Immunity

Papers
(The TQCC of Immunity is 44. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Nerve-racking worms1120
IgG sialylation puts lung inflammation to REST557
Something old, something new: The marriage of PD-1 and IL-2477
Lymph node medulla regulates the spatiotemporal unfolding of resident dendritic cell networks466
Particle uptake by macrophages triggers bifurcated transcriptional pathways that differentially regulate inflammation and lysosomal gene expression460
Inhibitory co-receptor Lag3 supports Foxp3+ regulatory T cell function by restraining Myc-dependent metabolic programming444
Isolation of human antibodies against influenza B neuraminidase and mechanisms of protection at the airway interface435
Releasing the brake: CTLA-4 loss turbocharges CAR T cells423
Not so aDAMant after all: Plasticity of phagocytic microglia416
A human antibody epitope map of Pfs230D1 derived from analysis of individuals vaccinated with a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine394
Computationally designed proteins mimic antibody immune evasion in viral evolution392
Androgen receptor-mediated CD8+ T cell stemness programs drive sex differences in antitumor immunity375
CD4+ T cells re-wire granuloma cellularity and regulatory networks to promote immunomodulation following Mtb reinfection340
The best offense is a good beta-defensin292
Intestinal microbiota controls graft-versus-host disease independent of donor-host genetic disparity292
Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease283
ARMH3-mediated recruitment of PI4KB directs Golgi-to-endosome trafficking and activation of the antiviral effector STING281
IL-17RA signaling provides dual tumor-suppressor function during late-stage colorectal carcinogenesis251
Identification of an IL-1 receptor mutation driving autoinflammation directs IL-1-targeted drug design245
Signals of pseudo-starvation unveil the amino acid transporter SLC7A11 as key determinant in the control of Treg cell proliferative potential240
CD4+ T cell activation distinguishes response to anti-PD-L1+anti-CTLA4 therapy from anti-PD-L1 monotherapy229
The B7:CD28 family and friends: Unraveling coinhibitory interactions228
Synovial tissue myeloid dendritic cell subsets exhibit distinct tissue-niche localization and function in health and rheumatoid arthritis223
The CD4+ T cell response to a commensal-derived epitope transitions from a tolerant to an inflammatory state in Crohn’s disease219
More than the sum: How vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition unlocks the full potential of immune checkpoint blockade217
NLRP3-mediated glutaminolysis controls microglial phagocytosis to promote Alzheimer’s disease progression217
COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1273 elicits a protective immune profile in mice that is not associated with vaccine-enhanced disease upon SARS-CoV-2 challenge216
Genetics of autoinflammation instructs selective IL-1 targeting210
The domiNO effect turns macrophage activation deadly200
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells: Welcome back to the DC fold197
Microglia and monocyte-derived macrophages drive progression of pediatric high-grade gliomas and are transcriptionally shaped by histone mutations196
The cholesterol metabolite 25-hydroxycholesterol restrains the transcriptional regulator SREBP2 and limits intestinal IgA plasma cell differentiation193
Pyrimidine synthesis enzyme CTP synthetase 1 suppresses antiviral interferon induction by deamidating IRF3191
Interplay between liver and blood stages of Plasmodium infection dictates malaria severity via γδ T cells and IL-17-promoted stress erythropoiesis183
Non-canonical IKKs side with N4BP1 against the family181
HLA-II immunopeptidome profiling and deep learning reveal features of antigenicity to inform antigen discovery180
TREMendous microglial effects on neurons175
Immunoglobulin G-dependent inhibition of inflammatory bone remodeling requires pattern recognition receptor Dectin-1174
Single-cell epigenetic, transcriptional, and protein profiling of latent and active HIV-1 reservoir revealed that IKZF3 promotes HIV-1 persistence170
Uncoupling of macrophage inflammation from self-renewal modulates host recovery from respiratory viral infection169
Influenza vaccine format mediates distinct cellular and antibody responses in human immune organoids167
Combined protein and nucleic acid imaging reveals virus-dependent B cell and macrophage immunosuppression of tissue microenvironments162
Innate type 2 immunity controls hair follicle commensalism by Demodex mites153
A subset of Kupffer cells regulates metabolism through the expression of CD36150
Identification of a Kupffer cell subset capable of reverting the T cell dysfunction induced by hepatocellular priming149
Engagement of the costimulatory molecule ICOS in tissues promotes establishment of CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells145
Loss of CD4+ T cell-intrinsic arginase 1 accelerates Th1 response kinetics and reduces lung pathology during influenza infection143
Disruption of the IL-33-ST2-AKT signaling axis impairs neurodevelopment by inhibiting microglial metabolic adaptation and phagocytic function141
Metformin inhibition of mitochondrial ATP and DNA synthesis abrogates NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pulmonary inflammation138
Tfh-cell-derived interleukin 21 sustains effector CD8+ T cell responses during chronic viral infection136
Activation of the transcription factor NRF2 mediates the anti-inflammatory properties of a subset of over-the-counter and prescription NSAIDs134
Sex hormone signaling and regulation of immune function131
An anti-aging vaccine: BCG turns back the clock on remyelination failure130
T-Switch: A specificity-based engineering platform for developing safe and effective T cell therapeutics130
CD8+ T cell tolerance: It doesn’t translate129
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 is essential for sustaining durable antibody responses128
A universe of second messengers for cGLR-STING signaling126
Gutcha: The microbiota drives tumor-induced mortality126
IL-33 is alarmin the uterus for labor125
Antibiotic-driven dysbiosis in early life disrupts indole-3-propionic acid production and exacerbates allergic airway inflammation in adulthood124
Defining the landscape of human epidermal mononuclear phagocytes124
Antibodies targeting a quaternary site on SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein prevent viral receptor engagement by conformational locking123
Pre-existing epigenetic state and differential NF-κB activation shape type 2 immune cell responses123
Human determinants of age-dependent patterns of death from infection122
ABCC1 transporter exports the immunostimulatory cyclic dinucleotide cGAMP120
Lack of affinity signature for germinal center cells that have initiated plasma cell differentiation119
CXCL10 chemokine regulates heterogeneity of the CD8+ T cell response and viral set point during chronic infection118
Canonical BAF complex activity shapes the enhancer landscape that licenses CD8+ T cell effector and memory fates117
Potent transmission-blocking monoclonal antibodies from naturally exposed individuals target a conserved epitope on Plasmodium falciparum Pfs230116
In vivo engineering of murine T cells using the evolved adeno-associated virus variant Ark313112
Acute exposure to high-fat diet impairs ILC3 functions and gut homeostasis109
Direct microglia replacement reveals pathologic and therapeutic contributions of brain macrophages to a monogenic neurological disease109
A GPCR-neuropeptide axis dampens hyperactive neutrophils by promoting an alternative-like polarization during bacterial infection108
Protective human monoclonal antibodies target conserved sites of vulnerability on the underside of influenza virus neuraminidase106
Phage display sequencing reveals that genetic, environmental, and intrinsic factors influence variation of human antibody epitope repertoire105
Interferon-γ primes macrophages for pathogen ligand-induced killing via a caspase-8 and mitochondrial cell death pathway105
The conceptual foundations of innate immunity: Taking stock 30 years later105
Machine learning methods and harmonized datasets improve immunogenic neoantigen prediction104
Antigen-presenting cells as specialized drivers of intestinal T cell functions104
The gut microbiota prime systemic antiviral immunity via the cGAS-STING-IFN-I axis104
Small intestinal resident eosinophils maintain gut homeostasis following microbial colonization104
Membrane-bound mRNA immunogens lower the threshold to activate HIV Env V2 apex-directed broadly neutralizing B cell precursors in humanized mice104
A CD4+ T cell-intrinsic complement C5aR2-prostacyclin-IL-1R2 axis orchestrates Th1 cell contraction102
Response to identifying the epidermal dendritic cell landscape101
Are we there yet? An immune field trip through human embryonic development99
Bile acid receptor FXR promotes intestinal epithelial ferroptosis and subsequent ILC3 dysfunction in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis99
Sex-biased gut dopamine signaling in multiple sclerosis99
“Bloody” good factors for keeping the brain young99
TIL the end: Tracking T cell clonotype dynamics during adoptive cell therapy98
Trade-offs inside the black box of neoantigen prediction98
The effect of transient, constricted migration on neutrophil intracellular bacteria-killing capability97
DNA methylation signatures reveal that distinct combinations of transcription factors specify human immune cell epigenetic identity96
Diverse priming outcomes under conditions of very rare precursor B cells96
High Amount of Transcription Factor IRF8 Engages AP1-IRF Composite Elements in Enhancers to Direct Type 1 Conventional Dendritic Cell Identity95
DNA architectural protein CTCF facilitates subset-specific chromatin interactions to limit the formation of memory CD8+ T cells95
Lipid nanoparticles enhance the efficacy of mRNA and protein subunit vaccines by inducing robust T follicular helper cell and humoral responses94
Tissue factor binds to and inhibits interferon-α receptor 1 signaling94
The polyamine-regulating enzyme SSAT1 impairs tissue regulatory T cell function in chronic cutaneous inflammation93
Eliciting a single amino acid change by vaccination generates antibody protection against group 1 and group 2 influenza A viruses93
Human anti-smallpox long-lived memory B cells are defined by dynamic interactions in the splenic niche and long-lasting germinal center imprinting92
Antibodies from primary humoral responses modulate the recruitment of naive B cells during secondary responses92
Antibodies and complement are key drivers of thrombosis92
cis-B7:CD28 interactions at invaginated synaptic membranes provide CD28 co-stimulation and promote CD8+ T cell function and anti-tumor immunity92
GATA4 as a maestro of gut regionalization92
Strength in diversity: Widening B cell recruitment for broader vaccine protection92
Recruitment of epitope-specific T cell clones with a low-avidity threshold supports efficacy against mutational escape upon re-infection90
Splenic TNF-α signaling potentiates the innate-to-adaptive transition of antiviral NK cells90
Classical monocyte ontogeny dictates their functions and fates as tissue macrophages89
Rapid induction of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells is associated with coordinated humoral and cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination88
Type 2 cytokine signaling in macrophages protects from cellular senescence and organismal aging88
A CTCF-binding site in the Mdm1-Il22-Ifng locus shapes cytokine expression profiles and plays a critical role in early Th1 cell fate specification88
Neuroprotective protein ADNP-dependent histone remodeling complex promotes T helper 2 immune cell differentiation87
The orphan receptor Nur77 binds cytoplasmic LPS to activate the non-canonical NLRP3 inflammasome85
Small-molecule CBP/p300 histone acetyltransferase inhibition mobilizes leukocytes from the bone marrow via the endocrine stress response85
Nociceptor neurons suppress alveolar macrophage-induced Siglec-F+ neutrophil-mediated inflammation to protect against pulmonary fibrosis85
Mitochondrial DNA released by senescent tumor cells enhances PMN-MDSC-driven immunosuppression through the cGAS-STING pathway85
Enhancer-driven gene regulatory networks reveal transcription factors governing T cell adaptation and differentiation in the tumor microenvironment85
Meningeal macrophages protect against viral neuroinfection84
Limited access to antigen drives generation of early B cell memory while restraining the plasmablast response84
Neuronal signal-regulatory protein alpha drives microglial phagocytosis by limiting microglial interaction with CD47 in the retina84
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveal aberrant lymphoid developmental programs driving granuloma formation84
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 cells84
IL-17 receptor goes solo in autoimmune inflammation83
Good intentions gone wrong: The B cell block to epithelial repair83
Making good of a tricky start: How IgE and mast cells manage a protective sway in food allergy82
The immunology of stroke and dementia80
Epstein-Barr virus gH/gL has multiple sites of vulnerability for virus neutralization and fusion inhibition79
Antigen presentation by tumor-associated macrophages drives T cells from a progenitor exhaustion state to terminal exhaustion79
Fungus packs a punch in the gut79
Elevated IL-22 as a result of stress-induced gut leakage suppresses septal neuron activation to ameliorate anxiety-like behavior79
Temporal maturation of neutralizing antibodies in COVID-19 convalescent individuals improves potency and breadth to circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants78
Soluble CTLA-4 regulates immune homeostasis and promotes resolution of inflammation by suppressing type 1 but allowing type 2 immunity78
Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the in vivo response to viral infection in the cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea77
Emerging roles of innate and adaptive immunity in Alzheimer’s disease76
The unique biology of germinal center B cells76
Type I interferon activates MHC class I-dressed CD11b+ conventional dendritic cells to promote protective anti-tumor CD8+ T cell immunity76
Dimeric IgA specifically disables intracellular mutated oncodrivers75
Maternal natural killer cells drive neuroimmune disorders in offspring through aberrant secretion of extracellular granzyme B75
A RIPK1-specific PROTAC degrader achieves potent antitumor activity by enhancing immunogenic cell death75
Glymphatics and meningeal lymphatics unlock the brain-immune code74
Microenvironment-driven metabolic adaptations guiding CD8+ T cell anti-tumor immunity73
Role of MR1-driven signals and amphiregulin on the recruitment and repair function of MAIT cells during skin wound healing73
Long-distance microbial mechanisms impacting cancer immunosurveillance73
Tuft cell-derived acetylcholine promotes epithelial chloride secretion and intestinal helminth clearance73
Deep profiling deconstructs features associated with memory CD8+ T cell tissue residence73
TKI resistance in brain metastasis: A CTLA4 state of mind72
Pregnancy-induced changes to the gut microbiota drive macrophage pyroptosis and exacerbate septic inflammation72
Host-microbial crosstalk relies on “tuft” love72
Antibody modulation of B cell responses—Incorporating positive and negative feedback72
Of tenants and nomads: The faces of memory T cells71
Persistence is key: Refining immunotherapy response prediction71
Older and wiser: The benefits to neonates of aged neutrophils71
Fooling TLR4 to promote fungal virulence70
ADAR1 edits the SenZ and SenZ-ability of RNA70
A gut response: Modulating chemotherapy efficacy with microbial metabolites70
“Are you gonna go my way?”—Decisions at the Tfh-B cell interface70
Phase separation of chimeric antigen receptor promotes immunological synapse maturation and persistent cytotoxicity69
Guard proteins keep watch at epithelial walls69
An in vitro platform supports generation of human innate lymphoid cells from CD34+ hematopoietic progenitors that recapitulate ex vivo identity69
DC-T cell power couples in rheumatoid arthritis joints69
Structural basis for complement receptor engagement and virus neutralization through Epstein-Barr virus gp35069
Integrated computational analysis identifies therapeutic targets with dual action in cancer cells and T cells69
An embarrassment of riches: RORγt+ antigen-presenting cells in peripheral tolerance68
A self-sustaining layer of early-life-origin B cells drives steady-state IgA responses in the adult gut68
Epithelial STAT6 O-GlcNAcylation drives a concerted anti-helminth alarmin response dependent on tuft cell hyperplasia and Gasdermin C68
Drugging inflammation: Easier NSAID than done67
The brain microvasculature is a primary mediator of interferon-α neurotoxicity in human cerebral interferonopathies67
Microglial TMEM119 binds to amyloid-β to promote its clearance in an Aβ-depositing mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease66
Plasmacytoid dendritic cell activation is dependent on coordinated expression of distinct amino acid transporters66
Alzheimer’s disease and age-related macular degeneration: Shared and distinct immune mechanisms66
CD4+ T cells reactive to a hybrid peptide from insulin-chromogranin A adopt a distinct effector fate and are pathogenic in autoimmune diabetes66
Phage display of environmental protein toxins and virulence factors reveals the prevalence, persistence, and genetics of antibody responses65
Personalized syringes offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients65
Repression of the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor prevents oxidative stress and ferroptosis of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes64
Regulatory T cell depletion promotes myeloid cell activation and glioblastoma response to anti-PD1 and tumor-targeting antibodies64
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 cancer63
Dendritic cells as shepherds of T cell immunity in cancer63
The cancer-immunity cycle: Indication, genotype, and immunotype63
Primary germinal center-resident T follicular helper cells are a physiologically distinct subset of CXCR5hiPD-1hi T follicular helper cells62
Obesity-induced dysregulation of skin-resident PPARγ+ Treg cells promotes IL-17A-mediated psoriatic inflammation62
Circulating senescent myeloid cells infiltrate the brain and cause neurodegeneration in histiocytic disorders62
Single-cell functional genomics reveals determinants of sensitivity and resistance to natural killer cells in blood cancers62
Brain ischemia causes systemic Notch1 activity in endothelial cells to drive atherosclerosis61
Spatial maps of T cell receptors and transcriptomes reveal distinct immune niches and interactions in the adaptive immune response61
Macrophages in the gut: Masters in multitasking60
Superficial ice and deep blaze: A defense strategy of the skin60
A triad of somatic mutagenesis converges in self-reactive B cells to cause a virus-induced autoimmune disease60
How does Epstein-Barr virus trigger MS?60
A. faecalis induces intestinal T helper 17 cells by promoting E3 ubiquitin ligase Trim21-mediated E3 ubiquitin ligase Fbxw7 degradation59
The zinc finger protein Miz1 suppresses liver tumorigenesis by restricting hepatocyte-driven macrophage activation and inflammation59
The microbiota control the neonatal WNT-ernet58
Inflammasome signaling in astrocytes modulates hippocampal plasticity58
Viral infection engenders bona fide and bystander subsets of lung-resident memory B cells through a permissive mechanism57
Myeloid C-type lectin receptors in innate immune recognition57
GPR34-mediated sensing of lysophosphatidylserine released by apoptotic neutrophils activates type 3 innate lymphoid cells to mediate tissue repair57
Autoimmune CD4+ T cells fine-tune TCF1 expression to maintain function and survive persistent antigen exposure during diabetes57
Vaccination with a structure-based stabilized version of malarial antigen Pfs48/45 elicits ultra-potent transmission-blocking antibody responses57
Microglial lipid phosphatase SHIP1 limits complement-mediated synaptic pruning in the healthy developing hippocampus57
Transforming growth factor-β-regulated mTOR activity preserves cellular metabolism to maintain long-term T cell responses in chronic infection56
Single-cell proteomics and transcriptomics capture eosinophil development and identify the role of IL-5 in their lineage transit amplification56
SARS-CoV-2-infection- and vaccine-induced antibody responses are long lasting with an initial waning phase followed by a stabilization phase56
Dysregulated lung stroma drives emphysema exacerbation by potentiating resident lymphocytes to suppress an epithelial stem cell reservoir55
Interleukin-10 receptor signaling promotes the maintenance of a PD-1int TCF-1+ CD8+ T cell population that sustains anti-tumor immunity55
The landscape of immune dysregulation in Crohn’s disease revealed through single-cell transcriptomic profiling in the ileum and colon55
TREM2 receptor protects against complement-mediated synaptic loss by binding to complement C1q during neurodegeneration54
IRF2 integrates inflammatory signals to balance T cell exhaustion54
Physiological functions of RIG-I-like receptors52
Boundaries and integration between microbiota, the nervous system, and immunity52
The tumor-derived cytokine Chi3l1 induces neutrophil extracellular traps that promote T cell exclusion in triple-negative breast cancer52
The landscape of immune dysregulation in Crohn’s disease revealed through single-cell transcriptomic profiling in the ileum and colon52
An exhausted-like microglial population accumulates in aged and APOE4 genotype Alzheimer’s brains52
Learning from the nexus of autoimmunity and cancer52
The Spleen in Local and Systemic Regulation of Immunity51
Mural cell-derived chemokines provide a protective niche to safeguard vascular macrophages and limit chronic inflammation51
Tfh cells set the stage for tumor control51
Genetic variation in antigen presentation and cancer immunotherapy51
Immo-bile-izing CD8+ T cell anti-tumor immunity50
Next generation lysosome: Brought to you by cGAS-STING50
Small intestine and colon tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells exhibit molecular heterogeneity and differential dependence on Eomes49
A high-resolution view of intra-tumoral B cell immunity49
OAS cross-activates RNase L intercellularly through cell-to-cell transfer of 2-5A to spread innate immunity48
Antigen-level resolution of commensal-specific B cell responses can be enabled by phage display screening coupled with B cell tetramers48
Lung-resident memory B cells maintain allergic IgE responses in the respiratory tract47
Clonal multi-omics reveals Bcor as a negative regulator of emergency dendritic cell development47
Skin deep: Epithelial cell metabolism and chronic skin inflammation47
SARS-CoV-2 in immunocompromised individuals47
Type 1 conventional dendritic cells maintain and guide the differentiation of precursors of exhausted T cells in distinct cellular niches46
Selective loss of resident macrophage-derived insulin-like growth factor-1 abolishes adaptive cardiac growth to stress46
Programmed and environmental determinants driving neonatal mucosal immune development46
Stress induces behavioral abnormalities by increasing expression of phagocytic receptor MERTK in astrocytes to promote synapse phagocytosis46
Instructing durable humoral immunity for COVID-19 and other vaccinable diseases46
Metallophilic marginal zone macrophages cross-prime CD8+ T cell-mediated protective immunity against blood-borne tumors45
Deletion of the inhibitory co-receptor CTLA-4 enhances and invigorates chimeric antigen receptor T cells45
Single-cell chromatin accessibility and transposable element landscapes reveal shared features of tissue-residing immune cells45
Signaling via a CD27-TRAF2-SHP-1 axis during naive T cell activation promotes memory-associated gene regulatory networks45
Oxidized DNA fragments exit mitochondria via mPTP- and VDAC-dependent channels to activate NLRP3 inflammasome and interferon signaling45
Immunomodulatory leptin receptor+ sympathetic perineurial barrier cells protect against obesity by facilitating brown adipose tissue thermogenesis45
Apolipoprotein E aggregation in microglia initiates Alzheimer’s disease pathology by seeding β-amyloidosis45
Sialylated IgG induces the transcription factor REST in alveolar macrophages to protect against lung inflammation and severe influenza disease45
Protein kinase R and the integrated stress response drive immunopathology caused by mutations in the RNA deaminase ADAR145
Going viral: HBV-specific CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells propagate anti-tumor immunity44
Neighbor’s feedback helps macrophages learn tolerance in the gut44
Standing on the shoulders of mice44
Decoding nociceptor-DC dialogues44
IKKβ primes inflammasome formation by recruiting NLRP3 to the trans-Golgi network44
Non-terminally exhausted tumor-resident memory HBV-specific T cell responses correlate with relapse-free survival in hepatocellular carcinoma44
Maternal gut bacteria drive intestinal inflammation in offspring with neurodevelopmental disorders by altering the chromatin landscape of CD4+ T cells44
Candida albicans elicits protective allergic responses via platelet mediated T helper 2 and T helper 17 cell polarization44
DCs unchained: Whetting dendritic-cell appetite boosts wound healing44
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