Why is the study of evasion strategies important?
The implications of studying immune evasion strategies are, not surprisingly, interrelated: • First, it provides valuable information about the host-pathogen relationship by indicating the division of the immune system a particular pathogen must subvert in order to survive and reproduce. • Second, identification of microbial immunomodulatory proteins occasionally precedes identification of its host counterpart, offering opportunities to discover new immunity-associated molecules and to further our understanding of the immune response. • Lastly, the function and sites of activity of immunomodulatory proteins suggest potential agents of and targets for immunotherapy, respectively. Back to the Top What is the focus of this website?
