Imperial College London

DrSophieRutschmann

Faculty of MedicineDepartment of Immunology and Inflammation

Reader in Immunology
 
 
 
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9N4bHammersmith HospitalHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Rutschmann:2008:10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02786.x,
author = {Rutschmann, S and Hoebe, K},
doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02786.x},
journal = {Immunology},
pages = {459--468},
title = {Dissecting innate immunity by germline mutagenesis.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02786.x},
volume = {123},
year = {2008}
}

RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AB - The innate arm of our immune system is the first line of defence against infections. In addition, it is believed to drive adaptive immune responses, which help fight pathogens and provide long-term memory. As such, the innate immune system is instrumental for protection against pathogens that would otherwise destroy their host. Although our understanding of the innate immune components involved in pathogen sensing and fighting is improving, it is still limited. This is particularly exemplified by increased documentation of innate immune deficiencies in humans that often result in high and recurrent susceptibility to infections or even death, without the genetic cause being evident. To provide further insight into the mechanisms by which pathogen sensing and eradication occur, several strategies can be used. The current review focuses on the forward genetic approaches that have been used to dissect innate immunity in the fruit fly and the mouse. For both animal models, forward genetics has been instrumental in the deciphering of innate immunity and has greatly improved our understanding of how we respond to invading pathogens.
AU - Rutschmann,S
AU - Hoebe,K
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02786.x
EP - 468
PY - 2008///
SP - 459
TI - Dissecting innate immunity by germline mutagenesis.
T2 - Immunology
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02786.x
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18205789
VL - 123
ER -