Tipping the scales of selection with BAFF.

abstract：:Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies confer protection against pathogenic microorganisms, serve as therapeutics in tumor therapy, and are involved in destruction of healthy tissues during autoimmune diseases. Understanding the molecular pathways and effector cell types involved in antibody-mediated effector functions is ...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Biburger M,Aschermann S,Schwab I,Lux A,Albert H,Danzer H,Woigk M,Dudziak D,Nimmerjahn F

更新日期：2011-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:By virtue of its ability to couple the BCR to an inhibitory pathway, FcgammaRIIB can potentially determine the fate of B cells upon IgG immune complex engagement. We now provide evidence for FcgammaRIIB as a component of a peripheral tolerance pathway with the observation that RIIB-/- mice develop autoantibodies and a...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Bolland S,Ravetch JV

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SARS-CoV-2, the causal agent of COVID-19, first emerged in late 2019 in China. It has since infected more than 870,000 individuals and caused more than 43,000 deaths globally. Here, we discuss therapeutic and prophylactic interventions for SARS-CoV-2 with a focus on vaccine development and its challenges. Vaccines are...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Amanat F,Krammer F

更新日期：2020-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:CD4(+) T cells deficient in signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM)-associated protein (SAP) exhibit a selective impairment in adhesion to antigen-presenting B cells but not dendritic cells (DCs), resulting in defective germinal center formation. However, the nature of this selective adhesion defect remained u...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Cannons JL,Qi H,Lu KT,Dutta M,Gomez-Rodriguez J,Cheng J,Wakeland EK,Germain RN,Schwartzberg PL

更新日期：2010-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Checkpoint-blocking antibodies can generate potent anti-tumor responses by encouraging the immune system to seek and destroy cancer cells. At this time, the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved three checkpoint-blocking antibodies in three disease indications, and additional approvals are expected t...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Callahan MK,Postow MA,Wolchok JD

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune sensing of DNA is critical for antiviral immunity but can also trigger autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus (LE). Here we have provided evidence for the involvement of a damage-associated DNA modification in the detection of cytosolic DNA. The oxidized base 8-hydroxyguanosine (8-OHG), a marker of oxi...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Gehrke N,Mertens C,Zillinger T,Wenzel J,Bald T,Zahn S,Tüting T,Hartmann G,Barchet W

更新日期：2013-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient Th1-driven adaptive immune response requires activation of the T cell receptor and secretion of the T cell stimulatory cytokine IL-12 by activated antigen-presenting cells. IL-12 triggers Th1 polarization of naive CD4(+) T cells and secretion of IFN-gamma. We describe a new heterodimeric cytokine termed I...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Pflanz S,Timans JC,Cheung J,Rosales R,Kanzler H,Gilbert J,Hibbert L,Churakova T,Travis M,Vaisberg E,Blumenschein WM,Mattson JD,Wagner JL,To W,Zurawski S,McClanahan TK,Gorman DM,Bazan JF,de Waal Malefyt R,Rennick D,

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Null mutations that cripple T cell receptor (TCR) signaling explain rare primary immunodeficiencies, but it is not understood why more common polymorphisms that lead to subtle TCR signaling defects are paradoxically associated with autoimmunity. Here we analyzed how a series of Zap70 variants with step-wise decreases ...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Siggs OM,Miosge LA,Yates AL,Kucharska EM,Sheahan D,Brdicka T,Weiss A,Liston A,Goodnow CC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human memory B cells that carry mutated IgV region genes were isolated from tonsils by negative selection of IgD+ naive B cells and CD38+ germinal center B cells and plasma cells. They were mainly found within the intraepithelial areas, but not in the B cell follicles of human tonsils. Memory B cells but not naive B c...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Liu YJ,Barthélémy C,de Bouteiller O,Arpin C,Durand I,Banchereau J

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of immune regulatory checkpoints, such as CTLA-4 and the PD-1-PD-L1 axis, is at the forefront of immunotherapy for cancers of various histological types. However, such immunotherapies fail to control neoplasia in a significant proportion of patients. Here, we review how a range of cancer-cell-autonomous cue...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Pitt JM,Vétizou M,Daillère R,Roberti MP,Yamazaki T,Routy B,Lepage P,Boneca IG,Chamaillard M,Kroemer G,Zitvogel L

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation of naive T cells into mature Th2 cells is associated with the appearance of a complex pattern of DNase I hypersensitive (DH) sites within the IL-4/IL-13 cytokine gene cluster. We show here that targeted deletion of an inducible DH site, V(A), and the adjacent conserved DH site V (CNS-2) selectively com...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Solymar DC,Agarwal S,Bassing CH,Alt FW,Rao A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue of Immunity, Trompette et al. (2018) show that dietary fiber and short chain fatty acids reduce influenza A virus-associated immunopathology by enhancing CD8+ T cell effector function and by promoting the differentiation of alternatively activated macrophages. ...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Castillo PAC,Hand TW

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation of memory cells involves DNA-sequence changes in B lymphocytes but is less clearly defined in T cells. RNA rearrangement is identified here as a key event in memory T cell differentiation by analysis of a mouse mutation that altered the proportions of naive and memory T cells and crippled the process o...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Wu Z,Jia X,de la Cruz L,Su XC,Marzolf B,Troisch P,Zak D,Hamilton A,Whittle B,Yu D,Sheahan D,Bertram E,Aderem A,Otting G,Goodnow CC,Hoyne GF

更新日期：2008-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are a unique sentinel cell type that can detect pathogen-derived nucleic acids and respond with rapid and massive production of type I interferon. This review summarizes our current understanding of pDC biology, including transcriptional regulation, heterogeneity, role in antiviral ...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Reizis B

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs have been shown to be critical for a number of aspects of immune system regulation and function. Here, we have examined the role of microRNAs in terminal B cell differentiation by analyzing Cd19-Cre(ki/+) Dicer1(fl/fl) mice. We found that in the absence of Dicer, the transitional and marginal zone (MZ) B cel...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Belver L,de Yébenes VG,Ramiro AR

更新日期：2010-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial agents secreted into urine potentially play a powerful role in the defense of the urinary tract. In this issue of Immunity, Jaillon et al. (2014) describe a role for pentraxin 3 molecules in complementing the host's cellular innate immune responses to uropathogens. ...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Miao Y,Abraham SN

更新日期：2014-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) protein feeds back to terminate further V(H) gene recombination, a phenomenon also referred to as allelic exclusion. Here we provide evidence to support the proposition that allelic exclusion is the consequence of terminating signals that activate V(H) genes for recombina...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Chowdhury D,Sen R

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the potential roles of c-jun in lymphocyte development, we generated somatic chimeric mice by injecting homozygous c-jun mutant embryonic stem (ES) cells into blastocysts from recombination activating gene-2 (RAG-2)-deficient mice. Chimeric mice had poor restoration of thymocytes, but contained substantia...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Chen J,Stewart V,Spyrou G,Hilberg F,Wagner EF,Alt FW

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated T cells must mediate effector responses sufficiently to clear pathogens while avoiding excessive tissue damage. Here we have combined dynamic intravital microscopy with ex vivo assessments of T cell cytokine responses to generate a detailed spatiotemporal picture of CD4(+) T cell effector regulation in the s...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Honda T,Egen JG,Lämmermann T,Kastenmüller W,Torabi-Parizi P,Germain RN

更新日期：2014-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-infected corneas can develop a blinding immunoinflammatory condition called herpes stromal keratitis (HSK), which involves the loss of corneal sensitivity due to retraction of sensory nerves and subsequent hyperinnervation with sympathetic nerves. Increased concentrations of the cyt...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Yun H,Yee MB,Lathrop KL,Kinchington PR,Hendricks RL,St Leger AJ

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils are the first immune cells recruited to sites of inflammation and infection. However, patients with allergic disorders such as atopic dermatitis show a paucity of skin neutrophils and are prone to bacterial skin infections, suggesting that allergic inflammation curtails neutrophil responses. Here we have s...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Woytschak J,Keller N,Krieg C,Impellizzieri D,Thompson RW,Wynn TA,Zinkernagel AS,Boyman O

更新日期：2016-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA-DM (DM) is a nonclassical MHC class II molecule that interacts with classical MHC II molecules in acidic compartments. During this association DM is supposed to catalyze the release of invariant chain (Ii)-derived CLIP peptides, as well as other peptides bound with low kinetic stability. Here we provide evidence t...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Kropshofer H,Arndt SO,Moldenhauer G,Hämmerling GJ,Vogt AB

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the regional tissue distribution of T cell subsets is a prerequisite for understanding protective immunity and the pathophysiology of T cell-mediated diseases. In this issue of Immunity, Sathaliyawala et al. (2012) present a comprehensive human tissue T cell analysis. ...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Neuenhahn M,Busch DH

更新日期：2013-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Kupffer cells (KCs) are liver-resident macrophages that self-renew by proliferation in the adult independently from monocytes. However, how they are maintained during non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) remains ill defined. We found that a fraction of KCs derived from Ly-6C+ monocytes during NASH, underlying impaired...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Tran S,Baba I,Poupel L,Dussaud S,Moreau M,Gélineau A,Marcelin G,Magréau-Davy E,Ouhachi M,Lesnik P,Boissonnas A,Le Goff W,Clausen BE,Yvan-Charvet L,Sennlaub F,Huby T,Gautier EL

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensing tissue damage is an ancient function of immune cells that is central to the regulation of inflammation, tissue repair, and immunity. In this issue of Immunity, Lai et al. (2020) uncover a role for the C-type lectin receptor Clec2d as a sensor of cell death, which directly detects histones released during necro...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Del Fresno C,Sancho D

更新日期：2020-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Assembly of inflammasomes after infection or injury leads to the release of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and to pyroptosis. After inflammasome activation, cells either pyroptose or enter a hyperactivated state defined by IL-1β secretion without cell death, but what controls these different outcomes is unknown. Here, we show...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Carty M,Kearney J,Shanahan KA,Hams E,Sugisawa R,Connolly D,Doran CG,Muñoz-Wolf N,Gürtler C,Fitzgerald KA,Lavelle EC,Fallon PG,Bowie AG

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the traditional view, atherosclerosis results from a passive buildup of cholesterol in the artery wall. Yet, burgeoning evidence implicates inflammation and immune effector mechanisms in the pathogenesis of this disease. Both innate and adaptive immunity operate during atherogenesis and link many traditio...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Libby P,Lichtman AH,Hansson GK

更新日期：2013-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:De Libero et al. (2005) demonstrate in this issue of Immunity that bacterial infection leads to increased synthesis of autologous glycolipids that are recognized by CD1-restricted human T cells, indicating that recognition of inducible self-glycolipids could be a mechanism for microbial detection. This mechanism also ...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Kronenberg M,Kinjo Y

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a fluorescein-conjugated antigenic peptide, peptide-receptive H-2Kb MHC class I molecules were found throughout the secretory pathways of RMA cells and peptide transporter (TAP)-deficient derivative cells (RMA/S). RMA/S cells displayed higher levels of intracellular peptide-receptive molecules, while, surprising...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Day PM,Esquivel F,Lukszo J,Bennink JR,Yewdell JW

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elongated complementary-determining region (CDR) 3beta found in the unliganded KB5-C20 TCR protrudes from the antigen binding site and prevents its docking onto the peptide/MHC (pMHC) surface according to a canonical diagonal orientation. We now present the crystal structure of a complex involving the KB5-C20 TCR ...

journal_title：Immunity

authors： Reiser JB,Grégoire C,Darnault C,Mosser T,Guimezanes A,Schmitt-Verhulst AM,Fontecilla-Camps JC,Mazza G,Malissen B,Housset D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00