Immunity

Papers
(The median citation count of Immunity is 13. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
IgG sialylation puts lung inflammation to REST1403
Isolation of human antibodies against influenza B neuraminidase and mechanisms of protection at the airway interface661
Something old, something new: The marriage of PD-1 and IL-2583
Lymph node medulla regulates the spatiotemporal unfolding of resident dendritic cell networks564
Androgen receptor-mediated CD8+ T cell stemness programs drive sex differences in antitumor immunity547
Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease508
Resident memory T cells call the shots in tissue immunity464
ARMH3-mediated recruitment of PI4KB directs Golgi-to-endosome trafficking and activation of the antiviral effector STING405
Intestinal microbiota controls graft-versus-host disease independent of donor-host genetic disparity356
A fungal-derived adjuvant amplifies the antitumoral potency of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin via reprogramming granulopoiesis328
The best offense is a good beta-defensin326
Releasing the brake: CTLA-4 loss turbocharges CAR T cells277
Nerve-racking worms276
Not so aDAMant after all: Plasticity of phagocytic microglia274
IL-17RA signaling provides dual tumor-suppressor function during late-stage colorectal carcinogenesis266
Inhibitory co-receptor Lag3 supports Foxp3+ regulatory T cell function by restraining Myc-dependent metabolic programming266
NLRP3-mediated glutaminolysis controls microglial phagocytosis to promote Alzheimer’s disease progression265
Synovial tissue myeloid dendritic cell subsets exhibit distinct tissue-niche localization and function in health and rheumatoid arthritis260
A human antibody epitope map of Pfs230D1 derived from analysis of individuals vaccinated with a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine258
The B7:CD28 family and friends: Unraveling coinhibitory interactions251
CD4+ T cells re-wire granuloma cellularity and regulatory networks to promote immunomodulation following Mtb reinfection243
Computationally designed proteins mimic antibody immune evasion in viral evolution221
The CD4+ T cell response to a commensal-derived epitope transitions from a tolerant to an inflammatory state in Crohn’s disease219
Identification of an IL-1 receptor mutation driving autoinflammation directs IL-1-targeted drug design218
Particle uptake by macrophages triggers bifurcated transcriptional pathways that differentially regulate inflammation and lysosomal gene expression215
CD4+ T cell activation distinguishes response to anti-PD-L1+anti-CTLA4 therapy from anti-PD-L1 monotherapy214
Non-canonical IKKs side with N4BP1 against the family210
More than the sum: How vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition unlocks the full potential of immune checkpoint blockade198
Pyrimidine synthesis enzyme CTP synthetase 1 suppresses antiviral interferon induction by deamidating IRF3188
Activation of the transcription factor NRF2 mediates the anti-inflammatory properties of a subset of over-the-counter and prescription NSAIDs184
Interplay between liver and blood stages of Plasmodium infection dictates malaria severity via γδ T cells and IL-17-promoted stress erythropoiesis179
Microglia and monocyte-derived macrophages drive progression of pediatric high-grade gliomas and are transcriptionally shaped by histone mutations178
Single-cell epigenetic, transcriptional, and protein profiling of latent and active HIV-1 reservoir revealed that IKZF3 promotes HIV-1 persistence171
Immunoglobulin G-dependent inhibition of inflammatory bone remodeling requires pattern recognition receptor Dectin-1168
The domiNO effect turns macrophage activation deadly161
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells: Welcome back to the DC fold161
Combined protein and nucleic acid imaging reveals virus-dependent B cell and macrophage immunosuppression of tissue microenvironments158
Innate type 2 immunity controls hair follicle commensalism by Demodex mites158
TREMendous microglial effects on neurons158
Engagement of the costimulatory molecule ICOS in tissues promotes establishment of CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells158
Genetics of autoinflammation instructs selective IL-1 targeting149
Loss of CD4+ T cell-intrinsic arginase 1 accelerates Th1 response kinetics and reduces lung pathology during influenza infection148
Genomic copy-number variants drive apoptotic evasion underlying acquired resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors147
Influenza vaccine format mediates distinct cellular and antibody responses in human immune organoids142
HLA-II immunopeptidome profiling and deep learning reveal features of antigenicity to inform antigen discovery142
Sex hormone signaling and regulation of immune function141
Tfh-cell-derived interleukin 21 sustains effector CD8+ T cell responses during chronic viral infection137
Disruption of the IL-33-ST2-AKT signaling axis impairs neurodevelopment by inhibiting microglial metabolic adaptation and phagocytic function136
Mitochondria reactive oxygen species signaling in immune responses136
A CD4+ T cell-intrinsic complement C5aR2-prostacyclin-IL-1R2 axis orchestrates Th1 cell contraction135
Pre-existing epigenetic state and differential NF-κB activation shape type 2 immune cell responses134
CD8+ T cell tolerance: It doesn’t translate133
In vivo engineering of murine T cells using the evolved adeno-associated virus variant Ark313132
An anti-aging vaccine: BCG turns back the clock on remyelination failure129
A GPCR-neuropeptide axis dampens hyperactive neutrophils by promoting an alternative-like polarization during bacterial infection128
Potent transmission-blocking monoclonal antibodies from naturally exposed individuals target a conserved epitope on Plasmodium falciparum Pfs230126
ILC3s sense gut microbiota through STING to initiate immune tolerance125
Antibodies targeting a quaternary site on SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein prevent viral receptor engagement by conformational locking125
Interferon-γ primes macrophages for pathogen ligand-induced killing via a caspase-8 and mitochondrial cell death pathway123
Mutations in MLL3 promote breast cancer progression via HIF1α-dependent intratumoral recruitment and differentiation of regulatory T cells122
Lack of affinity signature for germinal center cells that have initiated plasma cell differentiation122
Canonical BAF complex activity shapes the enhancer landscape that licenses CD8+ T cell effector and memory fates118
Direct microglia replacement reveals pathologic and therapeutic contributions of brain macrophages to a monogenic neurological disease118
IL-33 is alarmin the uterus for labor117
A universe of second messengers for cGLR-STING signaling117
Phage display sequencing reveals that genetic, environmental, and intrinsic factors influence variation of human antibody epitope repertoire114
Gutcha: The microbiota drives tumor-induced mortality114
Acute exposure to high-fat diet impairs ILC3 functions and gut homeostasis113
Defining the landscape of human epidermal mononuclear phagocytes113
Antigen-presenting cells as specialized drivers of intestinal T cell functions112
Machine learning methods and harmonized datasets improve immunogenic neoantigen prediction112
T-Switch: A specificity-based engineering platform for developing safe and effective T cell therapeutics111
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 is essential for sustaining durable antibody responses111
Small intestinal resident eosinophils maintain gut homeostasis following microbial colonization111
Human determinants of age-dependent patterns of death from infection111
Membrane-bound mRNA immunogens lower the threshold to activate HIV Env V2 apex-directed broadly neutralizing B cell precursors in humanized mice108
CXCL10 chemokine regulates heterogeneity of the CD8+ T cell response and viral set point during chronic infection105
Protective human monoclonal antibodies target conserved sites of vulnerability on the underside of influenza virus neuraminidase104
Antibiotic-driven dysbiosis in early life disrupts indole-3-propionic acid production and exacerbates allergic airway inflammation in adulthood102
ABCC1 transporter exports the immunostimulatory cyclic dinucleotide cGAMP102
The conceptual foundations of innate immunity: Taking stock 30 years later100
The gut microbiota prime systemic antiviral immunity via the cGAS-STING-IFN-I axis100
Gut instincts: Gasdermin D feeds while it fights100
The effect of transient, constricted migration on neutrophil intracellular bacteria-killing capability99
GATA4 as a maestro of gut regionalization99
Small-molecule CBP/p300 histone acetyltransferase inhibition mobilizes leukocytes from the bone marrow via the endocrine stress response99
TIL the end: Tracking T cell clonotype dynamics during adoptive cell therapy98
Neuronal signal-regulatory protein alpha drives microglial phagocytosis by limiting microglial interaction with CD47 in the retina97
Enhancer-driven gene regulatory networks reveal transcription factors governing T cell adaptation and differentiation in the tumor microenvironment97
Splenic TNF-α signaling potentiates the innate-to-adaptive transition of antiviral NK cells97
Tissue factor binds to and inhibits interferon-α receptor 1 signaling96
The polyamine-regulating enzyme SSAT1 impairs tissue regulatory T cell function in chronic cutaneous inflammation96
Eliciting a single amino acid change by vaccination generates antibody protection against group 1 and group 2 influenza A viruses95
Strength in diversity: Widening B cell recruitment for broader vaccine protection94
Diverse priming outcomes under conditions of very rare precursor B cells94
Are we there yet? An immune field trip through human embryonic development94
Response to identifying the epidermal dendritic cell landscape93
DNA architectural protein CTCF facilitates subset-specific chromatin interactions to limit the formation of memory CD8+ T cells92
Trade-offs inside the black box of neoantigen prediction92
“Bloody” good factors for keeping the brain young92
DNA methylation signatures reveal that distinct combinations of transcription factors specify human immune cell epigenetic identity92
Sex-biased gut dopamine signaling in multiple sclerosis92
Human anti-smallpox long-lived memory B cells are defined by dynamic interactions in the splenic niche and long-lasting germinal center imprinting91
Recruitment of epitope-specific T cell clones with a low-avidity threshold supports efficacy against mutational escape upon re-infection91
Lipid nanoparticles enhance the efficacy of mRNA and protein subunit vaccines by inducing robust T follicular helper cell and humoral responses90
Intra-tumoral hypoxia promotes CD8+ T cell dysfunction via chronic activation of integrated stress response transcription factor ATF490
Single-cell atlas of healthy human blood unveils age-related loss of NKG2C+GZMB−CD8+ memory T cells and accumulation of type 2 memory T cells89
Mitochondrial DNA released by senescent tumor cells enhances PMN-MDSC-driven immunosuppression through the cGAS-STING pathway88
Nociceptor neurons suppress alveolar macrophage-induced Siglec-F+ neutrophil-mediated inflammation to protect against pulmonary fibrosis87
Classical monocyte ontogeny dictates their functions and fates as tissue macrophages86
Antibodies and complement are key drivers of thrombosis85
Antibodies from primary humoral responses modulate the recruitment of naive B cells during secondary responses85
Meningeal macrophages protect against viral neuroinfection85
Bile acid receptor FXR promotes intestinal epithelial ferroptosis and subsequent ILC3 dysfunction in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis84
The orphan receptor Nur77 binds cytoplasmic LPS to activate the non-canonical NLRP3 inflammasome84
Neuroprotective protein ADNP-dependent histone remodeling complex promotes T helper 2 immune cell differentiation83
cis-B7:CD28 interactions at invaginated synaptic membranes provide CD28 co-stimulation and promote CD8+ T cell function and anti-tumor immunity83
Type 2 cytokine signaling in macrophages protects from cellular senescence and organismal aging83
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveal aberrant lymphoid developmental programs driving granuloma formation82
A CTCF-binding site in the Mdm1-Il22-Ifng locus shapes cytokine expression profiles and plays a critical role in early Th1 cell fate specification81
Cryo-EM structure of endogenous Pfs230:Pfs48/45 complex with six antibodies reveals mechanisms of malaria transmission-blocking activity80
Making good of a tricky start: How IgE and mast cells manage a protective sway in food allergy80
IL-17 receptor goes solo in autoimmune inflammation80
Good intentions gone wrong: The B cell block to epithelial repair79
Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the in vivo response to viral infection in the cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea78
Fungus packs a punch in the gut77
Dimeric IgA specifically disables intracellular mutated oncodrivers76
Long-distance microbial mechanisms impacting cancer immunosurveillance76
Role of MR1-driven signals and amphiregulin on the recruitment and repair function of MAIT cells during skin wound healing75
Pregnancy-induced changes to the gut microbiota drive macrophage pyroptosis and exacerbate septic inflammation75
Type I interferon activates MHC class I-dressed CD11b+ conventional dendritic cells to promote protective anti-tumor CD8+ T cell immunity75
Glymphatics and meningeal lymphatics unlock the brain-immune code75
Tuft cell-derived acetylcholine promotes epithelial chloride secretion and intestinal helminth clearance75
Elevated IL-22 as a result of stress-induced gut leakage suppresses septal neuron activation to ameliorate anxiety-like behavior74
The immunology of stroke and dementia74
Soluble CTLA-4 regulates immune homeostasis and promotes resolution of inflammation by suppressing type 1 but allowing type 2 immunity74
Epstein-Barr virus gH/gL has multiple sites of vulnerability for virus neutralization and fusion inhibition74
Deep profiling deconstructs features associated with memory CD8+ T cell tissue residence73
Innate-like memory T cells rapidly emerge in humans after gene therapy for SCID-X172
TCR signaling via NFATc1 constrains IL-15-induced bystander activation of human memory CD8+ T cells72
Cognate interaction-dependent pathogenicity of meningeal B cells drives neuroinflammation relapse72
How does lipid phosphatase 1 (LPP1) regulate antitumor CD8+ T cell activity?72
Antigen presentation by tumor-associated macrophages drives T cells from a progenitor exhaustion state to terminal exhaustion72
Epigenetic silencing of interleukin-10 by host-derived oxidized phospholipids supports a lethal inflammatory response to infections71
Maternal natural killer cells drive neuroimmune disorders in offspring through aberrant secretion of extracellular granzyme B70
Antibody modulation of B cell responses—Incorporating positive and negative feedback70
Nucleotide-dependent conformational changes direct peptide export by the transporter associated with antigen processing70
Emerging roles of innate and adaptive immunity in Alzheimer’s disease69
A RIPK1-specific PROTAC degrader achieves potent antitumor activity by enhancing immunogenic cell death69
Microenvironment-driven metabolic adaptations guiding CD8+ T cell anti-tumor immunity69
Host-microbial crosstalk relies on “tuft” love68
TKI resistance in brain metastasis: A CTLA4 state of mind68
Structural basis for complement receptor engagement and virus neutralization through Epstein-Barr virus gp35068
The brain microvasculature is a primary mediator of interferon-α neurotoxicity in human cerebral interferonopathies68
Personalized syringes offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients68
Microglial TMEM119 binds to amyloid-β to promote its clearance in an Aβ-depositing mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease67
CD4+ T cells reactive to a hybrid peptide from insulin-chromogranin A adopt a distinct effector fate and are pathogenic in autoimmune diabetes67
Spatial maps of T cell receptors and transcriptomes reveal distinct immune niches and interactions in the adaptive immune response67
Persistence is key: Refining immunotherapy response prediction67
Repression of the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor prevents oxidative stress and ferroptosis of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes67
Succinate preserves CD8+ T cell fitness to augment antitumor immunity66
Macrophages in the gut: Masters in multitasking66
DC-T cell power couples in rheumatoid arthritis joints66
Primary germinal center-resident T follicular helper cells are a physiologically distinct subset of CXCR5hiPD-1hi T follicular helper cells66
Brain ischemia causes systemic Notch1 activity in endothelial cells to drive atherosclerosis65
Single-cell functional genomics reveals determinants of sensitivity and resistance to natural killer cells in blood cancers65
Phase separation of chimeric antigen receptor promotes immunological synapse maturation and persistent cytotoxicity64
LAG-3, TIM-3, and TIGIT: Distinct functions in immune regulation64
Tertiary lymphoid structures generate and propagate anti-tumor antibody-producing plasma cells in renal cell cancer61
Structures of butyrophilin multimers reveal a plier-like mechanism for Vγ9Vδ2 T cell receptor activation60
Spatially restricted and ontogenically distinct hepatic macrophages are required for tissue repair60
A self-sustaining layer of early-life-origin B cells drives steady-state IgA responses in the adult gut60
Plasmacytoid dendritic cell activation is dependent on coordinated expression of distinct amino acid transporters60
Obesity-induced dysregulation of skin-resident PPARγ+ Treg cells promotes IL-17A-mediated psoriatic inflammation59
Drugging inflammation: Easier NSAID than done59
Epithelial STAT6 O-GlcNAcylation drives a concerted anti-helminth alarmin response dependent on tuft cell hyperplasia and Gasdermin C59
Older and wiser: The benefits to neonates of aged neutrophils59
Fooling TLR4 to promote fungal virulence59
An embarrassment of riches: RORγt+ antigen-presenting cells in peripheral tolerance59
A gut response: Modulating chemotherapy efficacy with microbial metabolites58
Of tenants and nomads: The faces of memory T cells58
“Are you gonna go my way?”—Decisions at the Tfh-B cell interface58
Regulatory T cell depletion promotes myeloid cell activation and glioblastoma response to anti-PD1 and tumor-targeting antibodies58
Phage display of environmental protein toxins and virulence factors reveals the prevalence, persistence, and genetics of antibody responses58
Circulating senescent myeloid cells infiltrate the brain and cause neurodegeneration in histiocytic disorders57
Integrated computational analysis identifies therapeutic targets with dual action in cancer cells and T cells57
The cancer-immunity cycle: Indication, genotype, and immunotype56
Alcaligenes faecalis induces intestinal T helper-17 cells by enhancing Rorc transcription through E3 ligase Trim21-mediated Fbxw7 degradation56
Alzheimer’s disease and age-related macular degeneration: Shared and distinct immune mechanisms56
Dendritic cells as shepherds of T cell immunity in cancer56
Physiological functions of RIG-I-like receptors55
A triad of somatic mutagenesis converges in self-reactive B cells to cause a virus-induced autoimmune disease55
Myeloid C-type lectin receptors in innate immune recognition55
Boundaries and integration between microbiota, the nervous system, and immunity55
Microglia in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus sense hemodynamic disturbance and promote sympathetic excitation in hypertension55
Single-cell proteomics and transcriptomics capture eosinophil development and identify the role of IL-5 in their lineage transit amplification54
Autoimmune CD4+ T cells fine-tune TCF1 expression to maintain function and survive persistent antigen exposure during diabetes54
The landscape of immune dysregulation in Crohn’s disease revealed through single-cell transcriptomic profiling in the ileum and colon54
TREM2 receptor protects against complement-mediated synaptic loss by binding to complement C1q during neurodegeneration54
The tumor-derived cytokine Chi3l1 induces neutrophil extracellular traps that promote T cell exclusion in triple-negative breast cancer54
Microglial lipid phosphatase SHIP1 limits complement-mediated synaptic pruning in the healthy developing hippocampus54
Superficial ice and deep blaze: A defense strategy of the skin53
Learning from the nexus of autoimmunity and cancer53
Nociceptor-derived CGRP enhances dermal type I conventional dendritic cell function to drive autoreactive CD8+ T cell responses in vitiligo53
How does Epstein-Barr virus trigger MS?53
The microbiota control the neonatal WNT-ernet52
Interleukin-10 receptor signaling promotes the maintenance of a PD-1int TCF-1+ CD8+ T cell population that sustains anti-tumor immunity52
Inflammasome signaling in astrocytes modulates hippocampal plasticity52
The landscape of immune dysregulation in Crohn’s disease revealed through single-cell transcriptomic profiling in the ileum and colon52
Single-cell spatial transcriptomic profiling defines a pathogenic inflammatory niche in chronic active multiple sclerosis lesions52
The Spleen in Local and Systemic Regulation of Immunity52
Vaccination with a structure-based stabilized version of malarial antigen Pfs48/45 elicits ultra-potent transmission-blocking antibody responses52
Dysregulated lung stroma drives emphysema exacerbation by potentiating resident lymphocytes to suppress an epithelial stem cell reservoir52
Mural cell-derived chemokines provide a protective niche to safeguard vascular macrophages and limit chronic inflammation51
Viral infection engenders bona fide and bystander subsets of lung-resident memory B cells through a permissive mechanism51
An exhausted-like microglial population accumulates in aged and APOE4 genotype Alzheimer’s brains51
SARS-CoV-2-infection- and vaccine-induced antibody responses are long lasting with an initial waning phase followed by a stabilization phase51
IRF2 integrates inflammatory signals to balance T cell exhaustion51
Deconstruction and reconstruction of lymphocytes for precision medicine50
Next generation lysosome: Brought to you by cGAS-STING49
Single-cell chromatin accessibility and transposable element landscapes reveal shared features of tissue-residing immune cells49
Genetic variation in antigen presentation and cancer immunotherapy49
Immo-bile-izing CD8+ T cell anti-tumor immunity49
Approaches toward understanding human immunity49
Tfh cells set the stage for tumor control49
Antigen-level resolution of commensal-specific B cell responses can be enabled by phage display screening coupled with B cell tetramers49
Skin deep: Epithelial cell metabolism and chronic skin inflammation49
A high-resolution view of intra-tumoral B cell immunity49
Mitochondrial control of macrophage polarity in tumors48
Signaling via a CD27-TRAF2-SHP-1 axis during naive T cell activation promotes memory-associated gene regulatory networks48
Prolonged but finite antigen presentation promotes reversible defects of “helpless” memory CD8+ T cells48
Lung-resident memory B cells maintain allergic IgE responses in the respiratory tract48
Sialylated IgG induces the transcription factor REST in alveolar macrophages to protect against lung inflammation and severe influenza disease48
Inhibition of tumor cell macropinocytosis driver DHODH reverses immunosuppression and overcomes anti-PD1 resistance47
Sensory neurons shape local macrophage identity via TGF-β signaling47
SARS-CoV-2 in immunocompromised individuals47
Instructing durable humoral immunity for COVID-19 and other vaccinable diseases46
Small intestine and colon tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells exhibit molecular heterogeneity and differential dependence on Eomes46
Metallophilic marginal zone macrophages cross-prime CD8+ T cell-mediated protective immunity against blood-borne tumors46
Stress induces behavioral abnormalities by increasing expression of phagocytic receptor MERTK in astrocytes to promote synapse phagocytosis46
Programmed and environmental determinants driving neonatal mucosal immune development46
Apolipoprotein E aggregation in microglia initiates Alzheimer’s disease pathology by seeding β-amyloidosis46
Type 1 conventional dendritic cells maintain and guide the differentiation of precursors of exhausted T cells in distinct cellular niches46
Deletion of the inhibitory co-receptor CTLA-4 enhances and invigorates chimeric antigen receptor T cells46
Maternal gut bacteria drive intestinal inflammation in offspring with neurodevelopmental disorders by altering the chromatin landscape of CD4+ T cells45
Immunomodulatory leptin receptor+ sympathetic perineurial barrier cells protect against obesity by facilitating brown adipose tissue thermogenesis45
IKKβ primes inflammasome formation by recruiting NLRP3 to the trans-Golgi network45
Antigenic drift: Understanding COVID-1944
Human anti-N1 monoclonal antibodies elicited by pandemic H1N1 virus infection broadly inhibit HxN1 viruses in vitro and in vivo44
Expansion of T memory stem cells with superior anti-tumor immunity by Urolithin A-induced mitophagy44
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