Abstract:
:A subfamily of serine proteases is uniquely expressed by cytotoxic natural killer lymphocytes and T cells. Protease cleavage of different natural substrates is now implicated in the cytotoxic mechanisms of target cell membrane pore formation, DNA fragmentation and cytostasis.
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Curr Opin Immunoljournal_title
Current opinion in immunologyauthors
Hudig D,Ewoldt GR,Woodard SLdoi
10.1016/0952-7915(93)90086-8subject
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1993-02-01 00:00:00pages
90-6issue
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0952-7915issn
1879-0372pii
0952-7915(93)90086-8journal_volume
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journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
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journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
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doi:10.1016/j.coi.2005.11.013
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journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
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journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
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doi:10.1016/s0952-7915(03)00054-2
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
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doi:10.1016/s0952-7915(99)80041-7
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journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2004.01.006
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abstract::Plants have the capacity to recognise and reject pathogens at various stages of their attempted colonisation of the plant. Non-specific rejection often arises as a consequence of the potential pathogen's attempt to breach the first lines of plant defence. Pathogens able to penetrate beyond this barrier of non-host res...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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abstract::Engagement of the TCR/CD3 complex triggers a cascade of events that result in T lymphocyte activation and promote positive and negative selection of thymocytes, T lymphocyte migration and effector functions, development and activation of regulatory T cells. Gene mutations that abrogate early TCR signaling are associat...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2014.10.003
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The surface and lining tissues of our body are exposed to the external environment, and as such these epithelial tissues must form structural barriers able to defend against microbes, environmental toxins, and mechanical stress. Their cells are equipped to detect a diverse array of surface perturbations, and then laun...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
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journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2018.05.010
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abstract::Antiviral T-cell responses between individuals that have similar major histocompatibility complex molecules share similarities in epitope hierarchies and T-cell receptor variable gene usage (public specificities), yet the T-cell receptor amino acid sequences differ between individuals (private specificities). The sign...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2006.03.002
更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The sensing of nucleic acids by pattern recognition receptors is a central feature of innate immunity and is mediated by two types of receptors, Toll-like receptors and cytosolic receptors. Indeed, DNA, be it pathogen-derived or self-derived, can potently trigger the innate immune system; and much attention has been f...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2009.01.005
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Within a few years of the discovery of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and their role in innate immunity, viral and bacterial proteins were recognized to antagonize TLR signal transduction. Since then, as TLR signaling networks were unraveled, microbial systems have been discovered that target nearly every component within...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2014.12.011
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vascular endothelial cells participate in the process of allograft rejection by promoting both the recruitment and the activation of alloreactive T cells. There have been three major recent advances in the field of interactions between T cells and endothelial cells that are of direct relevance to the process of cell-m...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0952-7915(98)80218-5
更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Physiological cell death, which occurs as a continuous byproduct of cellular turnover, is non-immunogenic or even tolerogenic, thereby avoiding autoimmunity. By contrast, cancer cell death elicited by radiotherapy and some chemotherapeutic agents such as anthracyclines is immunogenic. Recent data suggest that innate a...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2008.05.007
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Gene expression variation is critical for the normal development and physiology of immune cells. Using cDNA microarrays, a systematic, genomic-scale view of gene expression in immune cells at many stages of differentiation and activation can be obtained. From the high vantagepoint provided by this technology, the gene...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0952-7915(99)00078-3
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The extraordinary sensitivity and specificity of T cells for their cognate antigen make them a highly attractive cancer therapeutic. However, the rarity of tumor-reactive T cells in cancer patients, the difficulty isolating them in sufficient numbers for adoptive immunotherapy, and the unpredictable persistence of tra...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2010.12.012
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Antigens from a wide variety of pathogens have been identified as members of conserved heat-shock protein families, sharing upwards of 50% amino acid identity with corresponding host-cell proteins. Analysis of the responses to these conserved antigens may provide insights into regulation of the immune system during in...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0952-7915(06)80029-4
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vaccination against intracellular pathogens requires generation of a pool of memory T cells able to respond upon infection and mediate either killing of the infected cell or induce killing mechanisms in the infected cell. T cell-inducing vaccines must aim to target the antigen to antigen-presenting cells (APCs) so tha...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2014.02.003
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Peptides presented by MHC class I molecules are typically produced through antigen degradation by the proteasome followed by trimming by exopeptidases. According to recent results, these include both aminopeptidases and carboxypeptidases in the cytosol and the endoplasmic reticulum. While cytosolic peptidases have a n...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2012.10.001
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Immunotherapy of cancer with blockade of inhibitory immune checkpoints and adoptive cell therapies have led to impressive clinical responses in several cancers. However, with increasing utilization of these therapies, immune-related adverse events have emerged as a major obstacle. Herein I discuss recent insights into...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2019.08.004
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journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0952-7915(94)90100-7
更新日期:1994-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Typical immune responses lead to the prominent clonal expansion of antigen-specific T cells followed by their differentiation into effector cells. Most effector cells die at the end of the immune response but some of the responding cells survive and form long-lived memory cells. The factors controlling the formation a...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0952-7915(00)00211-9
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT cells) express a restricted T cell antigen receptor (TCR) repertoire and they respond rapidly to glycolipid antigens presented by CD1d. These glycolipid antigens have hexose sugars in alpha-linkage to two types of lipids that can bind to CD1d. Recent work has shown that the respo...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2009.07.002
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Type I and type II interferons (IFNα/β and IFNγ) are cytokines that play indispensable roles in directing myeloid cell activity during inflammatory and immune responses. Each IFN type binds a distinct receptor (IFNAR or IFNGR) to transduce signals that reshape gene expression and function of myeloid and other cell typ...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2018.05.014
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) have been associated with benign and malignant epithelial proliferations in either skin or mucosa. Two HPV oncogenic proteins, E6 and E7, are important in the induction and maintenance of cellular transformation and are co-expressed in the majority of HPV-containing carcinomas. Therefore,...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0952-7915(94)90079-5
更新日期:1994-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent research has made great strides in uncovering the mechanisms by which the T helper 1 (Th1) cell gene expression program is established. In particular, studies examining the transcription factors T-bet, STAT1, and STAT4 have elucidated their roles in regulating Th1 signature genes, including Ifng, and have start...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2011.12.004
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A diverse B cell repertoire is essential for an effective immune response. Not only to provide a variety of antibodies to recognise the multiplicity of likely pathogen challenge, but also because B cells are important regulators of the immune response. In addition to their excellent capabilities as antigen presenting ...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2010.04.009
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rapid progress in the discovery of members of the tumor necrosis factor receptor/ligand superfamilies has been made, mainly with the help of massive DNA sequencing and bioinformatic studies. Biological studies of the new members have not only indicated overlapping roles with other members but also provided insights in...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0952-7915(99)80054-5
更新日期:1999-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Accessory molecules are required for microbial recognition by Toll-like receptor (TLR), subsequent signaling, and regulation of ensuing immune responses. Accessory molecules regulate TLRs on the cell surface (MD-2 and RP105), or in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) (Unc93B, PRAT4A, and gp96). Other types of accessory mol...
journal_title:Current opinion in immunology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.coi.2008.07.001
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00