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Intrinsic Immunity

Recent research has focused attention on the importance of intrinsic antiviral immunity, i.e. immunity mediated by factors that are constitutively expressed in many cells. In this volume, leading experts provide a comprehensive overview of this relatively new and rapidly evolving field. They cover i...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cullen, Bryan R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 371
Subjects:
Immunology.
Virology.
Microbial genetics.
Microbial genomics.
Molecular biology.
Plant pathology.
Invertebrates.
Microbial Genetics and Genomics.
Molecular Medicine.
Plant Pathology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37765-5
Table of Contents:
  • The APOBEC3 Family of Retroelement Restriction Factors
  • Inhibition of Retroviral Replication by Members of the TRIM Protein Family
  • The Antiviral Activities of Tetherin
  • Restriction of Retroviral Infection of Macrophages
  • Rapid Adversarial Co-Evolution of Viruses and Cellular Restriction Factors
  • RNA Interference-Mediated Intrinsic Antiviral Immunity in Plants
  • RNA Interference-Mediated Intrinsic Antiviral Immunity in Invertebrates
  • Roles of MicroRNAs in the Life Cycles of Mammalian Viruses
  • Interplay Between DNA Tumor Viruses and the Host DNA Damage Response.

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