Tumor-draining lymph nodes: At the crossroads of metastasis and immunity

H du Bois, TA Heim, AW Lund - Science immunology, 2021 - science.org
Early engagement of the lymphatic system by solid tumors in peripheral, nonlymphoid
tissues is a clinical hallmark of cancer and often forecasts poor prognosis. The significance …

Dendritic cells revisited

M Cabeza-Cabrerizo, A Cardoso… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Dendritic cells (DCs) possess the ability to integrate information about their environment and
communicate it to other leukocytes, sha** adaptive and innate immunity. Over the years, a …

C-type lectins in immunity and homeostasis

GD Brown, JA Willment, L Whitehead - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018 - nature.com
The C-type lectins are a superfamily of proteins that recognize a broad repertoire of ligands
and that regulate a diverse range of physiological functions. Most research attention has …

Emerging functions of IL-33 in homeostasis and immunity

GK Dwyer, LM D'Cruz… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Our understanding of the functions of the IL-1 superfamily cytokine and damage-associated
molecular pattern IL-33 continues to evolve with our understanding of homeostasis and …

Lymph node stromal cells: cartographers of the immune system

AT Krishnamurty, SJ Turley - Nature immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Lymph nodes (LNs) are strategically positioned at dedicated sites throughout the body to
facilitate rapid and efficient immunity. Central to the structural integrity and framework of LNs …

Single-cell RNA sequencing of lymph node stromal cells reveals niche-associated heterogeneity

LB Rodda, E Lu, ML Bennett, CL Sokol, X Wang… - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
Stromal cells (SCs) establish the compartmentalization of lymphoid tissues critical to the
immune response. However, the full diversity of lymph node (LN) SCs remains undefined …

Nuclear positioning facilitates amoeboid migration along the path of least resistance

J Renkawitz, A Kopf, J Stopp, I de Vries, MK Driscoll… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
During metazoan development, immune surveillance and cancer dissemination, cells
migrate in complex three-dimensional microenvironments,–. These spaces are crowded by …

Interleukin-33 in tissue homeostasis, injury, and inflammation

AB Molofsky, AK Savage, RM Locksley - Immunity, 2015 - cell.com
Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a nuclear-associated cytokine of the IL-1 family originally described
as a potent inducer of allergic type 2 immunity. IL-33 signals via the receptor ST2, which is …

Podoplanin in inflammation and cancer

M Quintanilla, L Montero-Montero, J Renart… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Podoplanin is a small cell-surface mucin-like glycoprotein that plays a crucial role in the
development of the alveoli, heart, and lymphatic vascular system. Emerging evidence …

Platelets and cancer-associated thrombosis: focusing on the platelet activation receptor CLEC-2 and podoplanin

K Suzuki-Inoue - Hematology 2014, the American Society of …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
Patients with cancer have an increased risk of thromboembolism, which is the second
leading cause of death in these patients. Several mechanisms of the prothrombotic state in …