Molecular basis for invertebrate innate immune recognition of (1→3)-β-D-glucan as a pathogen-associated molecular pattern

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 12, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 4155-4161

  Muta, T ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(1 3) D glucan; Factor G; Hemolymph Coagulation; Horseshoe crab; Innate immunity; Limulus test; Pathogen associated molecular pattern; Pattern recognition

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; FACTOR G; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING KINETICS; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIMULUS; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CARBOHYDRATE INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BETA-GLUCANS; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; HORSESHOE CRABS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL;

EID: 33750543963     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161206778743529     Document Type: Review

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