isopentenyl
Overview page. Subjects: Chemistry.
the trivial name for 3‐methylbut‐3‐enyl, CH2=C(CH3)–CH2–CH2–, the alkenyl group formally derived from isopentenyl alcohol (i.e. 3‐methylbut‐3‐en‐1‐ol) by loss of its hydroxyl...
Isopentenyl Pyrophosphate-Reactive Vγ9Vδ2 T Helper 1-Like Cells Are the Major γδ T Cell Subset Recovered from Lesions of Patients with Genital Herpes
in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
August 2004; p ublished online August 2004 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Immunology; Public Health and Epidemiology; Microbiology. 2828 words.
Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-specific T cells are essential to control and resolve genital herpes (GH). To investigate the potential involvement of gd T cells in GH, T cells were recovered...
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Preferential recognition of a microbial metabolite by human Vγ2Vδ2 T cells
in International Immunology
May 2007; p ublished online April 2007 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Immunology; Biological Sciences. 9759 words.
Human Vγ2Vδ2 T cells are stimulated by prenyl pyrophosphates, such as isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP), and play important roles in mediating immunity against microbial pathogens and have...
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Association between Vγ2Vδ2 T Cells and Disease Progression after Infection with Closely Related Strains of HIV in China
in Clinical Infectious Diseases
May 2008; p ublished online May 2008 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Immunology; Public Health and Epidemiology; Microbiology. 3580 words.
Background . Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and disease are accompanied by decreases in the absolute number and function of Vγ2Vδ2 T...
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Vγ9/Vδ2 T cell activation induced by bacterial low molecular mass compounds depends on the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis
in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
September 1999; p ublished online January 2006 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Medical Microbiology and Virology; Biotechnology; Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; Molecular and Cell Biology. 3847 words.
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Isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP), an important precursor of isoprenoid biosynthesis in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, has been shown to activate...
Phosphoantigen-Expanded Human γδ T Cells Display Potent Cytotoxicity against Monocyte-Derived Macrophages Infected with Human and Avian Influenza Viruses
in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
September 2009; p ublished online September 2009 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Immunology; Public Health and Epidemiology; Microbiology. 5559 words.
BackgroundInfluenza virus is a cause of substantial annual morbidity and mortality worldwide. The potential emergence of a new pandemic strain (eg, avian influenza virus) is a...
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Phosphoantigen-Reactive Vγ9Vδ2 T Lymphocytes Suppress In Vitro Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Replication by Cell-Released Antiviral Factors Including CC Chemokines
in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
September 1999; p ublished online September 1999 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Immunology; Public Health and Epidemiology; Microbiology. 2585 words.
Vγ9Vδ2 T lymphocytes are broadly reactive against various intracellular pathogens and display both lytic and proliferative responses to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected cells....
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