Featured Publications
A local regulatory T cell feedback circuit maintains immune homeostasis by pruning self-activated T cells
Wong H, Park K, Gola A, Baptista A, Miller C, Deep D, Lou M, Boyd L, Rudensky A, Savage P, Altan-Bonnet G, Tsang J, Germain R. A local regulatory T cell feedback circuit maintains immune homeostasis by pruning self-activated T cells. Cell 2021, 184: 3981-3997.e22. PMID: 34157301, PMCID: PMC8390950, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Intravenous nanoparticle vaccination generates stem-like TCF1+ neoantigen-specific CD8+ T cells
Baharom F, Ramirez-Valdez RA, Tobin KKS, Yamane H, Dutertre CA, Khalilnezhad A, Reynoso GV, Coble VL, Lynn GM, Mulè MP, Martins AJ, Finnigan JP, Zhang XM, Hamerman JA, Bhardwaj N, Tsang JS, Hickman HD, Ginhoux F, Ishizuka AS, Seder RA. Intravenous nanoparticle vaccination generates stem-like TCF1+ neoantigen-specific CD8+ T cells. Nature Immunology 2020, 22: 41-52. PMID: 33139915, PMCID: PMC7746638, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-020-00810-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoantigen-specific CD8T cellsToll-like receptor 7/8 agonistQuality of CD8Stem-like TCF1T cell immunityStem-like CD8Superior antitumor responsesPersonalized cancer vaccinesStem-like genesStem-like cellsIntravenous vaccinationNanoparticle vaccinationAntitumor immunityCheckpoint blockadeCell immunityDendritic cellsAntitumor responseEffector cellsSubcutaneous immunizationCancer vaccinesVaccine parametersNeoantigen peptidesAntigen presentationNanoparticle vaccine
2019
Resident Macrophages Cloak Tissue Microlesions to Prevent Neutrophil-Driven Inflammatory Damage
Uderhardt S, Martins A, Tsang J, Lämmermann T, Germain R. Resident Macrophages Cloak Tissue Microlesions to Prevent Neutrophil-Driven Inflammatory Damage. Cell 2019, 177: 541-555.e17. PMID: 30955887, PMCID: PMC6474841, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-resident macrophagesTissue homeostasisDiverse tissuesCell deathOrgan architectureIndividual cellsNeutrophil swarmsResident macrophagesDense swarmsLocal cell injuryIntravital imagingLocal disruptionParenchymal cell deathDynamic intravital imagingInescapable consequenceCell damageCell injuryHomeostasisMacrophagesCascadeInflammatory damageDamageCellsAccumulationDisruption