Science Immunology

Papers
(The TQCC of Science Immunology is 40. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
The HLA advantage: Why COVID-19 benched you but not your co-worker420
CLNS1A regulates genome stability and cell cycle progression to control CD4 T cell function and autoimmunity393
Is one lymphocyte’s brake another lymphocyte’s gas?308
RORγt-lineage APCs: The Aire apparent286
Antigen-presenting cell activation requires intrinsic and extrinsic STING signaling after the phagocytosis of DNA-damaged cells261
Characterization of the mammalian prodefinitive angio-hematopoietic lineage235
T cell help induces Myc transcriptional bursts in germinal center B cells during positive selection220
Hypoxia-induced EGR1 remodels neutrophils to suppress antitumor immunity214
HLA-E–restricted SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells from convalescent COVID-19 patients suppress virus replication despite HLA class Ia down-regulation211
Genome-wide screening identifies Trim33 as an essential regulator of dendritic cell differentiation196
Immunogenomic cancer evolution: A framework to understand cancer immunosuppression194
Intratumoral immunotherapy relies on B and T cell collaboration185
Clostridium septicum α-toxin activates the NLRP3 inflammasome by engaging GPI-anchored proteins170
Waking the sleeping giant: Single-stranded DNA binds Schlafen 11 to initiate innate immune responses169
Single-cell NAD(H) levels predict clonal lymphocyte expansion dynamics165
Operation Nasal Vaccine—Lightning speed to counter COVID-19157
DPP9 deficiency: An inflammasomopathy that can be rescued by lowering NLRP1/IL-1 signaling133
Single-cell analysis of anti-BCMA CAR T cell therapy in patients with central nervous system autoimmunity129
Aire drives steroid hormone biosynthesis by medullary thymic epithelial cells127
Clonally expanded CD38 hi cytotoxic CD8 T cells define the T cell infiltrate in checkpoint inhibitor–associated arthritis127
Silent recognition of flagellins from human gut commensal bacteria by Toll-like receptor 5127
Neither naïve nor anergic, “autoimmune” not allergic125
ILC2s—Bipartisan politicians in cancer125
Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins124
Antibody-mediated immunity against lung cancer goes retro124
Group A Streptococcus induces CD1a-autoreactive T cells and promotes psoriatic inflammation121
Simultaneous priming of HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors to multiple epitopes by germline-targeting mRNA-LNP immunogens in mouse models121
Single-cell topographical profiling of the immune synapse reveals a biomechanical signature of cytotoxicity115
Obesity reshapes regulatory T cells in the visceral adipose tissue by disrupting cellular cholesterol homeostasis113
Gluten induces rapid reprogramming of natural memory αβ and γδ intraepithelial T cells to induce cytotoxicity in celiac disease107
Epithelial Gasdermin D shapes the host-microbial interface by driving mucus layer formation101
Maternal gut microbiome–induced IgG regulates neonatal gut microbiome and immunity100
Chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells clonally eliminate B cells producing autoantibodies against IFN-γ100
Protein kinase R is an innate immune sensor of proteotoxic stress via accumulation of cytoplasmic IL-2498
CD103 fate mapping reveals that intestinal CD103tissue-resident memory T cells are the primary responders to secondary infection97
SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells in unexposed adults display broad trafficking potential and cross-react with commensal antigens97
Class switch toward noninflammatory, spike-specific IgG4 antibodies after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination95
Luck gone cold: A trifecta of B cell mutations associates with cryoglobulinemia94
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-neutralizing memory B cells are elicited by two doses of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine93
Erratum for the Research Article “TGF-β specifies T FH versus T H 17 cell fates in murine CD4 + 93
Immune determinants of chronic sequelae after respiratory viral infection92
BCL6 is required for the thymic development of TCRαβ + CD8αα + intraepithelial lymphocyte lineage91
Dissection of the immune landscape in psoriatic arthritis defines immunoproteasome up-regulation in treatment resistance86
Potent TRIM21 and complement-dependent intracellular antiviral immunity requires the IgG3 hinge86
Tissue origin and virus specificity shape human CD8 + T cell cytotoxicity86
Microbial energy metabolism fuels an intestinal macrophage niche in solitary isolated lymphoid tissues through purinergic signaling85
Maternal allergy and neonatal RSV infection synergize via FcR-mediated allergen uptake to promote the development of asthma in early life84
Dynamic STING repression orchestrates immune cell development and function84
Staphylococcus aureus skin colonization promotes SLE-like autoimmune inflammation via neutrophil activation and the IL-23/IL-17 axis83
Sustained CD28 costimulation is required for self-renewal and differentiation of TCF-1 + PD-1 + CD8 T cells82
Antigen-specific depletion of CD4 + T cells by CAR T cells reveals distinct roles of higher- and lower-affinity TCRs during autoimmunity82
The palmitoylation of gasdermin D directs its membrane translocation and pore formation during pyroptosis81
GGNBP2 regulates MDA5 sensing triggered by self double-stranded RNA following loss of ADAR1 editing78
CD39 + tissue-resident memory CD8 + T cells with a clonal overlap across compartments mediate antitumor immunity in breast cancer77
RNA exosome drives early B cell development via noncoding RNA processing mechanisms77
SLAMF7 engagement superactivates macrophages in acute and chronic inflammation74
Androgen conspires with the CD8 + T cell exhaustion program and contributes to sex bias in cancer74
CD5 deletion enhances the antitumor activity of adoptive T cell therapies74
Androgen effects cause sex-biased impairment of CD8 + T cell antitumor activity72
CAR keys to unlock the intracellular immunopeptidome72
Unearthing the Rosetta Stone of public antibody responses72
Gutsy memory T cells stand their ground against pathogens72
Group 2 innate lymphoid cells regulate nociceptive and gait functions of the peripheral nervous system71
Antigen cross-presentation in young tumor-bearing hosts promotes CD8 + T cell terminal differentiation71
Multimodal delineation of a layer of effector function among exhausted CD8 T cells in tumors70
Mucosal and systemic immune correlates of viral control after SARS-CoV-2 infection challenge in seronegative adults70
Tissue-specific nonheritable influences drive endometrial immune system variation70
IgE plasma cells are transcriptionally and functionally distinct from other isotypes69
Neutrophils and macrophages drive TNF-induced lethality via TRIF/CD14-mediated responses68
Non-apoptotic FAS signaling controls mTOR activation and extrafollicular maturation in human B cells67
Functional differences between rodent and human PD-1 linked to evolutionary divergence67
An aging bone marrow exacerbates lung fibrosis by fueling profibrotic macrophage persistence67
Myeloid OTULIN deficiency couples RIPK3-dependent cell death to Nlrp3 inflammasome activation and IL-1β secretion67
Dysregulation of γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes precedes Crohn’s disease–like ileitis67
Microbial uptake in oral mucosa–draining lymph nodes leads to rapid release of cytotoxic CD8 + T cells lacking a gut-homing phenotype66
Respiratory mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 after mRNA vaccination65
Long 3′UTRs predispose neurons to inflammation by promoting immunostimulatory double-stranded RNA formation65
Tim-3 adapter protein Bat3 acts as an endogenous regulator of tolerogenic dendritic cell function65
Serine enrichment in tumors promotes regulatory T cell accumulation through sphinganine-mediated regulation of c-Fos65
Early human lung immune cell development and its role in epithelial cell fate64
NKG2D-mediated detection of metabolically stressed hepatocytes by innate-like T cells is essential for initiation of NASH and fibrosis63
Exposure to BA.4/5 S protein drives neutralization of Omicron BA.1, BA.2, BA.2.12.1, and BA.4/5 in vaccine-experienced humans and mice62
SARS-CoV-2 spike conformation determines plasma neutralizing activity elicited by a wide panel of human vaccines62
Platelets and mast cells say “HIAA” to welcome in neutrophils61
An e-Xist-ential two-edged sword for women60
Erratum for the Research Article “Circulating KLRG1 + long-lived effector memory T cells retain the flexibility to become tissue resident” by E. D. Lucas 60
Histone demethylation tones down leukemia through innate immunity60
Contactin-4 suppresses antitumor T cell responses by engaging amyloid precursor protein59
Secondary infections rejuvenate the intestinal CD103+tissue-resident memory T cell pool58
Gastrointestinal germinal center B cell depletion and reduction in IgA + plasma cells in HIV-1 infection58
Human γδ T cells in diverse tissues exhibit site-specific maturation dynamics across the life span58
EBVerified TCRs and multiple sclerosis58
Molecular scalpels dissect new GluN1 hot spots in anti–NMDA receptor encephalitis58
Fibroblastic reticular cells form reactive myeloid cell niches in human lymph nodes58
Stem-like tissue-resident memory T cells control functional heterogeneity and reactivation of T cell memory in the intestine58
Combined Flt3L and CD40 agonism restores dendritic cell–driven T cell immunity in pancreatic cancer58
Epithelial-intrinsic defects in TGFβR signaling drive local allergic inflammation manifesting as eosinophilic esophagitis57
Caspase-8 has dual roles in regulatory T cell homeostasis balancing immunity to infection and collateral inflammatory damage57
The transcription factor Mef2d regulates B:T synapse–dependent GC-T FH differentiation and IL-21–mediated humoral immunity56
Peyer’s patch T H 17 cells are dispensable for gut IgA responses to oral immunization56
The tumor-intrinsic role of the m 6 A reader YTHDF2 in regulating immune evasion56
Epidermal ZBP1 stabilizes mitochondrial Z-DNA to drive UV-induced IFN signaling in autoimmune photosensitivity56
Transforming growth factor–β1 in regulatory T cell biology55
Immunosuppressive reprogramming of neutrophils by lung mesenchymal cells promotes breast cancer metastasis55
C1q enables influenza hemagglutinin stem binding antibodies to block viral attachment and broadens the antibody escape repertoire55
Finding TB vaccine antigens: follow the TCRs54
Nucleobase adducts bind MR1 and stimulate MR1-restricted T cells54
Ly6C hi monocytes balance regulatory and cytotoxic CD4 T cell responses to control virus-induced immunopathology53
GM-CSF derived from alveolar type 2 cells promotes CD301b + cDC2 generation and allergic airway inflammation53
Targeting TLR4 during vaccination boosts MAdCAM-1 + lymphoid stromal cell activation and promotes the aged germinal center response53
Group 1 ILCs regulate T cell–mediated liver immunopathology by controlling local IL-2 availability53
LCK–co-receptor association ensures T cell lineage fidelity and maximizes epitope-specific TCR diversity53
Emergence and fate of stem cell–likeTcf7+CD8+T cells during a primary immune response to viral infection53
Eosinophils are an essential element of a type 2 immune axis that controls thymus regeneration52
FOXP3 exon 2 controls T reg stability and autoimmunity52
The circadian immune system52
AS03 adjuvant enhances the magnitude, persistence, and clonal breadth of memory B cell responses to a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine in humans52
Resident tissue macrophages: Key coordinators of tissue homeostasis beyond immunity52
LXR signaling controls homeostatic dendritic cell maturation52
Plasmablasts from the past: Nostalgic B cells can’t let go51
A SPARC-ling link to inflammaging51
Local activation of mutant RIG-I by short noncoding Y-RNA in the kidney triggers lethal nephritis51
Immune signature clues are key to unlocking the mystery of clinical responses51
B cells and dengue: A cat-and-mouse game50
TCR-engineered iNKT cells induce robust antitumor response by dual targeting cancer and suppressive myeloid cells50
Mitochondrial and lysosomal signaling orchestrates heterogeneous metabolic states of regulatory T cells50
Dysregulated stem cell niches and altered lymphocyte recirculation cause B and T cell lymphopenia in WHIM syndrome49
Oxidized thioredoxin-1 restrains the NLRP1 inflammasome49
CD4 + T cell immunity against cutaneous melanoma encompasses multifaceted MHC II–dependent responses49
Mast cells help organize the Peyer’s patch niche for induction of IgA responses48
The gene regulatory basis of bystander activation in CD8 + T cells48
STING-activating nanoparticles normalize the vascular-immune interface to potentiate cancer immunotherapy48
Oncogenic KRAS drives immunosuppression of colorectal cancer by impairing DDX60-mediated dsRNA accumulation and viral mimicry48
SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 variant evasion of IGHV3-53/3-66 B cell germlines47
Only pregnant moms can do it….47
An antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 by binding to a conserved spike epitope outside the receptor binding motif47
TCRward personalized transplant therapies47
How dengue defies dogma: An extrafollicular tale47
The 10 commandments of immunoregulation in lymphoma46
Immunoglobulin A antibody composition is sculpted to bind the self gut microbiome45
CD21 primes extrafollicular differentiation of autoreactive B cells in a TLR7-driven lupus model45
SARS-CoV-2 epitope–specific CD4 + memory T cell responses across COVID-19 disease severity and antibody durability45
The inflammatory microenvironment of the lung at the time of infection governs innate control of SARS-CoV-2 replication45
ZBP1-dependent inflammatory cell death, PANoptosis, and cytokine storm disrupt IFN therapeutic efficacy during coronavirus infection44
An ILC2-chitinase circuit restores lung homeostasis after epithelial injury44
Precise CRISPR-Cas9 gene repair in autologous memory T cells to treat familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis44
MAIT cell heterogeneity across paired human tissues reveals specialization of distinct regulatory and enhanced effector profiles44
Cell type–specific efferocytosis determines functional plasticity of alveolar macrophages44
Alternative splicing of GSDMB modulates killer lymphocyte–triggered pyroptosis44
BCL6 promotes a stem-like CD8 + T cell program in cancer via antagonizing BLIMP144
Tuft cells restrain intestinal type 2 immunity through the transcription factor Spi-B44
See no allergen, hear no allergen, speak no allergen!43
Erratum for the Research Article “Initiator cell death event induced by SARS-CoV-2 in the human airway epithelium” by K. Liang et al .43
Bcl11b sustains multipotency and restricts effector programs of intestinal-resident memory CD8 + T cells43
Nuclear polarization to the immune synapse facilitates an early transcriptional burst43
Joint profiling of gene expression and chromatin accessibility in pancreatic lymph nodes and spleens in human type 1 diabetes42
CD4 binding site immunogens elicit heterologous anti–HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies in transgenic and wild-type animals42
NuRD complex recruitment to Thpok mediates CD4 + T cell lineage differentiation42
MAIT cell plasticity enables functional adaptation that drives antibacterial immune protection42
Usp22 is an intracellular regulator of systemic emergency hematopoiesis42
Signatures of recent activation identify a circulating T cell compartment containing tumor-specific antigen receptors with high avidity42
Brain sensing of metabolic state regulates circulating monocytes41
NLRP11 is a pattern recognition receptor for bacterial lipopolysaccharide in the cytosol of human macrophages41
Psychological stress increases skin infection through the action of TGFβ to suppress immune-acting fibroblasts41
Divergent SARS-CoV-2 Omicron–reactive T and B cell responses in COVID-19 vaccine recipients41
LTβR deficiency causes lymph node aplasia and impaired B cell differentiation40
Pre-vax metabolic clues: Cracking the code to a better dengue vaccine40
Three tissue resident macrophage subsets coexist across organs with conserved origins and life cycles40
C/EBPα activates Irf8 expression in myeloid progenitors at the +56-kb enhancer to initiate cDC1 development40
CSF1R-dependent macrophages in the salivary gland are essential for epithelial regeneration after radiation-induced injury40
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