Systemic lupus erythematosus pathogenesis: interferon and beyond

S Caielli, Z Wan, V Pascual - Annual review of immunology, 2023‏ - annualreviews.org
Autoreactive B cells and interferons are central players in systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) pathogenesis. The partial success of drugs targeting these pathways, however …

Memory B cells

T Inoue, T Kurosaki - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024‏ - nature.com
Recent advances in studies of immune memory in mice and humans have reinforced the
concept that memory B cells play a critical role in protection against repeated infections …

Slide-tags enables single-nucleus barcoding for multimodal spatial genomics

AJC Russell, JA Weir, NM Nadaf, M Shabet, V Kumar… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
Recent technological innovations have enabled the high-throughput quantification of gene
expression and epigenetic regulation within individual cells, transforming our understanding …

Efficient evolution of human antibodies from general protein language models

BL Hie, VR Shanker, D Xu, TUJ Bruun… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Natural evolution must explore a vast landscape of possible sequences for desirable yet
rare mutations, suggesting that learning from natural evolutionary strategies could guide …

Increased memory B cell potency and breadth after a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA boost

F Muecksch, Z Wang, A Cho, C Gaebler, T Ben Tanfous… - Nature, 2022‏ - nature.com
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 infected many vaccinated and convalescent
individuals,–. Despite the reduced protection from infection, individuals who received three …

Molecular fate-map** of serum antibody responses to repeat immunization

A Schiepers, MFL van't Wout, AJ Greaney, T Zang… - Nature, 2023‏ - nature.com
The protective efficacy of serum antibodies results from the interplay of antigen-specific B
cell clones of different affinities and specificities. These cellular dynamics underlie serum …

Antibody feedback regulates immune memory after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination

D Schaefer-Babajew, Z Wang, F Muecksch, A Cho… - Nature, 2023‏ - nature.com
Feedback inhibition of humoral immunity by antibodies was first documented in 1909.
Subsequent studies showed that, depending on the context, antibodies can enhance or …

Alternative splicing and related RNA binding proteins in human health and disease

Y Tao, Q Zhang, H Wang, X Yang, H Mu - Signal transduction and …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Alternative splicing (AS) serves as a pivotal mechanism in transcriptional regulation,
engendering transcript diversity, and modifications in protein structure and functionality …

Compartmentalized ocular lymphatic system mediates eye–brain immunity

X Yin, S Zhang, JH Lee, H Dong, G Mourgkos… - Nature, 2024‏ - nature.com
The eye, an anatomical extension of the central nervous system (CNS), exhibits many
molecular and cellular parallels to the brain. Emerging research demonstrates that changes …

Antibody-mediated neutralization of SARS-CoV-2

H Gruell, K Vanshylla, T Weber, CO Barnes, C Kreer… - Immunity, 2022‏ - cell.com
Neutralizing antibodies can block infection, clear pathogens, and are essential to provide
long-term immunity. Since the onset of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies …