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#Question id: 1965


In some insects, such as Drosophila, fungal cell wall elements can activate the protein Toll. What is Tollʹs function?

#Section 2: General Biology
  1. acts as a receptor that, when activated, signals synthesis of antimicrobial peptides

  2. functions directly to attack the fungi presented to it

  3. produces antimicrobial peptides by interaction with chitin

  4. secretes special recognition signal molecules that identifies specific pathogens