Immunoreceptor Tyrosine-based Inhibition Motifs (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology)
Contributors: Marc Daeron (Editor); Eric Vivier (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 30, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9783540657897
Subjects: Biochemical immunology; Cellular biology; Medical research; Molecular biology; Medical / Nursing; Science; Enzymology; Mechanisms Of Immune Response; Science/Mathematics; Microbiology; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Oncology; Medical / Immunology; immunoregulation; signal transduction; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Life Sciences - General; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology
First sentence: The term "immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif" (ITIM) was coined after the term "immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif" (ITAM) to designate molecular motifs that antagonize ITAM-dependent cell activation (DAERON et al. 1995a; D'AMBROSIO et al. 1995).