NAIP and CARD-only proteins in inflammasome signaling Universiteit Gent
The primary role of the innate immune system is to recognize and respond to harmful external and internal insults including microbial pathogens, harmful environmental factors and host-derived stress signals. Protection of the organism relies on the ability of the innate immune system to discriminate deleterious infectious agents and stress factors from innocuous selfcomponents and the commensal micro-organisms that inhabit mucosal interfaces. ...