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Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. Articles address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities. Edited and authored by the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for the future.

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Regulation of Immunoglobulin Class Switch Recombination: Choreography of Non-Coding Transcription, Targeted DNA Deamination and Long-Range DNA Repair
Allysia Matthews, Simin Zheng, Lauren DiMenna and Jayanta Chaudhuri
Two Forms of Adaptive Immunity in Vertebrates: Similarities and Differences
Masanori Kasahara and Yoichi Sutoh
Recognition of Tumors by the Innate Immune System and Natural Killer Cells
Assaf Marcus, Benjamin G. Gowen, Thornton W. Thompson, Alexandre Iannello, Michele Ardolino, Weiwen Deng, Lin Wang, Nataliya Shifrin and David H. Raulet
Signaling Circuits in Early B Cell Development
Michael Reth and Peter Nielsen
Interleukin 10 Receptor Signaling: Master Regulator of Intestinal Mucosal Homeostasis in Mice and Humans
Dror S. Shouval, Jodie Ouahed, Amlan Biswas, Jeremy A. Goettel, Bruce Horwitz, Alexio M. Muise and Scott B. Snapper
Development of Mast Cells and Importance of their Tryptase and Chymase Serine Proteases in Inflammation and Wound Healing
Jeffrey Douaiher, Julien Succar, Luca Lancerotto, Michael F. Gurish, Dennis P. Orgill, Matthew J. Hamilton, Steven A. Krilis and Richard L. Stevens
Why does Somatic Hypermutation by AID Require Transcription of its Target Genes?
Ursula Storb