Glycobiology of the immune response
By: issue editors, Gabriel Rabinovich, Brian Cobb, and Yvette van Kooyk
Contributors: New York Academy of Sciences
Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences -- v. 1253; Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences -- v. 1253.
Publisher: Published by Blackwell Pub. on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781573318396
Subjects: Immunology; Polysaccharides; Glycosylation; Lectins; Immune System; Glycomics; Immune system; Antigens
Description: "Carbohydrates are ubiquitous, essential molecules, as important as nucleic acids and proteins yet less well understood. Mounting data demonstrate that microbial and mammalian glycans and their protein-binding partners (lectins) play central roles in all innate and adaptive immune responses. Indeed, programmed remodeling of host glycans can modulate infection, autoimmunity, and cancer, while microbial glycoconjugates can serve as canonical innate receptor agonists that induce B cell and T cell activation. Glycobiology of the Immune Response explores the integration of state-of-the-art glycobiology and immunology to raise awareness of the multifaceted roles of glycans and lectins in the immune system"--Publisher's description.
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