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Aberrant Recognition by Virus - Immune T Cells

Experiments with radiation chimeras have established that H-2 k/b F1 T cells which mature in an H-2 k thymic environment can only respond to vaccinia virus presented in the context of H-2 k and not of H-2 b (1, 2). Does this reflect that the capacity o f T cells to interact with virus-infected target cells is completely restricted by the spectrum of H-2 antigens expressed on radiation-resistant...

Innate immune recognition by stimulatory immunoreceptors.

The speci®city of cells of the innate immune system is determined in part by various stimulatory receptors that function in different forms of immune recognition. NKG2D, a stimulatory receptor expressed by natural killer (NK) cells, macrophages and certain T cell subsets, recognizes various families ofìnduced-self' ligands. The ligands are distantly related to class I MHC molecules and are indu...

Immune Recognition

The book consists of seven chapters each of which deals with a specific aspect of interferon action and production. The chapters are essentially compilations of research papers presented at the meeting by scientists from different laboratories. Interestingly, they also include the proceedings of the question-answer sessions that followed the presentations. A small general introduction to the to...

Immune Pattern Recognition System

Innate immune recognition.

The innate immune system is a universal and ancient form of host defense against infection. Innate immune recognition relies on a limited number of germline-encoded receptors. These receptors evolved to recognize conserved products of microbial metabolism produced by microbial pathogens, but not by the host. Recognition of these molecular structures allows the immune system to distinguish infec...