Main description:

Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments and comprehensive reviews on 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.

Contents:

1. Context- and Tissue-Specific Regulation of Immunity and Tolerance by Regulatory T Cells A. Ulges, E. Schmitt, C. Becker and T. Bopp 2. Endogenous Retroelements and the Host Innate Immune Sensors X. Mu, S. Ahmad and S. Hur 3. B-Lymphopoiesis in Fetal Liver, Gudied by Chemokines K. Kajikhina, M. Tsuneto and F. Melchers 4. The Role of the Secreted Phospholipase A2 Gene Family in Immunology M. Murakami, K. Yamamoto, Y. Miki, R. Murase, H. Sato and Y. Taketomi 5. Pleiotropic Roles of Type 1 Interferons in Antiviral Immune Responses J. R. Teijaro