Toll and Toll-Like Receptors: (eBook)

An Immunologic Perspective

Tina Rich (Autor)

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2007 | 2005
X, 218 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-387-27445-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Toll Receptors and the Renaissance of Innate Immunity Elizabeth H. Bassett and Tina Rich Overview n the last few pages of Immunology: The Science of Self-Nonself Discrimination Jan Klein ponders on what he would study if he were to start over in the lab. ^ Dismissing the I antibody, MHC, the T-cell and parasitology, he considers instead the phylogeny of immune reactions, particularly in ancient phyla. As for a favored cell he chooses the macrophage. Describ­ ing it as a ^^MddchenfUr alles,' (all purpose kitchen maid) Klein believed that this immunocyte still had secrets to reveal. Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) biology would prove to be one of these secrets. Analyses of the evolution of these receptors (Tolls and TLRs) have also helped us to rethink immune system phylogeny. In the first part of this chapter the history of the discovery of Toll and TLR biology is described. The evolution of the TLR genes and theories of immune function are covered in later sections. The remainder of this book presents work from nine groups active in the field. In the first chapter, 'The Function of Toll-Like Receptors', Zlatko Dembic sets the stage by introducing us to many of the components of the immune system and their relationships vis a vis Toll receptors. Zlatko finishes his chapter with a discussion about current immune system models and contributes his own 'integrity model'. Work from the laboratory of Nicholas Gay follows this in 'Structures and Motifs Involved in Toll Signaling'.

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Toll Receptors and the Renaissance of Innate Immunity Elizabeth H. Bassett and Tina Rich Overview n the last few pages of Immunology: The Science of Self-Nonself Discrimination Jan Klein ponders on what he would study if he were to start over in the lab. ^ Dismissing the I antibody, MHC, the T-cell and parasitology, he considers instead the phylogeny of immune reactions, particularly in ancient phyla. As for a favored cell he chooses the macrophage. Describ- ing it as a ^^MddchenfUr alles,"e; (all purpose kitchen maid) Klein believed that this immunocyte still had secrets to reveal. Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) biology would prove to be one of these secrets. Analyses of the evolution of these receptors (Tolls and TLRs) have also helped us to rethink immune system phylogeny. In the first part of this chapter the history of the discovery of Toll and TLR biology is described. The evolution of the TLR genes and theories of immune function are covered in later sections. The remainder of this book presents work from nine groups active in the field. In the first chapter, "e;The Function of Toll-Like Receptors"e;, Zlatko Dembic sets the stage by introducing us to many of the components of the immune system and their relationships vis a vis Toll receptors. Zlatko finishes his chapter with a discussion about current immune system models and contributes his own 'integrity model'. Work from the laboratory of Nicholas Gay follows this in "e;Structures and Motifs Involved in Toll Signaling"e;.

Inhalt

CONTENTS 5
EDITOR 8
CONTRIBUTORS 8
Toll Receptors and the Renaissance of Innate Immunity 10
The Function of Toll-like Receptors 27
Structures and Motifs Involved in Toll Signaling 65
" Supramolecular" Activation Clusters in Innate Immunity 103
Interleukin-1 Receptor/Toll-Like Receptor Signaling 119
Virus Induced Signaling to Initiate the Interferon Mediated Anti- Viral Host Response 140
The Induction of Dendritic Cell Activation and Maturation by Toll- Like Receptor Signaling 156
Pathogen Avoidance Using Toll Signaling in C. elegans 171
Forward Genetic Analysis of TLR Pathways: A Shared System for the Detection of Endotoxin and Viral Infection 177
Agonists of Toll- Like Receptor 9: Modulation of Host Immune Responses with Synthetic Oligodeoxynucleotides 190
INDEX 222

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.3.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
• Reihe/Serie: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
• Zusatzinfo: X, 218 p. 76 illus., 6 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zellbiologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Activation • host response • immune surveillance • immune system • immunity • Interferon • signal transduction • termination • transcription
• ISBN-10: 0-387-27445-6 / 0387274456
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-27445-4 / 9780387274454