Theoretical Aspects of Immunity

Details Theoretical Aspects of Immunity Theoretical Aspects of Immunity

2010-10-03

arxiv.org/abs/1010.0413v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Populations and Evolution

49 pages, 12 figures, to appear in Annual Reviews

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The immune system recognizes a myriad of invading pathogens and their toxic products. It does so with a finite repertoire of antibodies and T cell receptors. We here describe theories that quantify the immune system dynamics. We describe how the immune system recognizes antigens by searching the large space of receptor molecules. We consider in some detail the theories that quantify the immune response to influenza and dengue fever. We review theoretical descriptions of the complementary evolution of pathogens that occurs in response to immune system pressure. Methods including bioinformatics, molecular simulation, random energy models, and quantum field theory contribute to a theoretical understanding of aspects of immunity.

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