Explain The Role Of The Toll Receptor In Producing Antimicrobial Peptides

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Explain The Role Of The Toll Receptor In Producing Antimicrobial Peptides

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If a fungus infects a fruit fly, pieces of the fungal cell wall bind to a recognition protein. The complex activates the Toll receptor. Signal transduction of this receptor leads to the synthesis of antimicrobial peptides active against fungi.

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