abstract：:An account is given of the experiences and events which led to a search being undertaken for a causative virus in the recently described Burkitt's lymphoma and of the steps which ultimately culminated in the discovery of the new human herpesvirus which came to be known as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Epstein A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The innate host response to influenza virus infection plays a critical role in determining the subsequent course of infection and the clinical outcome of disease. The host has a diverse array of detection and effector mechanisms that are able to recognize and initiate effective antiviral responses. In opposition, the ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Dash P,Thomas PG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Natural killer (NK) cells are crucial to mounting an effective immune response. They have a significant role in cancer immunosurveillance and function as a bridge between innate and adaptive immunity. However, until recently, surprisingly little was known about the molecular basis of NK cell development as compared to...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Male V,Brady HJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-cell technologies like mass cytometry enable researchers to comprehensively monitor signaling network responses in the context of heterogeneous cell populations. Cell-to-cell variability, the possibly nonlinear topology of signaling processes, and the destructive nature of mass cytometry necessitate nontrivial ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Claassen M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) as applied in mass cytometry, enabled its broad applicability to life science research. Mass cytometry enables the high-dimensional characterization of cellular systems by simultaneously measuring dozens of metal isotope reporter labeled antibodi...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Zivanovic N,Jacobs A,Bodenmiller B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemagglutinin (HA) is a prime determinant of the pathogenicity of influenza A viruses. It initiates infection by binding to cell surface receptors and by inducing membrane fusion. The fusion capacity of HA depends on cleavage activation by host proteases, and it has long been known that highly pathogenic avian inf...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Böttcher-Friebertshäuser E,Garten W,Matrosovich M,Klenk HD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of immunoglobulin G (IgG) molecules for providing long-term sterile immunity as well as their major contribution to tissue inflammation during autoimmune diseases is generally accepted. In a similar manner, studies over the last years have elucidated many details of the molecular and cellular pathways u...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Böhm S,Kao D,Nimmerjahn F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulins and Fc receptors are critical glycoprotein components of the immune system. Fc receptors bind the Fc (effector) region of antibody molecules and communicate information within the innate and adaptive immune systems. Glycosylation of antibodies, particularly in the Fc region of IgG, has been extensively...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Hayes JM,Cosgrave EF,Struwe WB,Wormald M,Davey GP,Jefferis R,Rudd PM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host cell attachment by influenza A viruses is mediated by the hemagglutinin glycoprotein (HA), and the recognition of specific types of sialic acid -containing glycan receptors constitutes one of the major determinants of viral host range and transmission properties. Structural studies have elucidated some of the vir...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Xiong X,McCauley JW,Steinhauer DA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical function of the thymus is to help enforce tolerance to self. The importance of central tolerance in preventing autoimmunity has been enlightened by a deeper understanding of the interactions of developing T cells with a diverse population of thymic antigen presenting cell populations. Furthermore, there has...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Mouchess ML,Anderson M

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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

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：:CD4(+) helper and CD8(+) cytotoxic T cells, two major subsets of αβTCR expressing lymphocytes, are differentiated from common precursor CD4(+)CD8(+) double-positive (DP) thymocytes. Bifurcation of the CD4(+)/CD8(+) lineages in the thymus is a multilayered process and is thought to culminate in a loss of developmental ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Tanaka H,Taniuchi I

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Clostridium difficile causes infectious diarrhoea in humans and animals. It has been found in both diarrhoeal and non-diarrhoeal pigs, horses and cattle, suggesting a potential reservoir for human insection, and in 20-40 % of meat products in Canada and the USA, suggesting the possibility, albeit not proven, of food-b...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Squire MM,Riley TV

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial vaccines currently available against swine influenza virus (SIV) are inactivated, adjuvanted, whole virus vaccines, based on H1N1 and/or H3N2 and/or H1N2 SIVs. In keeping with the antigenic and genetic differences between SIVs circulating in Europe and the US, the vaccines for each region are produced local...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Van Reeth K,Ma W

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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

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：: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：: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：:Phospholipases are diverse enzymes produced in eukaryotic hosts and their bacterial pathogens. Several pathogen phospholipases have been identified as major virulence factors acting mainly in two different modes: on the one hand, they have the capability to destroy host membranes and on the other hand they are able to...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Kuhle K,Flieger A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important human respiratory pathogen with narrow species tropism. Limited availability of human pathologic specimens during early RSV-induced lung disease and ethical restrictions for RSV challenge studies in the lower airways of human volunteers has slowed our understanding of ...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Pickles RJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a member of the Paramyxoviridae family that consists of viruses with nonsegmented negative-strand RNA genome. Infection by these viruses triggers the innate antiviral response of the host, mainly type I interferon (IFN). Essentially all other viruses of this family produce IFN supp...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Barik S

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Certain vertebrates are capable of regenerating parts of the eye, including the lens. Depending on the species, two principal forms of in vivo lens regeneration have been described wherein the new lens arises from either the pigmented epithelium of the dorsal iris or the cornea epithelium. These forms of lens regenera...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Henry JJ,Thomas AG,Hamilton PW,Moore L,Perry KJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After infection of a cell, the positive-strand RNA genome of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) directly serves as the template for translation in the cytosol. By the use of an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) element in the 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) of the viral RNA, the HCV RNA bypasses the need for nuclear processing...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Niepmann M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Collective knowledge regarding the occurrence of influenza among swine is incomplete due to inconsistent surveillance of swine populations. In this chapter, we review what surveillance activities exist and some of the practical challenges encountered. Furthermore, to support robust surveillance activities, accurate la...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Detmer S,Gramer M,Goyal S,Torremorell M,Torrison J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hendra virus, a novel and fatally zoonotic member of the family Paramyxoviridae, was first described in Australia in 1994. Periodic spillover from its natural host (fruit bats) results in catastrophic disease in horses and occasionally the subsequent infection of humans. Prior to 2011, 14 equine incidents involving se...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Field H,Crameri G,Kung NY,Wang LF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal models of ricin toxicosis are necessary for testing the efficacy of therapeutic measures, as well studying the mechanisms by which ricin exerts its toxicity in intact animals. Because ricin can serve as a particularly well-characterized model of tissue damage, and the host response to that damage, studies of th...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Roy CJ,Song K,Sivasubramani SK,Gardner DJ,Pincus SH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early B cell factor 1 (EBF1) is a transcription factor that is critical for both B lymphopoiesis and B cell function. EBF1 is a requisite component of the B lymphocyte transcriptional network and is essential for B lineage specification. Recent studies revealed roles for EBF1 in B cell commitment. EBF1 binds its targe...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Hagman J,Ramírez J,Lukin K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level and turnover of phosphoinositides (PIs) are tightly controlled by a large set of PI-specific enzymes (PI kinases and phosphatases). Mammalian PI phosphatases are conserved through evolution and among this large family the dual-specificity phosphatase (PTP/DSP) are metal-independent enzymes displaying the ami...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Amoasii L,Hnia K,Laporte J

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：:Advances in the biological characterization of tumors has led to the design and development of anticancer agents targeting specific molecular alterations. The majority of these agents are designed to silence phosphorylation signals that are required for the development and maintenance of the cancer phenotype in specif...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Kumar R,Amado RG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hendra virus and Nipah virus are recently discovered and closely related emerging viruses that now comprise the genus henipavirus within the sub-family Paramyxoviridae and are distinguished by their broad species tropism and in addition to bats can infect and cause fatal disease in a wide variety of mammalian hosts in...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Broder CC,Geisbert TW,Xu K,Nikolov DB,Wang LF,Middleton D,Pallister J,Bossart KN

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitogenic dermonecrotic toxin from Pasteurella multocida (PMT) is a 1285-residue multipartite protein that belongs to the A-B family of bacterial protein toxins. Through its G-protein-deamidating activity on the α subunits of heterotrimeric G(q)-, G(i)- and G(12/13)-proteins, PMT potently stimulates downstream mit...

journal_title：Current topics in microbiology and immunology

authors： Wilson BA,Ho M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00