Histoplasma Capsulatum: Mechanisms for Pathogenesis.

abstract：:Influenza hemagglutinin (HA) is the major surface glycoprotein on influenza viruses and mediates viral attachment and subsequent fusion with host cells. The HA is the major target of the immune response, but due to its high level of variability, as evidenced by substantial antigenic diversity, it had been historically...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Lee PS,Wilson IA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors are formed following the accumulation of several genetic changes in genes which normally function to regulate cell growth. As yet it is unclear why multiple mutations are required, which type of alterations can collaborate with each other, and if collaboration is cell-type specific. In our myc transgenic mouse ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Scheuermann RH,Bauer SR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiquated system used to manufacture the currently licensed inactivated influenza virus vaccines would not be adequate during an influenza virus pandemic. There is currently a search for vaccines that can be developed faster and provide superior, long-lasting immunity to influenza virus as well as other highly pa...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Kopecky-Bromberg SA,Palese P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) remains the most prevalent pediatric cancer in sub-Saharan Africa even though it was the first human cancer with a viral etiology described over 50 years ago. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was discovered in a BL tumor in 1964 and has since been implicated in other malignancies. The etiology ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Rochford R,Moormann AM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During early stages of development, precursor B lymphocytes express a characteristic type of antigen receptor known as the pre-B-cell receptor (pre-BCR). This receptor differs from conventional BCRs in that it possesses a germ line-encoded surrogate light chain (SLC), which is associated with the signal transduction m...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Übelhart R,Werner M,Jumaa H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) related to Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8) after organ transplantation is 500-1000 times greater than in the general population, and its occurrence is associated with immunosuppressive therapy. The reported incidence of posttransplant KS ranges from 0.5% to 5%, d...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Marcelin AG,Calvez V,Dussaix E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally arising CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells, which express the transcription factor Foxp3, play key roles in the maintenance of immunologic self-tolerance and negative control of a variety of physiological and pathological immune responses. The majority of them are produced by the normal thymus as a functionally ma...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Sakaguchi S,Setoguchi R,Yagi H,Nomura T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A streptococcal (Streptococcus pyogenes) infections remain important causes of medical and public health morbidity and mortality even during the early twenty-first century. Although most often concentrated in socially/economically disadvantaged populations, the problems remain significant in both industrializing...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Kaplan EL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the Gram-negative bacterial secretion systems, type III secretion systems (T3SS) possess a unique extracellular molecular apparatus called the needle. This macromolecular protein assembly is a nanometre-size filament formed by the helical arrangement of hundreds of copies of a single, small protein, which is hig...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Habenstein B,El Mammeri N,Tolchard J,Lamon G,Tawani A,Berbon M,Loquet A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every enveloped virus fuses its membrane with a host cell membrane, thereby releasing its genome into the cytoplasm and initiating the viral replication cycle. In each case, one or a small set of viral surface transmembrane glycoproteins mediates fusion. Viral fusion proteins vary in their mode of activation and in st...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Earp LJ,Delos SE,Park HE,White JM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, the complement system has evolved an important function in regulation of humoral immunity to T-dependent antigens. Covalent attachment of activated C3 to antigen alters its fate by enhancing uptake on the surface of FDC via CD21/CD35; and by enhancing signal transduction via the B cell coreceptor CD21/CD19...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Carroll M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospires are spirochetes that may be free-living saprophytes found in freshwater or may cause acute or chronic infection of animals. The family Leptospiraceae comprises three genera: Leptospira Leptospira Leptonema Leptonema, and Turneriella Turneriella. Within the genus Leptospira, three clades can be distinguishe...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Levett PN

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has so far been difficult to identify genes behind polygenic autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis (MS), and type I diabetes (T1D). With proper animal models, some of the complexity behind these diseases can be reduced. The use of linkage analysis and positional cloning of genes ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Johannesson M,Hultqvist M,Holmdahl R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella is a gram-negative bacterium and the causative pathogen of legionellosis-a severe pneumonia in humans. A large number of Legionella effectors interfere with numerous host cell functions, including intracellular vacuole trafficking and maturation, phospholipid metabolism, protein ubiquitination, pro-/anti-ap...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Belyi Y,Jank T,Aktories K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this chapter, cancer research using immunodeficient mice, with emphasis on metastasis field studies, is described. The definition of "humanized mice" used for biomedical research is given in the chapter by Nomura et al. in this volume. Briefly, a humanized mouse possesses human cells or tissues and shows, in part, ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Nakamura M,Suemizu H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter highlights the cholera situation in South Asia and the Bay of Bengal region, the original 'homeland' of cholera. A detailed discussion of cholera outbreaks in individual countries in South-East Asia follows. The countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO (South-East Asia Region) region are dis...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Bharati K,Bhattacharya SK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor DNA contains valuable clues about the origin and pathogenesis of human cancers. Alterations in DNA methylation can lead to silencing of genes associated with distinct tumorigenic pathways. These pathway-specific DNA methylation changes help define tumor-specific DNA methylation profiles that can be used to furth...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Campan M,Weisenberger DJ,Laird PW

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Picornaviridae encompass many positive-strand RNA viruses, all of which share a generally similar genome design and capsid structure, but which induce quite diverse diseases in humans and other animals. Picornavirus strains of the same serotype have been shown to express different virulence (or pathogenic) phenoty...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Tracy S,Chapman NM,Drescher KM,Kono K,Tapprich W

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The self-cleaving RNA sequences, or ribozymes, in the genomic and antigenomic strands of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) RNA fold into structures that are similar to each other but distinct from those of small ribozymes associated with the RNA replicons that infect plants. HDV ribozymes have provided a tractable system fo...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Been MD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Torque teno (TT) viruses have been more frequently reported in malignant biopsies when compared to normal control tissue. The possible contribution of TT virus infection to human carcinogenesis or the potential oncolytic functions of these virus infections are being discussed based on available experimental evidence. ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： zur Hausen H,de Villiers EM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last two decades, researchers have developed robust systems for recombinant subunit vaccine production in plants. Stably and transiently transformed plants have particular advantages that enable immunization of humans and animals via mucosal delivery. The initial goal to immunize orally by ingestion of plan...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Mason HS,Herbst-Kralovetz MM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E2F is a heterodimer composed of two partners, such as E2F1 and DP1. Although E2F1 can bind DNA as a homodimer and increase promoter activity, optimal DNA-binding and transcriptional activity occurs in the heterodimeric form. A model (Fig. 3) for the involvement of E2F activity in cell growth control that incorporates...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Slansky JE,Farnham PJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wild aquatic bird populations have long been considered the natural reservoir for influenza A viruses with virus transmission from these birds seeding other avian and mammalian hosts. While most evidence still supports this dogma, recent studies in bats have suggested other reservoir species may also exist. Extensive ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Yoon SW,Webby RJ,Webster RG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a formidable foe equipped with an armamentarium of virulence factors to thwart host defenses and establish a successful infection. Among these virulence factors, S. aureus produces several potent secreted proteins that act as cytotoxins, predominant among them the beta-barrel pore-...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Reyes-Robles T,Torres VJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-based therapies with various lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells are promising approaches for cancer immunotherapy. The transfusion of T lymphocytes, also called adoptive cell therapy (ACT), is an effective treatment for viral infections, has induced regression of cancer in early stage clinical trials, and m...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Grupp SA,June CH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) includes 107 genes in humans that are diverse in their structures and expression profiles. The majority are present in immune cells and play various roles in either inhibiting or promoting the duration and amplitude of signaling cascades. Several PTPs, including TC-PT...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Penafuerte C,Perez-Quintero LA,Vinette V,Hatzihristidis T,Tremblay ML

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the largest RNA virus, coronavirus replication employs complex mechanisms and involves various viral and cellular proteins. The first open reading frame of the coronavirus genome encodes a large polyprotein, which is processed into a number of viral proteins required for viral replication directly or indirectly. Th...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Shi ST,Lai MM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucans are characteristic and major constituents of fungal cell walls. Depending on the species, different glucan polysaccharides can be found. These differ in the linkage of the D-glucose monomers which can be either in α- or β-conformation and form 1,3, 1,4 or 1,6 O-glycosidic bonds. The linkages and polymer length...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Wagener J,Striegler K,Wagener N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to regulate and even target mutagenesis is an extremely valuable cellular asset. Enzyme-catalyzed DNA cytosine deamination is a molecular strategy employed by vertebrates to promote antibody diversity and defend against foreign nucleic acids. Ten years ago, a family of cellular enzymes was first described ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Refsland EW,Harris RS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change adds complexity and uncertainty to human health issues such as emerging infectious diseases, food security, and national sustainability planning that intensify the importance of interdisciplinary and collaborative research. Collaboration between veterinary, medical, and public health professionals to un...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Patz JA,Hahn MB

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00