Immunity

Papers
(The TQCC of Immunity is 45. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
CD4+ T cells re-wire granuloma cellularity and regulatory networks to promote immunomodulation following Mtb reinfection1022
Microbiota translocation following intestinal barrier disruption promotes Mincle-mediated training of myeloid progenitors in the bone marrow511
Nerve-racking worms471
A triad of somatic mutagenesis converges in self-reactive B cells to cause a virus-induced autoimmune disease445
Microglial lipid phosphatase SHIP1 limits complement-mediated synaptic pruning in the healthy developing hippocampus436
Synovial tissue myeloid dendritic cell subsets exhibit distinct tissue-niche localization and function in health and rheumatoid arthritis430
Laying the foundation for single-cell studies in bats411
Releasing the brake: CTLA-4 loss turbocharges CAR T cells411
How does Epstein-Barr virus trigger MS?404
IFN-γ(g)uarding the niche—Keeping ILC2 in check395
Immunological imprinting shapes the specificity of human antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants393
Impaired development of memory B cells and antibody responses in humans and mice deficient in PD-1 signaling353
ARMH3-mediated recruitment of PI4KB directs Golgi-to-endosome trafficking and activation of the antiviral effector STING335
The transcription factor MEF2C restrains microglial overactivation by inhibiting kinase CDK2328
Splenic fibroblasts control marginal zone B cell movement and function via two distinct Notch2-dependent regulatory programs304
IgG sialylation puts lung inflammation to REST303
Response to Are NKT cells a useful predictor of COVID-19 severity?283
An exhausted-like microglial population accumulates in aged and APOE4 genotype Alzheimer’s brains276
Phage-display immunoprecipitation sequencing of the antibody epitope repertoire in inflammatory bowel disease reveals distinct antibody signatures274
The Spleen in Local and Systemic Regulation of Immunity262
Apolipoprotein E4 impairs the response of neurodegenerative retinal microglia and prevents neuronal loss in glaucoma260
Mural cell-derived chemokines provide a protective niche to safeguard vascular macrophages and limit chronic inflammation239
Metabolic regulator LKB1 controls adipose tissue ILC2 PD-1 expression and mitochondrial homeostasis to prevent insulin resistance235
Long-lasting B cell convergence to distinct broadly reactive epitopes following vaccination with chimeric influenza virus hemagglutinins219
The best offense is a good beta-defensin212
Monocytes asphyxiate germinal centers206
Navigating COVID-19: Starting a lab during the pandemic206
Isolation of human antibodies against influenza B neuraminidase and mechanisms of protection at the airway interface205
Not so aDAMant after all: Plasticity of phagocytic microglia203
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment potentiates immune checkpoint blockade through a BAFF- and IL-12-dependent reprogramming of the TME202
Fate mapping of single NK cells identifies a type 1 innate lymphoid-like lineage that bridges innate and adaptive recognition of viral infection201
Microbiota-derived butyrate restricts tuft cell differentiation via histone deacetylase 3 to modulate intestinal type 2 immunity198
Interleukin-3 coordinates glial-peripheral immune crosstalk to incite multiple sclerosis180
IRF8 deficiency induces the transcriptional, functional, and epigenetic reprogramming of cDC1 into the cDC2 lineage179
Contamination of isolated mouse Kupffer cells with liver sinusoidal endothelial cells178
25-hydroxycholesterol: Gatekeeper of intestinal IgA178
Superficial ice and deep blaze: A defense strategy of the skin176
On blood and tissue-resident natural killer cells173
Upper airway and brain protection by plasma cells: A local affair172
IL-17RA signaling provides dual tumor-suppressor function during late-stage colorectal carcinogenesis171
Distinct epigenomic landscapes underlie tissue-specific memory T cell differentiation167
NK resident memory cells arise from NK cells that accumulate in tissues independently of persistent local infection165
BCG vaccination alters the epigenetic landscape of progenitor cells in human bone marrow to influence innate immune responses160
Innate riddle of CD4+ T cells and the control of enteric infections158
Inhibitory co-receptor Lag3 supports Foxp3+ regulatory T cell function by restraining Myc-dependent metabolic programming152
Home at last: Mixed signals guide memory T cells to residency150
Nuclear localization of STING1 competes with canonical signaling to activate AHR for commensal and intestinal homeostasis150
LAGging behind no more: PD-1 has a new immunotherapy partner150
Acute suppression of mitochondrial ATP production prevents apoptosis and provides an essential signal for NLRP3 inflammasome activation142
Brief homogeneous TCR signals instruct common iNKT progenitors whose effector diversification is characterized by subsequent cytokine signaling140
The microbiota control the neonatal WNT-ernet140
Not immune to stress: LBP’s link to depression140
Methotrexate suppresses psoriatic skin inflammation by inhibiting muropeptide transporter SLC46A2 activity135
IRF2 integrates inflammatory signals to balance T cell exhaustion133
Exploring vast microbial epitope spaces128
Metabolism in type 2 immune responses127
Integrating population and single-cell variations in vaccine responses identifies a naturally adjuvanted human immune setpoint126
A Fc engineering approach to define functional humoral correlates of immunity against Ebola virus123
Ovarian tumors orchestrate distinct cellular compositions122
The folate way to T cell fate121
The zinc finger protein Miz1 suppresses liver tumorigenesis by restricting hepatocyte-driven macrophage activation and inflammation121
A no-Wnt situation for alveolar macrophage self-renewal121
Many Langerhans make light work of skin immunity119
It takes a village to skew a lymph node119
Something old, something new: The marriage of PD-1 and IL-2119
Single-cell analysis of memory B cells from top neutralizers reveals multiple sites of vulnerability within HCMV Trimer and Pentamer115
Fragile-like regulatory T cells modulate opioid withdrawal in humans and mice115
B cells! Don’t go the wrong way in this tumor114
RIPK1: Inflamed if you do, inflamed if you don’t114
A metabolic switch orchestrated by IL-18 and the cyclic dinucleotide cGAMP programs intestinal tolerance113
The RNA editor ADAR2 promotes immune cell trafficking by enhancing endothelial responses to interleukin-6 during sterile inflammation113
Intestinal microbiota controls graft-versus-host disease independent of donor-host genetic disparity111
Spheromers reveal robust T cell responses to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and attenuated peripheral CD8+ T cell responses post SARS-CoV-2 infection111
Identification of an IL-1 receptor mutation driving autoinflammation directs IL-1-targeted drug design110
Dysregulated lung stroma drives emphysema exacerbation by potentiating resident lymphocytes to suppress an epithelial stem cell reservoir110
Progressive polyadenylation and m6A modification of Ighg1 mRNA maintain IgG1 antibody homeostasis in antibody-secreting cells109
A local subset of mesenchymal cells expressing the transcription factor Osr1 orchestrates lymph node initiation108
CD1 and MR1: An update after a long-awaited reunion107
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection drives late remodeling of the memory B cell repertoire in vaccinated individuals106
The CD4+ T cell response to a commensal-derived epitope transitions from a tolerant to an inflammatory state in Crohn’s disease102
Learning from the nexus of autoimmunity and cancer102
Dopamine inhibits group 2 innate lymphoid cell-driven allergic lung inflammation by dampening mitochondrial activity101
Analysis of antibody binding specificities in twin and SNP-genotyped cohorts reveals that antiviral antibody epitope selection is a heritable trait101
The landscape of immune dysregulation in Crohn’s disease revealed through single-cell transcriptomic profiling in the ileum and colon99
Epithelial STAT6 O-GlcNAcylation drives a concerted anti-helminth alarmin response dependent on tuft cell hyperplasia and Gasdermin C99
Cytotoxic Th1 cells mushroom after fungal exposures in Crohn’s disease98
Retinoid X receptor gamma dictates the activation threshold of group 2 innate lymphoid cells and limits type 2 inflammation in the small intestine97
Autoimmune CD4+ T cells fine-tune TCF1 expression to maintain function and survive persistent antigen exposure during diabetes96
NLRP3-mediated glutaminolysis controls microglial phagocytosis to promote Alzheimer’s disease progression95
PD-1 signaling limits expression of phospholipid phosphatase 1 and promotes intratumoral CD8+ T cell ferroptosis95
Apolipoprotein E aggregation in microglia initiates Alzheimer’s disease pathology by seeding β-amyloidosis95
CRISPR screens unveil nutrient-dependent lysosomal and mitochondrial nodes impacting intestinal tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cell formation95
Single-cell chromatin accessibility landscape identifies tissue repair program in human regulatory T cells94
SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic94
Pleiotropic consequences of metabolic stress for the major histocompatibility complex class II molecule antigen processing and presentation machinery93
Signals of pseudo-starvation unveil the amino acid transporter SLC7A11 as key determinant in the control of Treg cell proliferative potential93
Epithelial colonization by gut dendritic cells promotes their functional diversification92
A vaccine-induced public antibody protects against SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants92
Distinct immunological signatures discriminate severe COVID-19 from non-SARS-CoV-2-driven critical pneumonia92
Direct activation of microglia by β-glucosylceramide causes phagocytosis of neurons that exacerbates Gaucher disease91
Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the intestinal epithelium initiates purine metabolite synthesis and promotes Th17 cell differentiation in the gut91
Oxidative phosphorylation selectively orchestrates tissue macrophage homeostasis91
Androgen receptor-mediated CD8+ T cell stemness programs drive sex differences in antitumor immunity90
Single-cell proteomics and transcriptomics capture eosinophil development and identify the role of IL-5 in their lineage transit amplification90
Progenitors of distinct lineages shape the diversity of mature type 2 conventional dendritic cells89
Physiological functions of RIG-I-like receptors88
The B7:CD28 family and friends: Unraveling coinhibitory interactions88
Single-cell immunology: Past, present, and future88
Lymph node medulla regulates the spatiotemporal unfolding of resident dendritic cell networks87
TREM2 receptor protects against complement-mediated synaptic loss by binding to complement C1q during neurodegeneration87
Dysbiosis exacerbates colitis by promoting ubiquitination and accumulation of the innate immune adaptor STING in myeloid cells86
Epstein-Barr virus gp42 antibodies reveal sites of vulnerability for receptor binding and fusion to B cells86
Prenatal interleukin 6 elevation increases glutamatergic synapse density and disrupts hippocampal connectivity in offspring85
Transforming growth factor-β-regulated mTOR activity preserves cellular metabolism to maintain long-term T cell responses in chronic infection85
The epigenetic state of IL-4-polarized macrophages enables inflammatory cistromic expansion and extended synergistic response to TLR ligands85
Vaccination with a structure-based stabilized version of malarial antigen Pfs48/45 elicits ultra-potent transmission-blocking antibody responses84
Colony stimulating factor-1 producing endothelial cells and mesenchymal stromal cells maintain monocytes within a perivascular bone marrow niche84
B cell receptor signaling in germinal centers prolongs survival and primes B cells for selection83
Overlapping and distinct features of viral and allergen immunity in the human lung83
The landscape of immune dysregulation in Crohn’s disease revealed through single-cell transcriptomic profiling in the ileum and colon82
A human antibody epitope map of Pfs230D1 derived from analysis of individuals vaccinated with a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine82
Machine learning predictions of MHC-II specificities reveal alternative binding mode of class II epitopes82
Live and let die: TB control by enhancing apoptosis81
Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease81
A distal Foxp3 enhancer enables interleukin-2 dependent thymic Treg cell lineage commitment for robust immune tolerance81
The transcription regulators ZNF750 and LSD1/KDM1A dampen inflammation on the skin’s surface by silencing pattern recognition receptors81
Boundaries and integration between microbiota, the nervous system, and immunity80
Immune dysregulation and autoreactivity correlate with disease severity in SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children80
HIV rapidly targets a diverse pool of CD4+ T cells to establish productive and latent infections80
Ordered assembly of the cytosolic RNA-sensing MDA5-MAVS signaling complex via binding to unanchored K63-linked poly-ubiquitin chains79
Tertiary lymphoid structures and B cells: An intratumoral immunity cycle78
Control of adaptive immunity by pattern recognition receptors78
Single-cell multiomics reveals persistence of HIV-1 in expanded cytotoxic T cell clones78
Bacterial infection disrupts established germinal center reactions through monocyte recruitment and impaired metabolic adaptation77
N4BP1 coordinates ubiquitin-dependent crosstalk within the IκB kinase family to limit Toll-like receptor signaling and inflammation77
Single-cell atlas of endothelial and mural cells across primary and metastatic brain tumors77
Lung fibroblasts facilitate pre-metastatic niche formation by remodeling the local immune microenvironment77
RNA vaccines: A transformational advance77
Interleukin-4 downregulates transcription factor BCL6 to promote memory B cell selection in germinal centers76
High recallability of memory B cells requires ZFP318-dependent transcriptional regulation of mitochondrial function76
Tumor-derived arachidonic acid reprograms neutrophils to promote immune suppression and therapy resistance in triple-negative breast cancer74
The CD94/NKG2A inhibitory receptor educates uterine NK cells to optimize pregnancy outcomes in humans and mice74
Long-term tolerance to skin commensals is established neonatally through a specialized dendritic cell subgroup73
The NLR family of innate immune and cell death sensors72
Interleukin-10 receptor signaling promotes the maintenance of a PD-1int TCF-1+ CD8+ T cell population that sustains anti-tumor immunity71
CD4+ T cell activation distinguishes response to anti-PD-L1+anti-CTLA4 therapy from anti-PD-L1 monotherapy71
Particle uptake by macrophages triggers bifurcated transcriptional pathways that differentially regulate inflammation and lysosomal gene expression71
The tumor-derived cytokine Chi3l1 induces neutrophil extracellular traps that promote T cell exclusion in triple-negative breast cancer71
New frontiers in the cGAS-STING intracellular DNA-sensing pathway70
GPR34-mediated sensing of lysophosphatidylserine released by apoptotic neutrophils activates type 3 innate lymphoid cells to mediate tissue repair70
Liver macrophages in health and disease70
Deep spatial profiling of human COVID-19 brains reveals neuroinflammation with distinct microanatomical microglia-T-cell interactions69
SARS-CoV-2-infection- and vaccine-induced antibody responses are long lasting with an initial waning phase followed by a stabilization phase69
Viral infection engenders bona fide and bystander subsets of lung-resident memory B cells through a permissive mechanism69
Circulating NK cells establish tissue residency upon acute infection of skin and mediate accelerated effector responses to secondary infection68
Hypoxia-inducible factor 2α promotes pathogenic polarization of stem-like Th2 cells via modulation of phospholipid metabolism67
Myeloid C-type lectin receptors in innate immune recognition67
Time will tell: The temporal code of immune threats67
Chemokines and the immune response to cancer67
Mechanotransduction via endothelial adhesion molecule CD31 initiates transmigration and reveals a role for VEGFR2 in diapedesis66
Activation of the transcription factor NRF2 mediates the anti-inflammatory properties of a subset of over-the-counter and prescription NSAIDs66
Tryptophan-derived microbial metabolites activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in tumor-associated macrophages to suppress anti-tumor immunity66
Signaling via a CD27-TRAF2-SHP-1 axis during naive T cell activation promotes memory-associated gene regulatory networks65
Immo-bile-izing CD8+ T cell anti-tumor immunity65
Vaccination with prefusion-stabilized respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein induces genetically and antigenically diverse antibody responses65
SPeak to the heart65
Vaccine adjuvants: Tailoring innate recognition to send the right message64
A Cre-driven allele-conditioning line to interrogate CD4+ conventional T cells63
Stat5 opposes the transcription factor Tox and rewires exhausted CD8+ T cells toward durable effector-like states during chronic antigen exposure63
The carbonyl nucleobase adduct M3Ade is a potent antigen for adaptive polyclonal MR1-restricted T cells63
Lung-resident memory B cells maintain allergic IgE responses in the respiratory tract63
Tfh cells set the stage for tumor control63
Metallophilic marginal zone macrophages cross-prime CD8+ T cell-mediated protective immunity against blood-borne tumors63
Hidradenitis suppurativa: TLSs take the center stage63
CAR T cells in autoimmune disease: On the road to remission62
Cognate antigen engagement induces HIV-1 expression in latently infected CD4+ T cells from people on long-term antiretroviral therapy62
An autonomous activation of interleukin-17 receptor signaling sustains inflammation and promotes disease progression61
OAS cross-activates RNase L intercellularly through cell-to-cell transfer of 2-5A to spread innate immunity61
A pan-family screen of nuclear receptors in immunocytes reveals ligand-dependent inflammasome control61
When the levee of sympathetic outflow breaks60
Hugh Robson MacDonald (1946–2023)60
RIP(K)ing away immunotherapy resistance60
Propionate primes the DC pump in neonates60
Of mice, men, women, and cancer60
AI and immunology59
Pyrimidine synthesis enzyme CTP synthetase 1 suppresses antiviral interferon induction by deamidating IRF359
Next generation lysosome: Brought to you by cGAS-STING59
Microglia and monocyte-derived macrophages drive progression of pediatric high-grade gliomas and are transcriptionally shaped by histone mutations58
Deletion of the inhibitory co-receptor CTLA-4 enhances and invigorates chimeric antigen receptor T cells58
Navigating the mutation maze: An oncogenic driver’s guide to macrophage reprogramming57
Antigen-level resolution of commensal-specific B cell responses can be enabled by phage display screening coupled with B cell tetramers57
Breadth of Fc-mediated effector function correlates with clinical immunity following human malaria challenge57
Distinct human Langerhans cell subsets orchestrate reciprocal functions and require different developmental regulation57
Non-canonical IKKs side with N4BP1 against the family56
Sensing DNA as danger: The discovery of cGAS56
Of myeloid cells and fibroblasts—A love story56
Immunomodulatory leptin receptor+ sympathetic perineurial barrier cells protect against obesity by facilitating brown adipose tissue thermogenesis55
Autoantibodies inhibit Plasmodium falciparum growth and are associated with protection from clinical malaria55
Collaboration between distinct SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes directs enhancer selection and activation of macrophage inflammatory genes55
A new superhero, the intraepithelial mast cell, joins the “Guardians of the Gut”55
TREMendous microglial effects on neurons55
Skin deep: Epithelial cell metabolism and chronic skin inflammation55
TCR signaling promotes formation of an STS1-Cbl-b complex with pH-sensitive phosphatase activity that suppresses T cell function in acidic environments55
Deletion of the mRNA endonuclease Regnase-1 promotes NK cell anti-tumor activity via OCT2-dependent transcription of Ifng55
Gums make IL-23, no professionals needed55
Combined protein and nucleic acid imaging reveals virus-dependent B cell and macrophage immunosuppression of tissue microenvironments54
Take my breath away: TAM-ing anti-cancer immunity in hypoxic niches54
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells: Welcome back to the DC fold54
The epigenomic matrix of tissue-specific immune memory54
Leucine-tRNA-synthase-2-expressing B cells contribute to colorectal cancer immunoevasion53
The pre-exposure SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell repertoire determines the quality of the immune response to vaccination53
Spatially restricted and ontogenically distinct hepatic macrophages are required for tissue repair53
Jagged2 targeting in lung cancer activates anti-tumor immunity via Notch-induced functional reprogramming of tumor-associated macrophages53
Innate immune training restores pro-reparative myeloid functions to promote remyelination in the aged central nervous system53
Engagement of the costimulatory molecule ICOS in tissues promotes establishment of CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells53
Pathogen metabolite checkpoint: NHR on guard52
Genetic variation in antigen presentation and cancer immunotherapy52
CD4+ T cells re-wire granuloma cellularity and regulatory networks to promote immunomodulation following Mtb reinfection52
Selective loss of resident macrophage-derived insulin-like growth factor-1 abolishes adaptive cardiac growth to stress51
The ins and outs of innate and adaptive type 2 immunity51
Sialylated IgG induces the transcription factor REST in alveolar macrophages to protect against lung inflammation and severe influenza disease51
Targeting innate immune pathways for cancer immunotherapy50
Metformin inhibition of mitochondrial ATP and DNA synthesis abrogates NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pulmonary inflammation50
SARS-CoV-2 in immunocompromised individuals50
Accelerated COVID-19 vaccine development: milestones, lessons, and prospects50
CD8+ T cells specific for an immunodominant SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid epitope cross-react with selective seasonal coronaviruses50
Maternal gut bacteria drive intestinal inflammation in offspring with neurodevelopmental disorders by altering the chromatin landscape of CD4+ T cells49
Innate type 2 immunity controls hair follicle commensalism by Demodex mites49
COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1273 elicits a protective immune profile in mice that is not associated with vaccine-enhanced disease upon SARS-CoV-2 challenge49
Influenza vaccine format mediates distinct cellular and antibody responses in human immune organoids48
Tfh-cell-derived interleukin 21 sustains effector CD8+ T cell responses during chronic viral infection48
Live imaging of SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice reveals that neutralizing antibodies require Fc function for optimal efficacy48
Early IFN-α signatures and persistent dysfunction are distinguishing features of NK cells in severe COVID-1948
Longitudinal analysis reveals that delayed bystander CD8+ T cell activation and early immune pathology distinguish severe COVID-19 from mild disease48
Clonal multi-omics reveals Bcor as a negative regulator of emergency dendritic cell development47
Infectious and lifestyle modifiers of immunity and host resilience47
Antigen and checkpoint receptor engagement recalibrates T cell receptor signal strength47
Fibroblast tissue priming—not so nice to C you!47
A triplex for intestinal protection: Neurons, microbes, and goblet cells46
Cytokines drive prostate cancer lineage plasticity46
Microglia C-lectin/selectin' neurons to eat45
The domiNO effect turns macrophage activation deadly45
Age-dependent differences in efferocytosis determine the outcome of opsonophagocytic protection from invasive pathogens45
Eating macrophages for a healthy anti-NASH meal45
The cholesterol metabolite 25-hydroxycholesterol restrains the transcriptional regulator SREBP2 and limits intestinal IgA plasma cell differentiation45
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