Immunology and Inflammation

Immunology and Inflammation

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Latest articles

    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Single-cell RNA sequencing unveils the hidden powers of zebrafish kidney for generating both hematopoiesis and adaptive antiviral immunity

    Chongbin Hu, Nan Zhang ... Jian-zhong Shao
    scRNA-seq revealed the fish kidney is a dual-functional entity with functionalities of both primary and secondary lymphoid organs and highlighted the multifaced biology of kidney in ancient vertebrates.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Transformer-based spatial–temporal detection of apoptotic cell death in live-cell imaging

    Alain Pulfer, Diego Ulisse Pizzagalli ... Santiago Fernandez Gonzalez
    ADeS, a novel deep learning approach for apoptosis detection, achieves 98% accuracy in vitro and in vivo while providing unprecedented insights into the spatial–temporal foundation of cell death.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Caspase-1 activates gasdermin A in non-mammals

    Zachary Paul Billman, Stephen Bela Kovacs ... Edward A Miao
    Amphibians, reptiles, and birds engage pyroptosis using caspase-1 and GSDMA, filling an evolutionary gap in which caspase-1 cleaves GSDME in fish and GSDMD in mammals.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    The molecular mechanism and evolutionary divergence of caspase 3/7-regulated gasdermin E activation

    Hang Xu, Zihao Yuan ... Li Sun
    Functional divergence of caspase 3 and 7 in vertebrate is mediated by key residue mutation.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Exploratory mass cytometry analysis reveals immunophenotypes of cancer treatment-related pneumonitis

    Toyoshi Yanagihara, Kentaro Hata ... Isamu Okamoto
    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    TLR2 regulates hair follicle cycle and regeneration via BMP signaling

    Luyang Xiong, Irina Zhevlakova ... Tatiana V Byzova
    Cell and animal-based models revealed the new function of TLR2 andcarboxyethylpyrrole as an endogenous TLR2 ligand in the hair follicle cycle in homeostasis and hair follicle regeneration in injury.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Developmental conversion of thymocyte-attracting cells into self-antigen-displaying cells in embryonic thymus medulla epithelium

    Izumi Ohigashi, Andrea J White ... Yousuke Takahama
    Thymocyte-attracting CCL21-expressing embryonic mTECs carry a developmental potential to give rise to self-antigen-displaying Aire-expressing mTECs.

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    The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, United States
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    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States
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    King's College London, United Kingdom
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