African genetic diversity: implications for human demographic history, modern human origins, and complex disease map**

MC Campbell, SA Tishkoff - Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Comparative studies of ethnically diverse human populations, particularly in Africa, are
important for reconstructing human evolutionary history and for understanding the genetic …

Innate Immune Recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

J Kleinnijenhuis, M Oosting… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), is a major health problem,
with 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. Innate immunity plays an important role in …

Innate immune gene polymorphisms in tuberculosis

AK Azad, W Sadee, LS Schlesinger - Infection and immunity, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause worldwide of human mortality attributable to a single
infectious agent. Recent studies targeting candidate genes and “case-control” association …

Lipoarabinomannan and related glycoconjugates: structure, biogenesis and role in Mycobacterium tuberculosis physiology and host–pathogen interaction

AK Mishra, NN Driessen, BJ Appelmelk… - FEMS microbiology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Approximately one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium
tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. This bacterium has an unusual lipid-rich …

Current findings, challenges and novel approaches in human genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis

M Möller, EG Hoal - Tuberculosis, 2010 - Elsevier
The evidence for a human genetic component in susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) is
incontrovertible. Quite apart from studies of rare disease events illustrating the importance of …

Sensing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and consequences to both host and bacillus

CE Stamm, AC Collins, MU Shiloh - Immunological reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the primary causative agent of human tuberculosis, has
killed more people than any other bacterial pathogen in human history and remains one of …

Influence of genetic polymorphism towards pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility

M Harishankar, P Selvaraj, R Bethunaickan - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB) is still remains the major threat for human health worldwide. Several case-
control, candidate-gene, family studies and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) …

Receptor‐mediated recognition of mycobacterial pathogens

KE Killick, C Ní Cheallaigh, C O'Farrelly… - Cellular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Mycobacteria are a genus of bacteria that range from the non‐pathogenic M ycobacterium
smegmatis to M ycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in humans …

Dectin-1 and DC-SIGN polymorphisms associated with invasive pulmonary Aspergillosis infection

J Sainz, CB Lupiáñez, J Segura-Catena, L Vazquez… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The recognition of pathogen-derived structures by C-type lectins and the chemotactic activity
mediated by the CCL2/CCR2 axis are critical steps in determining the host immune …

Innate signaling by the C-type lectin DC-SIGN dictates immune responses

J Den Dunnen, SI Gringhuis… - Cancer Immunology …, 2009 - Springer
Effective immune responses depend on the recognition of pathogens by dendritic cells
(DCs) through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). These receptors induce specific …