Advances in immunology. Volume 75 /
Advances in Immunology presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. Articles address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities. Edited and auth...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, Calif. :
Academic Press,
�2000.
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Colección: | Advances in immunology ;
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advance in Immunology; Copyright Page; Contents; References; Contributors; Chapter 1. Exploiting the Immune System: Toward New Vaccines against Intracellular Bacteria; I. Introduction; II. General Comments; III. Infectious Diseases Caused by Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens; IV. Intracellular Bacteria, Their Niches in the Host Cell, and the Immune Responses Elicited; V. Vaccines; VI. From Genomes to Antigens; VII. Concluding Remarks and Outlook; Chapter 2. The Cytoskeleton in Lymphocyte Signaling; I. Introduction; II. Overview
- v. Cytoplasmic Actions of SmadsVI. Actions of Smads in the Nucleus; VII. I-Smads; VIII. Signaling Cross-Talk; IX. Roles of Smads in Human Cancer; X. In Vivo Functions of Smads: Analyses by Gene Targeting; XI. Perspectives/Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. MHC Class II-Restricted Antigen Processing and Presentation; I. Introduction; II. The MHC Class I and Class II Pathways; III. Structure of MHC Class II Complexes; IV. Biosynthesis and Assembly of MHC Class II/Invariant Chain Complexes; V. Entry of MHC Class II/Invariant Chain Complexes into the Endocytic Pathway
- VI. Subcellular Organelles Involved in Antigenic Peptide Loading onto Class II Molecules: The MHC Class II CompartmentsVII. Transport of MHC Class II Complexes to the Cell Surface; VIII. Antigen Internalization; IX. Antigen Processing; X. The Biology of a Prime Antigen-Presenting Cell: The Dendritic Cell System; XI. Subversion of MHC Class II-Restricted Antigen Presentation by Pathogens; XII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. T-Cell Receptor Crossreactivity and Autoimmune Disease; I. Introduction; II. Crossreactivity and T-Cell Activation
- III. Limits of TCR Crossreactivity: Peripheral Purging of Useless T-CellsIV. TCR Crossreactivity and Autoimmune Disease: Viral-Derived Peptide Agonists; IV. Synergies between 3 Enhancers; V. Cytokine Checkpoints in the Generation of Autoimmune Disease; V. DNA-Binding Proteins; References; Chapter 6. Strategies for Immunotherapy of Cancer; I. Introduction; II. Natural Protective Immunity against Cancer; III. Antigens Eliciting T Cell Responses Expressed by Virus-Associated Tumors; IV. Antigens Eliciting T Cell Responses by Non-Virus-Induced Tumors; V. Processing of Tumor Antigens