Top 7 immunology papers

#1 A gene for autoimmunity Defective sialic acid acetylesterase (SIAE) -- an enzyme involved in the regulation of B lymphocyte signaling -- infers a greater risk of autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and type I diabetes, and may contribute to the pathogenesis of such diseases. I. Surolia et al., "Functionally defective germline variants of sialic acid acetylesterase in autoimmunity," linkurl:__Nature,__;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/20555325?dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000,f1000m,isrctn 466:243-7, 2010. linkurl:Eval by;http://bit.ly/sialicauto Mark Anderson, UCSF Diabetes Center; Anthony DeFranco, University of California, San Francisco; Takeshi Tsubata, Tokyo Medical University, Japan.

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#2 Stem cells cater to infection When a host is infected by malaria, blood stem cells produce a new kind of progenitor that is better equipped to fight the disease, suggesting that some stem cells may be able to tailor their progeny to the disease the body is facing. N.N. Belyaev et al., "Induction of an IL7-R(+)c-Kit(hi) myelolymphoid progenitor critically dependent on IFN-gamma signaling during acute malaria," linkurl:__Nat Immunol,__;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/20431620?dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000,f1000m,isrctn 11:477-85, 2010. linkurl:Eval by;http://bit.ly/IFNmalaria Jessy Deshane and David Chaplin, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham; Christian Engwerda Queensland Institute of Medical Research. #3 Memory cells do more than remember Memory T cells -- which, as key players in the adaptive immune response, help the body fight repeat infections -- also activate cytokines that are part of the innate immune response, even in the absence of generic innate triggers, suggesting a new role for memory cells and a new mechanism for some autoimmune diseases. T.M. Strutt et al., "Memory CD4+ T cells induce innate responses independently of pathogen," linkurl:__Nat Med May__,;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/20436484?dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000,f1000m,isrctn 16:558-64, 2010. linkurl:Eval by;http://bit.ly/CD4Tmem Michael McChesney, UCSD; Damian Turner and Donna Farber, Columbia Univ. Medical Center; Linda Bradley Burnham Institute for Medical Research; Jay Kolls, Lousianna State Univ. Health Sciences Centre. #4 Gut adapts to new settlers When new varieties of commensal bacteria enter the gut, the immune system quickly switches gears, first attacking then accepting the new settlers, suggesting that gut immunity differs from other arms of the immune system, which continue aggression if a new pathogen persists. S. Hapfelmeier, et al., "Reversible microbial colonization of germ-free mice reveals the dynamics of IgA immune responses," linkurl:__Science,__;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/20576892?dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000,f1000m,isrctn 328:1705-9 2010. linkurl:Eval by;http://bit.ly/IgAdynamics Lora Hooper, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Denise A Kaminski and Troy Randall, Univ. of Rochester; Anthony DeFranco UCSF. #5 Clues to how dendritic cells move Dendritic cells hunt for a pathogen by wandering around the body to search for an invader and then migrating to the lymph node to initiate the immune response. Unlike many other immune cells, which depend on chemical gradients to direct their movement, dendritic cells also use anchoring ligands to dynamically switch between random and directed migration. K. Schumann et al., "Immobilized chemokine fields and soluble chemokine gradients cooperatively shape migration patterns of dendritic cells," linkurl:__Immunity,__;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/20471289?dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000,f1000m,isrctn 32:703-13, 2010. linkurl:Eval by;http://bit.ly/chemokines Jens V Stein, Univ. Bern; Steve Ward Univ. of Bath; Philip Murphy National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Xingfeng Bao and Minoru Fukuda Burnham Institute for Medical Research. #6 What makes a killer A single transcription factor prevents T cells from developing into natural killer cells that can kill tumor cells, offering a potentially new way to generate large numbers of tumor-killing cells for cancer immunotherapy. P. Li et al., "Reprogramming of T cells to natural killer-like cells upon Bcl11b deletion," linkurl:__Science,__;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/20538915?dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000,f1000m,isrctn 329:85-9, 2010. linkurl:Eval by;http://bit.ly/iTNKcells Eric Vivier Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy; Deepta Bhattacharya Washington Univ. in St. Louis; Brittany Teague-Weber and Avinash Bhandoola Univ. of Pennsylvania. #7 Creating a new helper cell A transcription factor plays a role in the development of a new type of helper T cell, which may be involved in allergic inflammation. The results will help researchers characterize this new addition to the ever-expanding immune cell family. H. C. Chang "The transcription factor PU.1 is required for the development of IL-9-producing T cells and allergic inflammation," linkurl:__Nat Immunol,__;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/20431622?dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000,f1000m,isrctn 11:527-34, 2010. linkurl:Eval by;http://bit.ly/PU1IL9 Dan Conrad Virginia Commonwealth University; Yrina Rochman and Warren Leonard National Institutes of Health; Amnon Altman Institute for Allergy and Immunology. The F1000 Top 7 is a snapshot of the highest ranked articles from a 30-day period on Faculty of 1000 Immunology, as calculated on July 15, 2010. Faculty Members evaluate and rate the most important papers in their field. To see the latest rankings, search the database, and read daily evaluations, visit linkurl:http://f1000.com.;http://f1000.com/
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