As opportunistic pathogens, viruses have evolved many elegant strategies to manipulate
host cells for infectious entry and replication. Viral apoptotic mimicry, defined by the …

The hepatitis A virus (HAV), a picornavirus, is a common cause of hepatitis worldwide.
Spread of infection is generally person to person or by oral intake after fecal contamination …

Animal viruses are broadly categorized structurally by the presence or absence of an
envelope composed of a lipid-bilayer membrane, attributes that profoundly affect stability …

To simplify the analysis of asthma susceptibility genes located at human chromosome 5q23-
35, we examined congenic mice that differed at the homologous chromosomal segment. We …

The search for cell-surface markers that can distinguish T helper 1 (TH1) cells from TH2 cells
has led to the identification of a new gene family, encoding the T-cell immunoglobulin mucin …

The picornavirus family consists of a large number of small RNA viruses, many of which are
significant pathogens of humans and livestock. They are amongst the simplest of vertebrate …

The hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 1 (HAVcr-1) cDNA was isolated from a cDNA
expression library of African green monkey kidney (AGMK) cells by using protective …

Human kidney injury molecule-1 (hKIM-1) is a type 1 transmembrane protein that is not
detectable in normal kidney tissue but is expressed at high levels in human and rodent …

The T cell immunoglobulin mucin (TIM) receptors are involved in the regulation of immune
responses, autoimmunity, and allergy. Structures of the N-terminal ligand binding domain of …

Background: Hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 1 (HAVcR-1) may function as part of the
regulatory apparatus for tight junction in human endothelial cells, and is overexpressed in …