The catalytic activity of REV1 is employed during immunoglobulin gene diversification in DT40.

abstract：:Cytohesin-1 is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for ADP ribosylation factor 6 (Arf6) in human blood neutrophils and differentiated PLB-985 neutrophil-like cells. Cytohesin-1 regulates adhesion and the transendothelial migration of monocytes, dendritic cells and T lymphocytes through activation of the β2 integrin L...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： El azreq MA,Bourgoin SG

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-cell-replacing factor (TRF)/IL-5 is a T-cell-derived glycoprotein which has pleiotropic activity on lymphoid and myeloid cells. IL-5 polypeptide translated into Xenopus oocytes are heterogeneous in molecular size (40,000 to 60,000 under nonreducing conditions) and yields a monomeric form (Mr of 25,000 to 30,000) und...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Takahashi T,Yamaguchi N,Mita S,Yamaguchi Y,Suda T,Tominaga A,Kikuchi Y,Miura Y,Takatsu K

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the lambda-bearing antibodies represent only 5% of the total mouse serum immunoglobulins, some antigens such as B1355 dextran (alpha (1-3)Dex), the 4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl acetyl (NP) and 2,4-dinitro or 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl (DNP/TNP) antigens can induce lambda-positive immune responses. In contrast to the lam...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Sanchez P,Juy D,Cazenave PA

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The complement system is well known for its role in innate immunity via the classical, the alternative and the lectin pathways, although recent investigations suggest expanding roles in adipose tissue. Properdin stabilizes C3 convertase following alternative complement activation. Properdin is also present i...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Gauvreau D,Roy C,Tom FQ,Lu H,Miegueu P,Richard D,Song WC,Stover C,Cianflone K

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD-2) is required in the recognition of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) by toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and participates in LPS-induced alveolar macrophage (AM) inflammation during acute lung injury (ALI). Activation of the NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflamm...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Luo M,Hu L,Li D,Wang Y,He Y,Zhu L,Ren W

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune system protects from infections primarily by detecting and eliminating invading pathogens. This is predominantly mediated by innate immune cells like neutrophils, monocytes and dendritic cells (DCs) expressing specific receptors recognizing pathogen-associated molecular patterns. DC activation by pathogens ...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Bieber K,Autenrieth SE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computerized method for predicting the locations of protein antigenic determinants is presented, which requires only the amino acid sequence of a protein, and no other information. This procedure has been used to predict the major antigenic determinant of the hepatitis B surface antigen, as well as antigenic sites o...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Hopp TP,Woods KR

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present report we have determined the molecular mechanisms, which govern the expression of the human IL-10 gene when induced by the glucocorticoid Methyl-Prednisolone (MP). Treatment of cells with MP at 10(-6) M will readily induce IL-10 in CD19+ primary B cells and in a human B cell line. Analysis of the IL-10...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Unterberger C,Staples KJ,Smallie T,Williams L,Foxwell B,Schaefer A,Kempkes B,Hofer TP,Koeppel M,Lohrum M,Stunnenberg H,Frankenberger M,Ziegler-Heitbrock L

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TNFα converting enzyme (TACE) is responsible for converting membrane-anchored TNFα to its soluble form in mammalian. However, the function and characteristics of TACE in teleosts is unclear. In this study, we report the cloning of a cDNA sequence of the PaTACE from ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis. PaTACE encodes an 865-aa...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Lu XJ,Chen Q,Yang GJ,Chen J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and the ficolins (Ficolin-1, Ficolin-2 and Ficolin-3) are soluble collagen-like proteins that are involved in innate immune defence. They bind sugar structures or acetylated compounds present on microorganisms and on dying host cells and they initiate activation of the lectin complement pa...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Garred P,Honoré C,Ma YJ,Munthe-Fog L,Hummelshøj T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell responses are determined by the environment in which antigen is encountered. In the absence of proper costimulation, anergizing stimuli induce the activation of a specific program of gene expression. Proteins encoded by these genes impose a state of functional unresponsiveness in anergic T cells through the act...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Duré M,Macian F

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural resistance to infection with intracellular parasites, such as Leishmania, Salmonella, and Mycobacterium, is controlled in mice by the expression of a single dominant gene locus designated Lsh/Ity/Bcg. Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein gene 1 (NRAMP1) was isolated as a candidate gene. NRAMP1 enco...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Kishi F,Yoshida T,Aiso S

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accuracy of calibrated immunoassays for measuring antibody concentration was analysed from a theoretical perspective. The study shows that there are theoretical limits on the accuracy of antibody immunoassays, which are determined by the affinity of the standard and unknown antibodies and the conditions chosen for...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Griswold WR,Chalquest RR

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed two distinct solid-phase immunoassays for the detection of antigen binding activity by products of antigen binding T cell hybridomas in the absence of MHC. Two suppressor T cell hybridomas studied (34s-18 and 34s-704) are specific for keyhole limpet hemocyanin, a protein antigen, and the other suppre...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Bristow CL,Marchalonis JJ

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TRIMCyp generated by retrotransposition of a cyclophilin A inserting into TRIM5 locus, has been identified in owl monkey and most of Old World monkeys (OWM). Owl monkey TRIMCyp (omTRIMCyp) inhibits HIV-1 infection by direct interaction with viral capsid and indirect innate immune induction, whereas most of TRIMCyps fr...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Zhu JW,Mu D,Liu FL,Luo MT,Luo RH,Zheng YT

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adiponectin can protect against inflammation; one of the mechanisms involves direct, inhibition of macrophages (MΦ). We postulated that adiponectin anti-sense transgenic (AsTg) mice raised in our laboratory are prone to inflammation because of systemic low adiponectin levels. The writhing response to acetic acid was u...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Negoro T,Kin M,Takuma A,Saito K,Shimizu S,Nakano Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that aggregation of cell surface immunoglobulin is involved in signal transduction by cells of the immune system. It is less well understood what special properties of these cell surface aggregates are important in initiating the signal cascade. Several authors have proposed that cells respond t...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Posner RG,Dembo M

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage migration is mediated by complex cellular signaling processes and cytoskeleton re-arrangement. In particular, recent advances indicate that the innate immunity signaling process plays a key role in the regulation of macrophage migration. In this report, we have provided evidence demonstrating the involvemen...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Gan L,Li L

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study identified the peptide-binding motif of HLA-DRA/DRB1*1401 (DR1401). First, peptides containing DR1401 restricted epitopes were identified using tetramer-guided epitope mapping. Among these, an influenza B peptide was selected for the motif study. After confirming the binding register for this peptide using ...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： James EA,Moustakas AK,Berger D,Huston L,Papadopoulos GK,Kwok WW

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrin-mediated adhesion of human monocytes to fibrinogen regulated by CD11b/CD18 and the closely related integrin CD11c/CD18, play a key role in inflammation. Peripheral blood monocytes isolated from human donors despite expressing CD11c primarily utilized CD11b to mediate adhesion to fibrinogen upon stimulation wi...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Georgakopoulos T,Moss ST,Kanagasundaram V

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an inflammatory disorder leading to chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC). Only one third of T. cruzi-infected individuals progress to CCC while the others are considered asymptomatic (ASY). The human inhibitory kappaB-like gene (IKBL/NFKBIL1), homologous to the IkappaB f...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Ramasawmy R,Faé KC,Cunha-Neto E,Borba SC,Ianni B,Mady C,Goldberg AC,Kalil J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that immunization with SIV-, SHIV-, or HA (influenza hemagglutinin)-virus-like particles (VLPs) elicits a strong humoral immune response in mice. However, little is known about the action VLPs exert on immune effector cells, including B cells. In this study, we found that all three types of VL...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Zhang S,Cubas R,Li M,Chen C,Yao Q

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characterization of the site on the IgE molecule which accommodates the high affinity receptor for IgE (Fc epsilon RI) should allow the design of IgE analogues which can be utilized to block allergic responses. Using chimeric human IgE molecules in which different constant region domains were exchanged with their ...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Nissim A,Eshhar Z

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective immunization with short polypeptide antigens has typically only been possible when the peptide is conjugated to a large carrier substance, usually a protein. Such immunizations suffer from difficulties in producing conjugates of reliable composition, and from unwanted anti-carrier immune responses. When a ch...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Hopp TP

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that regulates hematopoiesis, inflammation, immune responses and bone homeostasis in mammals. Fish IL-6 has been cloned in recent years but to date no functional studies have been reported. Thus, in this paper we present for the first time in fish the functional character...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Costa MM,Maehr T,Diaz-Rosales P,Secombes CJ,Wang T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study we isolated a series of rat monoclonal antibodies to the human leukocyte common (LC) antigen and demonstrated that synergistic complement lysis was possible between IgG2b antibodies which recognised different epitopes. In this report we have examined the mechanisms that were involved in synergistic...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Bindon CI,Hale G,Hughes-Jones N,Gorick B,Waldmann H

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethanol feeding in mice activates complement via C1q binding to apoptotic cells in the liver; complement contributes to ethanol-induced inflammation and injury. Despite the critical role of C1q in ethanol-induced injury, the mechanism by which ethanol activates C1q remains poorly understood. Secretory IgM (s...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Smathers RL,Chiang DJ,McMullen MR,Feldstein AE,Roychowdhury S,Nagy LE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the entire immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) locus from the reptile Anolis carolinensis. The heavy chain constant (C(H)) region includes C mu, C delta and C upsilon genes. This is the first description of a C upsilon gene in the reptilian class. Variable (V(H)), diversity (D(H)) and joining (J(H)) genes are...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Gambón Deza F,Sánchez Espinel C,Magadán Mompó S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell surface co-stimulatory protein CD154 (CD40L) is a target for monoclonal antibody (mAb) inhibitors of T-cell mediated immune diseases. This protein, like most other members of the TNF ligand family, forms homotrimeric complexes on the cell surface and in solution, with a three-fold axis of symmetry. We find th...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Ferrant JL,Wilson CA,Benjamin CD,Hess DM,Hsu YM,Karpusas M,Roux KH,Taylor FR

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural similarities between two members of the immunoglobulin superfamily were explored by making chimeric immunoglobulin/CD4 antigen molecules. A crossover in the middle of the originally proposed J kappa homology unit of the first domain of the CD4 molecule was used to construct a chimeric molecule having human ...

journal_title：Molecular immunology

authors： Frey T,Estess P,Oi VT

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00