Central tolerance induction.

abstract：:Measles ranks fifth among the five major childhood conditions which are responsible for 21% of all deaths in low and middle-income countries. Measles immunization is considered the most cost-effective public health intervention in the world. In recent years, there has been a critical need to identify alternative route...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Valdespino-Gómez JL,de Lourdes Garcia-Garcia M,Fernandez-de-Castro J,Henao-Restrepo AM,Bennett J,Sepulveda-Amor J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation and expansion of T cells in an antimicrobial immune response is based on the ability of T cell receptors (TCR) to discriminate between MHC-bound peptides derived from different microbial agents as well as self-proteins. However, the specificity of T cells is constrained by the limited number of peptide ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Wucherpfennig KW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theoretical modeling of quasispecies has progressed in several directions. In this chapter, we review the works of Emmanuel Tannenbaum, who, together with Eugene Shakhnovich at Harvard University and later with colleagues and students at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheva, implemented one of the more useful approaches...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Wagner N,Atsmon-Raz Y,Ashkenasy G

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：:The molecular response of cancer cells to hypoxia is the focus of intense research. In the last decade, research into microRNAs (miRNAs), small RNAs which have a role in regulation of mRNA and translation, has grown exponentially. miR-210 has emerged as the predominant miRNA regulated by hypoxia. Elucidation of its ta...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： McCormick R,Buffa FM,Ragoussis J,Harris AL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently there is no commercial Group A Streptococcus (GAS; S. pyogenes) vaccine available. The development of safe GAS vaccines is challenging, researchers are confronted with obstacles such as the occurrence of many unique serotypes (there are greater than 150 M types), antigenic variation within the same serotype,...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Henningham A,Gillen CM,Walker MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rho GTPases are molecular switches controlling a broad range of cellular processes including lymphocyte activation. Not surprisingly, Rho GTPases are now recognized as pivotal regulators of antigen-specific T cell activation by APCs and immunological synapse formation. This review summarizes recent advances in our und...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Deckert M,Moon C,Le Bras S

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：: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：:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was discovered more than six decades ago, but has remained poorly investigated. However, after a recent outbreak of CHIK fever in both hemispheres and viral adaptation to new species of mosquitoes, it has attracted a lot of attention. The currently available experimental data suggest that mol...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Frolov I,Frolova EI

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial studies of how bacterial toxins modulate the actin cytoskeleton have focused primarily on the mode of action of these toxins. More recently, studies have addressed the molecular interactions of these toxins with host cell signaling pathways and how toxins modulate cellular physiology. Although each individual ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Baldwin MR,Barbieri JT

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and represents one of the most relevant bacterial diseases worldwide. Recent advances have yielded new insights into the molecular basis of the immune response required for restriction of the pathogen and also highlighted determinants of im...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Ablasser A,Dorhoi A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian orthoreoviruses (reoviruses) are prototype members of the Reoviridae family of nonenveloped viruses. Reoviruses contain ten double-stranded RNA gene segments enclosed in two concentric protein shells, outer capsid and core. These viruses serve as a versatile experimental system for studies of virus cell entr...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Danthi P,Guglielmi KM,Kirchner E,Mainou B,Stehle T,Dermody TS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While more and more attention has been paid to CpG-DNA with respect to its usefulness as an adjuvant, its molecular mechanism of action is less well defined. Over the last few years, at least two major signalling pathways have been shown to be utilized by CpG-DNA: the NF-kappa B activation pathway and the stress-kinas...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Häcker H

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:Axonal transport ensures long-range delivery of essential components and signals between proximal and distal areas of the neuron, and it is crucial for neuronal homeostasis and survival. Several pathogens and virulence factors use this route to gain access to the central nervous system, exploiting the complex and stil...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Bercsenyi K,Giribaldi F,Schiavo G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of appropriate fluorescent proteins has allowed the use of FRET microscopy for investigation of intermolecular interactions in living cells. This method has the advantage of both being dynamic and of working at the subcellular level, so that the time and place where proteins interact can be visualized. We have...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Gascoigne NR,Ampudia J,Clamme JP,Fu G,Lotz C,Mallaun M,Niederberger N,Palmer E,Rybakin V,Yachi PP,Zal T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Innate pattern recognition receptors are implicated in first-line defense against pathogens but also participate in maintenance of tissue homeostasis and response to injury. This chapter reviews the role of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in neuronal and glial responses that are associated with neurodegeneration. Accompany...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Owens T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measles virus (MV) has two envelope glycoproteins, the hemagglutinin (H) and fusion protein, which are responsible for attachment and membrane fusion, respectively. Signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM, also called CD150), a membrane glycoprotein expressed on immune cells, acts as the principal cellular rece...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Yanagi Y,Takeda M,Ohno S,Hashiguchi T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrophic rhinitis is a widespread and economically important swine disease caused by Pasteurella multocida and Bordetella bronchiseptica. The disease is characterized by atrophy of the nasal turbinate bones, which results in a shortened and deformed snout in severe cases. P. multocida toxin and B. bronchiseptica dermo...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Horiguchi Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza vaccines are the mainstay of efforts to reduce the substantial health burden from seasonal influenza. Inactivated influenza vaccines have been available since the 1940s and are administered via intramuscular injection. Inactivated vaccines can be given to anyone six months of age or older. Live attenuated, c...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Fiore AE,Bridges CB,Cox NJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible role of silicone in the pathogenesis of a scleroderma-like syndrome is still unresolved. It has been proposed that silicone escaping from breast implants potentiates the progression of the disease. To clarify whether silicone enhances development of fibrotic skin lesions and autoantibodies, we tested its ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Frondoza C,Jones L,Rose NR,Hatakeyama A,Phelps R,Bona C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histoplasmosis, caused by the dimorphic environmental fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, is a major mycosis on the global stage. Acquisition of the fungus by mammalian hosts can be clinically silent or it can lead to life-threatening systemic disease, which can occur in immunologically intact or deficient hosts, albeit se...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Mittal J,Ponce MG,Gendlina I,Nosanchuk JD

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Swine influenza is a continual problem for the Swine industry and can pose a public health threat as evidenced by the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic. Given its importance, it is not surprising to find papers describing the disease from the early 20th century. In this chapter, we discuss the history of Swine influe...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Schultz-Cherry S,Olsen CW,Easterday BC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese encephalitis (JE) is one of the most well studied arthropod zoonotic diseases with human and animal research and their integration spanning 6-7 decades. JE research and policy in some Asian countries has epitomized the 'One Health' strategy of attainment of optimal health for people, animals, and the environm...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Impoinvil DE,Baylis M,Solomon T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell activation begins with the interaction between an antigen-specific T cell and an antigen-presenting cell (APC). This interaction results in the formation of the immunological synapse, which had been considered to be responsible for antigen recognition and T cell activation. Recent advances in imaging analysis h...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Yokosuka T,Saito T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-22 is a member of the IL-10 family of cytokines, which, besides IL-10, contains seven additional cytokines. Although the founding member IL-10 is an important immunoregulatory cytokine that represses both innate and adaptive immunity, the other family members preferentially target epithelial cells and...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Eidenschenk C,Rutz S,Liesenfeld O,Ouyang W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00