Molecular Mechanisms of Innate Immunity and Disease Resistance in Animals

Dear Colleagues,

Innate immunity is the first line of defense for animals against invading pathogenic microorganisms. Exploring its regulatory mechanisms is important for understanding host disease resistance and developing effective ways to control diseases. However, the complex molecular mechanisms between pathogenic microorganisms and animal innate immune systems, along with the exact ways these pathogens cause disease and the key mechanisms of host disease resistance, are still not fully understood in many types of animals. These knowledge gaps have become a major problem for finding new disease resistance/therapeutic targets and improving disease-resistant animal breeding. This Special Issue focuses on the latest research on animal innate immunity and disease resistance. It includes original research and review articles that discuss the interaction between pathogens and host innate immune systems, the molecular control of host disease resistance and the identification and verification of potential disease resistance/therapeutic targets. The research results here will provide new ideas and theoretical help for further understanding the molecular mechanisms of animal innate immunity and developing new methods to prevent and control animal diseases.

Dr. Sutian Wang
Guest Editor

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