Recognition of Legionella pneumophila nucleic acids by innate immune receptors

Autor(es)

Cunha, Larissa D. ; Zamboni, Dario S.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Microbes and Infection; v. 16, n. 12, p. 6-pg., 2014-12-01.

Resumo

Innate immune receptors evolved to sense conserved molecules that are present in microbes or are released during non-physiological conditions. Activation of these receptors is essential for early restriction of microbial infections and generation of adaptive immunity. Among the conserved molecules sensed by innate immune receptors are the nucleic acids, which are abundantly contained in all infectious organisms including virus, bacteria, fungi and parasites. In this review we focus in the innate immune proteins that function to sense nucleic acids from the intracellular bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila and the importance of these processes to the outcome of the infection. (C) 2014 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/08216-2 - CPDI - Centro de Pesquisa em Doenças Inflamatórias
• Beneficiário: Fernando de Queiroz Cunha
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs
• Processo FAPESP: 14/04684-4 - O inflamassoma na resposta contra patógenos intracelulares e os mecanismos microbianos relacionados à evasão
• Beneficiário: Dario Simões Zamboni
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 12/09363-6 - Patogênese molecular e subversão das respostas do hospedeiro em infecções por Legionella spp.
• Beneficiário: Dario Simões Zamboni
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular