Questions for Journal Article #2

Questions for journal article #2 1. What is the role of Gram-negative bacteria binding proteins (GNBP) in the termite immune response?

2. What is B(1,3)-glucanase?

3. What are pattern receptors or pattern recognition receptors?

4. How might the presence of tGNBP-2 in the nesting material benefit the termite? How did it get there?

5. What were the results of glucanase activity in termite tissues, casts, and other insects like Drosophila and Galleria?

6. What is GDL and what were the results of the use of it in this experiment?

7. How did termite GNBP's glucanase activity affect M. anisoplae? How did this compare to the effect glucanase activity from B. subtilis and H. pomatia had on M. anisoplae?

8. What were the authors' conclusions based on the experimental results? And how did they suggest the use of the glycomimetrics?

9. What is glycomimetrics anyway?