Mutations within the exon that is specific to the PGRP-LB PC isoform. This results in the amino acids MTALGLVLLSMMGYSQH being absent from the N-terminal end of the mutant PC protein.
After deletion and substitution, region is CACTGGGATTAGTTCTGCTATCGAGTAA in mutant.
CACTGGGATTAGTTCTGCTATCGAGTAA
PGRP-LBPCΔ6A adults infected with Erwinia carotovora carotovora by oral feeding exhibit a significantly increased immune response (immune deficiency pathway activation) in the midgut and fat body compared to controls.
PGRP-LBΔ/PGRP-LBPCΔ6A is rescued by PGRP-LBUAS.PC.EGFP/Scer\GAL4mex1.PU
PGRP-LBΔ/PGRP-LBPCΔ6A is rescued by PGRP-LBUAS.PC.EGFP/Scer\GAL4r4