Invertebrate Immunity Wednesday, July 1, 2009, Hall Prague A-B 10:30-11:00 Polydnaviruses as immunosuppressive pathogens of insects Strand M.R. 11:00-11:20 Activation of the fruit fly´s airway epithelial immune system induces phenotypes similar to those observed in human asthma Roeder T., Wagner C., Isermann K. 11:20-11:40 Horseshoe crab factor G utilizes a carbohydrate-binidng cleft that is conserved among invetebrates and bacteria for the recognition of ?-1,3-D-glucans Kawabata S., Ohwada S., Abe Y., Iijima M., Yoshimitsu Y., Nakata M., Ueda T., Koshiba T. 11:40-12:00 Induction of autophagy via intracellular innate immune recognition in Drosophila Kurata S. 12:00-12:20 Identification of a receptor for the invertebrate cytokine astakine Lin X., Lee B.-L., Söderhäll K., Söderhäll I. 12:20-12:40 Archaic antimicrobial peptides in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans devoted to nutrition and immunity Roeder T., Stanisak M., Fuchs S., Gelhaus C., Grötzinger J., Leippe M.