larvae, to investigate non-self recognition mechanism (7–8).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Jules A. Hoffmann, Fotis C. Kafatos, Charles A. Janeway Jr., R.A.B. Ezekowitz, Phylogenetic perspectives in innate immunity. Science 284, 1313–1318 (1999)
Natori, S. Defense molecules in host defense and development of insects, in Phylogenetic Perspectives in immunity: the insect host defense (Hoffmann, J. A., Janeway, C. A. Jr. and Natori, S., eds) pp. 43–65, R. G. Landes Company, Austin TX. (1994)
Schmit, A. R. and Ratcliffe, N. A. The encapsulation of foreign tissue implants in Gallería mellonella larvae. J. Insect Physiol. 23, 175–184 (1977)
Pech, L. &Michael, R. S. Granular cells are required for encapsulation of foreign targets by insect haemocytes, J Cell, Sci., 109, 2053–2060 (1996)
Asgan, S., Theopold, U., Wellby, C. & Schmidt, O. A protein with protective properties against the cellular defense reactions in insects, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 95, 3690–3695 (1998)
Hayakawa, Y. & Yazaki, K. Envelope protein of parasitic wasp symbiont virus, polydnavirus, protects the wasp eggs from cellular immune reactions by the host insect, Euc J Biochem. 246, 820–826(1997)
Cho, M. Y., Lee, H. S., Lee, K. M., Homma, K., Natori, S. and Lee, B. L. Molecular cloning and functional properties of two early-staged encapsulation-relating proteins from the coleopteran insect, Tenebrio molitor larvae. Eur. J. Biochem. 262, 737–744 (1999)
Cho, M. Y., Choi H. W., Moon G. Y., Kim, M. H., Kwon, T. H., Homma, K., Natori, S. and Lee, B. L. An 86kDa diapause protein 1-like protein is a component of early-staged encapsulation relating proteins in coleopteran insect, Tenebrio molitor larvae. FEBS Letters 451, 303–307 (1999)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2001 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Cho, M.Y., Lee, H.S., Lee, B.L. (2001). Three Kinds of Encapsulation-Relating Factors in Coleopteran Insect, Tenebrio Molitor Larvae. In: Beck, G., Sugumaran, M., Cooper, E.L. (eds) Phylogenetic Perspectives on the Vertebrate Immune System. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 484. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1291-2_29
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1291-2_29
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-5481-9
Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-1291-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive