ImmunityPub Date : 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.012
Greet Verstichel, Hilde Cheroutre
{"title":"T cells with a taste for tissue remodeling","authors":"Greet Verstichel, Hilde Cheroutre","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.012","url":null,"abstract":"Specialized T cells can support tissue remodeling, but how T cells contribute to mammary gland remodeling during pregnancy is not fully understood. In a recent <em>Cell</em> issue<em>,</em> Corral et al. demonstrate that self-sensing T cells migrate to the mammary gland where they optimize milk production.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143798042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ImmunityPub Date : 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.009
Daniel H. Shu, Mark Yarchoan
{"title":"More than the sum: How vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition unlocks the full potential of immune checkpoint blockade","authors":"Daniel H. Shu, Mark Yarchoan","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.009","url":null,"abstract":"The combination of antiangiogenic and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment is active in solid tumors, but the mechanism of response remains unclear. In this issue of <em>Immunity</em>, Benmebarek et al. show that anti-vascular endothelial growth factor enhances ICI by reprogramming regulatory T cells into a fragile state.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ImmunityPub Date : 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.007
Songnan Wang, Lingyin Li
{"title":"2-5A is an immunotransmitter that fuels RNase L immunity","authors":"Songnan Wang, Lingyin Li","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"cGAS-cGAMP-STING and OAS-2-5A-RNase L are evolutionarily convergent innate immune pathways. cGAMP acts as an immunotransmitter; what about 2-5A? In this issue of <em>Immunity</em>, Huai et al. map the transfer of 2-5A between cells, establishing it as a bona fide immunotransmitter.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ImmunityPub Date : 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.010
Erica L. Stewart, Deborah L. Burnett
{"title":"IL-9 and ZBTB18 are germinal center memory makers","authors":"Erica L. Stewart, Deborah L. Burnett","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"Long-lived memory B cells developing from germinal centers (GCs) are important contributors to protective immunity. In this issue of <em>Immunity</em>, Luo et al. report that during primary responses, T cell-derived interleukin-9 potentiates differentiation of GC memory precursors into functional memory B cells in a manner dependent on the transcriptional regulator ZBTB18.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ImmunityPub Date : 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.013
Alexis M. Johnson, John R. Lukens
{"title":"Glia get RIPped in ALS","authors":"Alexis M. Johnson, John R. Lukens","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.013","url":null,"abstract":"While neuroinflammatory responses driven by microglia and astrocytes have been extensively linked to neurodegenerative disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the specific pathways that coordinate glial cell-dependent neuroinflammation in ALS remain poorly defined. In this issue of <em>Immunity</em>, Zelic et al.<span><span><sup>1</sup></span></span> identified RIPK1 as a pivotal regulator of glial cell-driven neuroinflammation in multiple ALS models.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"92 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ImmunityPub Date : 2025-04-08DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.005
Ping Lai, Lei Liu, Nicolò Bancaro, Martina Troiani, Bianca Calì, Yuxin Li, Jingjing Chen, Prafull Kumar Singh, Rydell Alvarez Arzola, Giuseppe Attanasio, Nicolò Pernigoni, Emiliano Pasquini, Simone Mosole, Andrea Rinaldi, Jacopo Sgrignani, Shi Qiu, Pan Song, Yingrui Li, Maria Andrea Desbats, Azucena Rendón Ángel, Andrea Alimonti
{"title":"Mitochondrial DNA released by senescent tumor cells enhances PMN-MDSC-driven immunosuppression through the cGAS-STING pathway","authors":"Ping Lai, Lei Liu, Nicolò Bancaro, Martina Troiani, Bianca Calì, Yuxin Li, Jingjing Chen, Prafull Kumar Singh, Rydell Alvarez Arzola, Giuseppe Attanasio, Nicolò Pernigoni, Emiliano Pasquini, Simone Mosole, Andrea Rinaldi, Jacopo Sgrignani, Shi Qiu, Pan Song, Yingrui Li, Maria Andrea Desbats, Azucena Rendón Ángel, Andrea Alimonti","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of cellular senescence. Here, we investigated whether senescent cells release mitochondrial (mt)DNA into the extracellular space and its impact on innate immunity. We found that both primary senescent cells and tumor cells undergoing therapy-induced senescence actively released mtDNA into the extracellular environment. mtDNA released by senescent cells was packaged within extracellular vesicles and selectively transferred to polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSCs) in the tumor microenvironment. Upon uptake, extracellular mtDNA enhanced the immunosuppressive activity of PMN-MDSCs via cGAS-STING-NF-κB signaling, thereby promoting tumor progression. While STING activation directly induced NF-κB signaling, it also activated PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), which further amplified NF-κB activity, in PMN-MDSCs. mtDNA release from senescent cells was mediated by voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs), and pharmacological inhibition of VDAC reduced extracellular mtDNA levels, reversed PMN-MDSC-driven immunosuppression, and enhanced chemotherapy efficacy in prostate cancer mouse models. These findings suggest that targeting mtDNA release could reprogram the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, improving therapeutic outcomes for chemotherapy-treated patients.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ImmunityPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.004
Motonao Osaki, Shimon Sakaguchi
{"title":"Soluble CTLA-4 regulates immune homeostasis and promotes resolution of inflammation by suppressing type 1 but allowing type 2 immunity","authors":"Motonao Osaki, Shimon Sakaguchi","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen -4 (CTLA-4) is a co-inhibitory receptor that restricts T cell activation. CTLA-4 exists as membrane (mCTLA-4) and soluble (sCTLA-4) forms, but the key producers, kinetics, and functions of sCTLA-4 are unclear. Here, we investigated the roles of sCTLA-4 in immune regulation under non-inflammatory and inflammatory conditions. Effector regulatory T (Treg) cells were the most active sCTLA-4 producers in basal and inflammatory states, with distinct kinetics upon T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation. We generated mice specifically deficient in sCTLA-4 production, which exhibited spontaneous activation of type 1 immune cells and heightened autoantibody/immunoglobulin E (IgE) production. Conversely, mCTLA-4-deficient mice developed severe type 2-skewed autoimmunity. sCTLA-4 blockade of CD80/86 on antigen-presenting cells inhibited T helper (Th)1, but not Th2, differentiation <em>in vitro</em>. <em>In vivo</em>, Treg-produced sCTLA-4, suppressed Th1-mediated experimental colitis, and enhanced wound healing but hampered tumor immunity. Thus, sCTLA-4 is essential for immune homeostasis and controlling type 1 immunity while allowing type 2 immunity to facilitate resolution in inflammatory conditions.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143736967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ImmunityPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.014
Jyothi N. Purushotham, Holly L. Lutz, Edyth Parker, Kristian G. Andersen
{"title":"Immunological drivers of zoonotic virus emergence, evolution, and endemicity","authors":"Jyothi N. Purushotham, Holly L. Lutz, Edyth Parker, Kristian G. Andersen","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.014","url":null,"abstract":"The disruption of natural ecosystems caused by climate change and human activity is amplifying the risk of zoonotic spillover, presenting a growing global health threat. In the past two decades, the emergence of multiple zoonotic viruses has exposed critical gaps in our ability to predict epidemic trajectories and implement effective interventions. RNA viruses, in particular, are challenging to control due to their high mutation rates and ability to adapt and evade immune defenses. To better prepare for future outbreaks, it is vital that we deepen our understanding of the factors driving viral emergence, transmission, and persistence in human populations. Specifically, deciphering the interactions between antibody-mediated immunity and viral evolution will be key. In this perspective, we explore these dynamic relationships and highlight research priorities that may guide the development of more effective strategies to mitigate the impact of emerging infectious diseases.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143737142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ImmunityPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.003
Patrick J. Madden, Ester Marina-Zárate, Kristen A. Rodrigues, Jon M. Steichen, Monolina Shil, Kaiyuan Ni, Katarzyna Kaczmarek Michaels, Laura Maiorino, Amit A. Upadhyay, Swati Saha, Arpan Pradhan, Oleksandr Kalyuzhiny, Alessia Liguori, Paul G. Lopez, Ivy Phung, Claudia Flynn, Amelia Zhou, Mariane B. Melo, Ashley Lemnios, Nicole Phelps, Shane Crotty
{"title":"Diverse priming outcomes under conditions of very rare precursor B cells","authors":"Patrick J. Madden, Ester Marina-Zárate, Kristen A. Rodrigues, Jon M. Steichen, Monolina Shil, Kaiyuan Ni, Katarzyna Kaczmarek Michaels, Laura Maiorino, Amit A. Upadhyay, Swati Saha, Arpan Pradhan, Oleksandr Kalyuzhiny, Alessia Liguori, Paul G. Lopez, Ivy Phung, Claudia Flynn, Amelia Zhou, Mariane B. Melo, Ashley Lemnios, Nicole Phelps, Shane Crotty","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"Rare naive B cells have special pathogen-recognition features that enable outsized contributions to protective immunity but infrequently participate in immune responses. We investigatee how germline-targeting vaccine delivery and adjuvant selection affect priming of exceptionally rare BG18-like HIV broadly neutralizing antibody-precursor B cells (<1-in-50 million) in non-human primates. Only escalating dose (ED) priming immunization using the saponin adjuvant SMNP elicited detectable BG18-like cells in germinal centers (GCs) compared with other conditions. All groups had strong GC responses, but only ED+SMNP and bolus+SMNP induced BG18-like memory B cells in >50% of animals. One group had vaccine-specific GC responses equivalent to ED+SMNP but scarce BG18-like B cells. Following homologous boosting, BG18-like memory B cells were present in a bolus priming group but with lower somatic hypermutation and affinities than ED+SMNP. This outcome inversely associated with post-prime antibody titers, suggesting antibody feedback significantly influences rare precursor B cell responses. Thus, antigen and inflammatory stimuli extensively impact priming and affinity maturation of rare B cells.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143736966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ImmunityPub Date : 2025-03-28DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.002
Liqun Yu, Keziah Liebenberg, Yichao Shen, Fengshuo Liu, Zhan Xu, Xiaoxin Hao, Ling Wu, Weijie Zhang, Hilda L. Chan, Bo Wei, Philip L. Lorenzi, Yang Gao, Igor Bado, Luis Becerra-Dominguez, Charlotte Helena Rivas, Sergio Aguirre, Bradley C. Pingel, Yi-Hsuan Wu, Yunfeng Ding, Jun Liu, Xiang H.-F. Zhang
{"title":"Tumor-derived arachidonic acid reprograms neutrophils to promote immune suppression and therapy resistance in triple-negative breast cancer","authors":"Liqun Yu, Keziah Liebenberg, Yichao Shen, Fengshuo Liu, Zhan Xu, Xiaoxin Hao, Ling Wu, Weijie Zhang, Hilda L. Chan, Bo Wei, Philip L. Lorenzi, Yang Gao, Igor Bado, Luis Becerra-Dominguez, Charlotte Helena Rivas, Sergio Aguirre, Bradley C. Pingel, Yi-Hsuan Wu, Yunfeng Ding, Jun Liu, Xiang H.-F. Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2025.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"The combination of immune checkpoint blockade and chemotherapies is the standard of care for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, initially, responsive tumors can still develop recurrences, suggesting acquired resistance mechanisms that remain poorly understood. Herein, we discover that TNBC cells surviving anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (anti-PD-1) and chemotherapy treatment accumulate neutral lipids. Disrupting lipid droplet formation in cancer cells reverses resistance and mitigates the immunosuppressive microenvironment. Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a subset of neutrophils exhibiting a lipid-laden phenotype similar to adjacent tumor cells. Mechanistically, tumor-derived extracellular vesicles carrying lipids, including arachidonic acid (AA), mediate neutrophil reprogramming. Blocking dietary intake of omega-6 fatty acids or inhibiting fatty acid elongation for AA synthesis restores anti-tumor immunity and re-sensitizes the resistant tumors to anti-PD-1 and chemotherapy treatment. In human patients, AA metabolism-related pathways correlates with neutrophil enrichment. Overall, we demonstrate how lipid accumulation in TNBC cells leads to immune suppression and therapy resistance.","PeriodicalId":13269,"journal":{"name":"Immunity","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":32.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143723819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}