Innate immune recognition: mechanisms and pathways
Medzhitov R, Janeway C. Innate immune recognition: mechanisms and pathways. Immunological Reviews 2000, 173: 89-97. PMID: 10719670, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-065x.2000.917309.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPattern recognition receptorsInnate immune systemMost multicellular organismsRecognition receptorsMulticellular organismsHost defenseInducible responsesImmune response genesResponse genesPathogen recognitionImmune systemMolecular patternsInfectious microbesAncient formPathwayReceptorsDefenseGenesMicrobesOrganismsMicroorganismsLarge groupPathogensExpressionPatterns