Gene Synopsis:nlp-29 encodes an antimicrobial, neuropeptide-like protein; nlp-29 appears to play a role in innate immunity..., as its expression in the epidermis is strongly induced following fungal infection; nlp-29 expression...is also induced following physical injury and osmotic stress; nlp-29 expression following fungal infection...domain protein)/NSY-1/SEK-1/PMK-1 p38 MAPK signaling pathway and the ELT-3 GATA transcription factor; nlp...-29 regulation; several reports indicate that nlp-29 is expressed exclusively in the hypodermis, while