S35
Evolution and Diversity of Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
Organizers:
Teruyuki Nakanishi (Nihon Universiry, Japan)
Miki Nakao (Kyushu University, Japan)
Immune system of aminals is classified into innate immunity and adaptive immunity. Innate immunity has an ancient origin and conserved throughout the evolution, whereas the adaptive immunity involving immunoglobulin-type antigen receptors seems a unique property of jawed vertebrates. Recent progress of researches in comparative immunology at the molecular and cellular levels have revealed conserved and diversified aspects of immune system in a wide range of animals. This symposium will deal with various forms of immunity in both invertebrates and vertebrates and discuss functional implication of the specification of immune system.
Speakers:
1) Shoichiro Kurata (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
A receptor guanylyl cyclase mediates humoral and cellular responses in Drosophila immunity
2) Masanori Kasahara (Hokkaido Univ., Japan)
Structure and Function of Variable Lymphocyte Receptors: An Update
3) Miki Nakao (Kyushu Univ., Japan)
Structural and functional diversity of the complement system, an innate immune factor, in fish
4) Teruyuki Nakanishi (Nihon Univ., Japan)
Diversified isotypes of immune-related genes in teleost