… Interestingly, the expression of IRF-5 is induced by IFN-α/β stimulation (T Nakaya, T Taniguchi,
unpublished observation), suggesting its participation in the IFN system. A Xenopus gene …

Cytokines are a family of soluble mediators of cell-to-cell communication that includes
interleukins, interferons, and colony-stimulating factors. The characteristic features of cytokines lie …

… The DNA-mediated induction of type I IFNs and other genes is not completely abolished
in DAI-knockdown cells (73; T. Taniguchi, unpublished observation), and activation of target …

The type-I interferon (IFN-α/β) response is critical to immunity against viruses and can be
triggered in many cell types by cytosolic detection of viral infection, or in differentiated …

… We thank Professor T. Oi for advice on the homology search and Ms K. Hirano for … When
stimulated with antigen, B cells are influenced by T cells to proliferate and differentiate into …

… of functional monoclonal T cells it has a key role in the study of the molecular nature of T-cell
differentiation, the mechanism of differentiated T-cell functions as well as T-cell antigen …

The activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) is central to innate and adaptive immunity 1 , 2 ,
3 . All TLRs use the adaptor MyD88 for signalling 4 , but the mechanisms underlying the …

Heterostructures based on layering of two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene
and hexagonal boron nitride represent a new class of electronic devices. Realizing this …

… For RNA blotting analysis in Figure 6, cytoplasmic RNA was extracted according to the
procedure described in Taniguchi et al. (1983). $1 mapping analysis was performed essentially …

… of FOXP3 + T reg cells among CD4 + T cells in the colons of exGF mice inoculated with
untreated human faeces compared with germ-free mice (Fig. 1a and Supplementary Fig. 2). …