Innate immunity

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Pathogen Recognition and Signal Transduction in Plant Immunity....Pages 3-26
Plant Disease Resistance Genes....Pages 27-45
Nonhost Resistance in Plants to Microbial Pathogens....Pages 47-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-60
Regulatory Co-options in the Evolution of Deuterostome Immune Systems....Pages 61-87
Antimicrobial Peptides in Insect Immunity....Pages 89-107
Innate Immunity in the Horseshoe Crab....Pages 109-125
Pattern Recognition Receptors in Drosophila ....Pages 127-135
Humoral and Cellular Responses in Drosophila Innate Immunity....Pages 137-153
Thioester-Containing Proteins of Protostomes....Pages 155-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-176
Toll-Like Receptors....Pages 177-189
The Macrophage Mannose Receptor and Innate Immunity....Pages 191-204
Diverse Roles of Lung Collectins in Pulmonary Innate Immunity....Pages 205-229
Structures of Complement Control Proteins....Pages 231-253
Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein and CD14....Pages 255-265
Front Matter....Pages 267-268
The Role of Chemokines in Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity....Pages 269-286
Antimicrobial Peptides....Pages 287-303
The Role of Complement in Innate and Adaptive Immunity....Pages 305-319
The Role of Natural Killer Cells in Innate Immunity to Infection....Pages 321-339
Innate Immune Signaling During Phagocytosis....Pages 341-359
The Role of Mast Cells in Innate Immunity....Pages 361-385
Front Matter....Pages 267-268
CD1-Restricted T-Cells....Pages 387-402
Back Matter....Pages 403-410