Paul, Littman (New York U. School of Medicine), and Yokoyama (Washington U. School of Medicine) bring together 22 articles that present research in immunology by scientists working in immunology, pathology and laboratory medicine, microbiology and genetics, cancer research, allergy research, and other medical fields in North America, Europe, and Japan. They discuss such topics as B cell signaling and fate decision; immune function control; the molecular components, geometry, and timing of T cell activation and synapse formation; the influence of bacterial carbohydrates on the adaptive immune system; new findings on properdin and the role in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases; allergy vaccines based on allergen structures; adaptive immune regulation in the gastrointestinal tract; the acute inflammatory response and sterile stimuli; the role of antibodies in HIV vaccines; and functions of notch signaling in the immune system. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less