Volume 109. Advances in Immunology

Dynamic Palmitoylation and the Role of DHHC Proteins in T Cell Activation and Anergy

1. Introduction

2. T Lymphocyte Activation and Anergy

3. Protein Palmitoylation (S-acylation)

4. Palmitoylation in T Lymphocytes

5. Concluding Remarks and Perspective

Acknowledgments

Transcriptional Control of Natural Killer Cell Development and Function

1. Natural Killer Cells

2. NK Cell Development

3. Transacting Factors in NK Cell Development

4. Transacting Factors in Mature NK Cell Function

5. Conclusions

Note In Proof

Acknowledgments

The Control of Adaptive Immune Responses by the Innate Immune System

1. Introduction

2. Diverse Sets of PRRs

3. Cell-Type-Specific PRR Distribution and the Interplay Between PRRs in Adaptive Immunity

4. Innate Control of CD4+ T Cell Responses

5. B Cell-Intrinsic Control of Humoral Immune Responses by PRRs

6. Pathological Consequences of Defective PRR Signaling in Humans

7. Conclusions

Acknowledgments

The Evolution of Adaptive Immunity in Vertebrates

1. Introduction

2. Immune Response Molecules in Invertebrates and Plants

3. Emergence of Lymphocytes and Genes Connected with Mammalian Immunity in Jawless Vertebrates

4. AIS in Jawed Vertebrates

5. VLR-based AIS in Jawless Vertebrates

6. Conclusions

Acknowledgments

T Helper Cell Differentiation

1. Introduction: T Helper Cells

2. T Helper Cell Subset Identities

3. The Role of Cytokines in T Helper Cell Differentiation

4. Strength of Signaling

5. Environmental Factors

6. Conclusion

Acknowledgments