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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Apr 5

On the April cover of #ScienceImmunology: The brain’s perception of hunger (rather than nutrient availability) regulates circulating immune cell dynamics. Read more here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Mar 12

Science Swifties this is a must-read 🤩

Eberl Lab 👨🏻‍🔬👩🏽‍💻🔬🧫 @eberllab.bsky.social · Mar 10

Are you ready for it?

"Highlights of 2024: γδ T cells and bad blood"

A summary of the emerging regulatory and effector roles of #gdTcells in #sepsis.

And it may also contain a few Taylor Swift references. More than 50 in fact.

Thank you so much @immunolcellbiol.bsky.social for playing along!

<em>Immunology & Cell Biology</em> | ASI Journal | Wiley Online Library

In this manuscript for the “Highlights of 2024” series, this is me trying to summarize recent discoveries regarding the emerging regulatory and effector roles of γδ T cells during sepsis, both in hum....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Mar 12

@courtneymalo.bsky.social this might be the best review I have ever read 😂

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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Jan 27

In #Science #Immunology this week: human naïve B cells can bind and neutralize #H5N1, potentially offering protection against #birdflu.

Human naïve B cells recognize prepandemic influenza virus hemagglutinins

Antibodies targeting the influenza hemagglutinin from potentially pandemic H5Nx viruses can be isolated from naïve individuals.

www.science.org

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Claire Olingy @claireolingy.bsky.social · Jan 27

I’ll be here (joint with T cell Differentiation in Tissue Microenvironments) next week! Send me a message or email if you’d like to set up a time to chat. Looking forward to an exciting meeting!

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · Jan 1

Catch @drshrutinaik.bsky.social, @labfairfax.bsky.social, @ostunilab.bsky.social and Yasmine Belkaid for Innate Immune Memory. Submit your abstract for a poster presentation spot by Jan. 9th (11:59pm MST)! keysym.us/KSInnateImmu... #KSInnateImmune25 #keystoneconferences #innateimmunity

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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Jan 27

Congratulations Coraline! I hope everything is going well at Yale ☺️

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Christiana Fogg @cnfogg.bsky.social · Dec 14

New review out in #science #immunology on tuberculosis immunopathology by @tomscriba.bsky.social et al.🫁🦠

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Immunopathology in human tuberculosis

The balance between protective and pathological immune responses shapes progression of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

www.science.org

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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Dec 14

This week in #ScienceImmunology: Germinal Center B cells require asparagine (Asn) #metabolism for their function. GC B cells can acquire exogenous Asn from their local environment, but when Asn is limited, they utilise the enzyme asparginine synthetase. @ajclarke.bsky.social @yfy1.bsky.social

Asparagine availability controls germinal center B cell homeostasis

Asparagine metabolism is a critical regulator of germinal center B cell function.

www.science.org

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Yavuz Yazicioglu @yfy1.bsky.social · Dec 13

Thrilled to share our latest work on how the non-essential amino acid #asparagine metabolically regulates germinal centers. Huge thanks to my PhD supervisor @ajclarke.bsky.social, colleagues, and collaborators at the @ndorms.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk and @crick.ac.uk

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Asparagine availability controls germinal center B cell homeostasis

Asparagine metabolism is a critical regulator of germinal center B cell function.

www.science.org

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Kat Mayer-Barber,PhD @mayerbarber.bsky.social · Dec 6

Best #Nikolaus 🎅! Our paper on how the 🫁 microenvironment can shape #innate immunity against #viruses is out @sciimmunology.bsky.social This was a herculean effort brilliantly led by @pauljbaker.bsky.social who singlehandedly established the model in the lab during the pandemic. 🧪 #Immunosky 1/9

Graphical summary of our paper. In mice, prior lower airway exposure to diverse inflammatory stimuli, including chronic bacterial infections such as M. tuberculosis, acute bacterial infections such as pulmonary S. aureus, viral infections such as Influenza A, type-II allergic responses such as the OVA-Alum model, activation of pulmonary TLR9 by CpG or pulmonary TLR1/2 by Pam3CSK4
leads to reduced viral burden upon subsequent infection with SARS-CoV-2 (SCV2). (2) This SCV2 restriction occurs prior to induction of SCV2-specific adaptive immune responses
and is mediated through innate immune responses, including the induction of IFN-I, TNFα and IL-1 and sustained changes to the TRM (Tissue resident macrophage) cellular
compartment and the pulmonary epithelium. (3) Innate cytokine and TLR signaling to both recruited immune cells and the pulmonary epithelium creates a microenvironment in the
lung that limits early replication of SCV2. IFN-I signaling to pulmonary ECs (epithelial cells) increases expression of interferon-stimulated genes, that likely cell-intrinsically limit viral
replication. TNF- or IL-1 suppress SCV2 independently of IFN-I signaling. TNF acts exclusively through radio-resistant cell types such as the lung epithelium, whereas IL-1 affords
control both direct and indirectly, through either stromal and hematopoietic cell types, to restrict overall early SCV2 burden.

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Kat Mayer-Barber,PhD @mayerbarber.bsky.social · Dec 6

🙏 to @niaidnews.bsky.social, first author @pauljbaker.bsky.social and my amazing lab team, our collaborators @kerryhilligan.bsky.social @danbarberphd.bsky.social 🙏to editor extraordinaire @hannah-isles.bsky.social and the reviewers who guided us along the way 9/9
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The inflammatory microenvironment of the lung at the time of infection governs innate control of SARS-CoV-2 replication

Recent or ongoing respiratory inflammation in the lung regulates antiviral immune responses to SARS-CoV-2.

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Science Magazine @science.org · Dec 5

Two new studies in Science describe synthetic biology-based strategies that expand the possibilities of harnessing immune cells to treat disease.

Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/49nfztS

An engineered T cell (center) is designed to deliver therapies to the brain. This T cell displays orange synthetic receptors on its surface, which recognize components of extracellular matrix fibers that are only found in the brain. Within the cell, downstream signaling pathways are programmed to initiate transcription and release a therapeutic payload—shown as light blue protein secretions.

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Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · Nov 29

Now in #Science #Immunology: Ziang Zhu, Tuoqi Wu, Chen Yao et al at UT Southwestern show that #NRF2 suppression mediated by the #redox sensor #KEAP1 is required for optimal expansion of #CD8 #TCells during chronic antigen exposure!

The redox sensor KEAP1 facilitates adaptation of T cells to chronic antigen stimulation by preventing hyperactivation

KEAP1 promotes persistent T cell immunity and a stem-like T cell response during chronic antigen stimulation by repressing NRF2.

www.science.org

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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Nov 23

New in #ScienceImmunology:

Research from @boztugk.bsky.social and team identifies an inborn error of #immunity caused by human LTβR deficiency, resulting in defective stromal cell signaling and impaired humoral immune responses.

Read more: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

LTβR deficiency causes lymph node aplasia and impaired B cell differentiation

Loss-of-function mutations in LTBR result in a stromal defect, leading to dysfunctional secondary lymphoid organs and combined immunodeficiency in humans.

www.science.org

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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Nov 21

Last week in #ScienceImmunology: An alternative approach to target TIM-3 for cancer #immunotherapy?

Zhang et al. found that palmitoylation of human TIM-3 promoted its stability. Blocking palmitoylation accelerated TIM-3 degradation, prevented immune #exhaustion and promoted anti-tumor #immunity

Palmitoylation of TIM-3 promotes immune exhaustion and restrains antitumor immunity

Targeting TIM-3 palmitoylation mediated by DHHC9 enhances CAR-T cell– and NK cell–based tumor immunotherapy by suppressing immune exhaustion.

www.science.org

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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Nov 19

Fantastic visit to @cambridgeuni.bsky.social pathology department today. Lots of exciting science and beautiful place to visit 🧪 thanks to @labliston.bsky.social for hosting!

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Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · Nov 14

At #ScienceImmunology, I lead a fantastic team of #research #editors comprising Chris Fogg (@cnfogg.bsky.social), Claire Olingy (@claireolingy.bsky.social), and Hannah Isles (@hannah-isles.bsky.social)! Be sure to give them a follow!

www.science.org/journal/scii...

The Science Immunology editors in front of AAAS Headquarters in Washington DC. (L to R): Chris Fogg, Claire Olingy, Seth Thomas Scanlon, & Hannah Isles

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Hannah Isles @hannah-isles.bsky.social · Nov 13

New here 🙋🏻‍♀️

James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Nov 12

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election

Social media platform has become a ‘refuge’ from the far-right activism on X, experts say, after Elon Musk teamed up with Donald Trump

www.theguardian.com

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Carolyn King @immunologyking.bsky.social · Nov 13

let's do this!! I am excited to reconnect with scientists here. thx @oneyrolles.bsky.social for the push 😀

#Immunology announcement:
SAVE THE DATE: 26-29 August in Basel 🇨🇭

Mauro Gaya (CIML) and I are organizing an #EMBO workshop on Adaptive #immunity in barrier tissues; details coming soon!

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