This volume describes the evolution of immune systems and covers new molecular information concerning the development of recognition, immunoglobulins, and cytokines. Invertebrates and lower vertebrates contribute to a more complete understanding and clarification of the immune/inflammatory response in higher animals. Chapters detail the major areas of immunology and encourage a more extensive development of invertebrate models as useful and unique in modern immunological and industrial laboratories. In addition, chapters focus on mechanisms of development and immunodefenses in protostome and deuterostome and lower vertebrates. There is a strong emphasis on evolutionary cell biology, phylogenetic inferences, and the evolution of recognition and regulatory systems.
Edited by:
Gregory Becker,
Manickam Sugumaran,
Edwin L. Cooper
Imprint: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2001 ed.
Volume: 484
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 27mm
Weight: 1.680kg
ISBN: 9780306464317
ISBN 10: 0306464314
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Pages: 383
Publication Date: 31 March 2001
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. New Major Histocompatibility Complex Class IIB Genes from Nurse Shark.- 2. Evolutionary Factors in the Emergence of the Combinatorial Germline Antibody Repertoire.- 4. Molecular Characterization of IL-1-like Molecules from Lower Vertebrates and Invertebrates.- 8. The Discovery and Characterization of an Interleukin 6 Cytokine Family Antagonist Protein from a Marine Sponge, Callyspongia sp.- 9. Phylogeny of Vertebrate Cytokines.- 10. Antimicrobial Proteins in Crustaceans.- 11. Form, Function and Phylogenetic Relationships of Mosquito Immune Peptides.- 12. Reactive Oxygen Species and Antimicrobial Defenses of Invertebrates: A Bivalve Model.- 13. A Role for Protease Inhibitors In Immunity of Long-Lived Animals.- 15. Annelid Humoral Immunity: Cell Lysis in Earthworms.- 16. Horseshoe Crab Hemocyte-Derived Lectin Recognizing Specific 0-Antigens of Lip opolysaccharides.- 19. Hemolytic Capacity, Properties, and Activation Requirements of Cobra Venom Factor-Treated Chicken Serum.- 20. Molecular Studies of the Molluscan Response to Digenean Infection.- 21. Insect Lectins and Innate Immunity.- 22. Collagenous Lectins in Tunicates and the Proteolytic Activation of Complement.- 23. Immunological Properties of Heat Shock Proteins are Phylogenetically Conserved.- 24. Drosophila Cellular Immune System: Dorothy Encodes a UDP Glycosyltransferase.- 25. Eicosanoids in Insect Immune Signal Transduction.- 26. Lectins from Tunicates: Structure-Function Relationships in Innate Immunity.- 27. Control Mechanisms of the Prophenoloxidase Cascade.- 28. Activated Prophenoloxidase Engaged in the Cell Clump/Cell Adhesion of Coleopteran Insect, Ten ebrio molitor Larvae.- 29. Three Kinds of Encapsulation-Relating Factors in Coleopteran Insect, Ten ebrio molitor Larvae.- 33. Cytotoxic Reactions Associated with Insect Immunity.- 35. The Complement System in Sea Urchins.- Contributors.
