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Molecular Recognition in Host-Parasite Interactions

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Editors:
  1. Timo K. Korhonen

    1. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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  2. Tapani Hovi

    1. National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland

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  3. P. Helena Mäkelä

    1. National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland

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Part of the book series: F.E.M.S. Symposium Series (FEMS, volume 61)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Microbial Components in Recognition

    1. Biology of Adhesins of Bordetella Pertussis: Integrins, Selectins, and Mimicry of Leukocyte Adherence to Endothelia

      • Elaine I. Tuomanen
      Pages 1-6

    2. Structure-Function Relationships of the Reovirus Cell-Attachment Protein σ1

      • Patrick W. K. Lee
      Pages 7-16

    3. Macrophage Receptors and Leishmania

      • Mary E. Wilson, John E. Donelson, Richard D. Pearson, Ramesh Ramamoorthy
      Pages 17-30

    4. Streptococcal M Protein: A Common Structural Motif Used by Gram-Positive Bacteria for Biologically Active Surface Molecules

      • V. A. Fischetti, V. Pancholi, P. Sellers, J. Schmidt, G. Landau, X. Xu et al.
      Pages 31-38

    5. Properties and Synthesis of K88 Fimbriae

      • F. K. de Graaf, D. Bakker
      Pages 39-46

    6. Function and Organization of Escherichia Coli Adhesins

      • Klaus Jann, Ralph Ahrens, Thomas Bühler, Heinz Hoschützky
      Pages 47-55

    7. Fibronectin-Binding Proteins of Staphylococci and Streptococci

      • Hans-Peter Müller, Martin Lindberg
      Pages 57-64

    8. S-Layers in Bacterial Pathogenesis: The Tetragonal Paracrystalline Surface Protein Array of Aeromonas Salmonicida as a Special Example

      • Trevor J. Trust, William W. Kay
      Pages 65-75

    9. Streptococcal IgA Receptors

      • Gunnar Lindahl, Lars-Olof Hedén, Lars Stenberg
      Pages 77-83

    10. Molecular Investigation of Escherichia Coli Virulence in Extraintestinal Infections

      • Jörg Hacker, Joachim Morschhäuser, Manfred Ott, Reinhard Marre
      Pages 85-91

    11. Multifunctional Nature of Enterobacterial Fimbriae

      • Timo K. Korhonen, Benita Westerlund, Ritva Virkola, Ann-Mari Tarkkanen, Kaarina Lähteenmäki, Maini Kukkonen et al.
      Pages 93-100

  3. Host Components in Recognition

    1. Virus Interaction with Host Cell Receptors: Does gp120 of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Resemble an MHC Class II Alloepitope?

      • E. Hounsell, J. Habeshaw, A. Dalgleish
      Pages 101-106

    2. Role of Cell Receptors for Poliovirus in Pathogenesis, Host Range and Virus Entry

      • Vincent R. Racaniello, Mary E. Morrison, Gerardo Kaplan, Ruibao Ren
      Pages 107-113

    3. Membrane Proximity and Internal Binding in the Microbial Recognition of Host Cell Glycolipids: A Conceptual Discussion

      • Karl-Anders Karlsson, Maan Abul Milh, Jonas Ångström, Jörgen Bergström, Hamid Dezfoolian, Boel Lanne et al.
      Pages 115-132

    4. Bacterial Adherence and Host Tropism in Escherichia Coli

      • Staffan Normark, Britt-Inger Marklund, Per-Georg Nyholm, Irmin Pascher, Nicklas Strömberg
      Pages 133-138

    5. Role of Interactions between Cytomegalovirus and ß2-Microglobulin in the Pathogenesis of Infection

      • Jane E. Grundy
      Pages 139-144

    6. Complement Activation and Use of Complement Receptors for Cell Entry in Salmonellosis

      • P. Helena Mäkelä, Harri Saxén, Marianne Hovi
      Pages 145-152

    7. Binding and Activation of Plasminogen on the Surface of Staphylococcus Aureus and Group A, C, and G Streptococci

      • Pentti Kuusela, Måns Ullberg, Göran Kronvall, Olli Saksela
      Pages 153-162

    8. Escherichia Coli S Fimbriae: Oligosaccharide-Specific Binding to Host Tissues and Enhancement of Plasminogen Activation

      • Jaakko Parkkinen
      Pages 163-171
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About this book

A very early step in microbial colonization and pathogenesis is that involving recog­ nition of the host by the microbe. In the final analysis such recognition is due to interaction between specific molecules on the two sides, without which host and microbe would ignore each other. It is therefore exciting to learn the rules that govern host-microbe interaction at to a large extent determines whether or not we are infected by the molecular level, which influenza virus, leishmanias, staphylococci and other pathogens. This book is a compendium of the addresses delivered at a symposium on molecular interaction at Porvoo, Finland in August 1991. Realizing that there are no a priori differ­ ences in receptor recognition in viruses, eukaryotic parasites and bacteria, we freely inter­ mingled these microbes at the symposium, and in this book. We found the interdisciplinary discussions and comparisons both educative and stimulating. Thus the book is divided into parts that focus on host cell receptors, on microbial recognition molecules and molecules that mediate microbial interaction with a host cell receptor and, briefly, on the molecular events that follow. Although many microbes and many cellular receptors are missing from the book -owing to the limited duration and size of the symposium -the articles presented here constitute an impressive body of examples of how initial host-microbe interaction can come about. We believe that as such the book is a useful and interesting overview of the mechanisms and principles involved in these interactions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Timo K. Korhonen

  • National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland

    Tapani Hovi, P. Helena Mäkelä

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