Human Immunology News Volume 8.26 | Jul 7

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    Human Immunology News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 8.26 – 07 July, 2020
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    Dynamics in Protein Translation Sustaining T Cell Preparedness

    Scientists investigated the dynamics of mRNA translation kinetics and protein turnover in human naive and activated T cells.
    [Nature Immunology]

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    Use ImmunoCult™ to differentiate mouse CD4+ cells to Tregs.
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    Transcriptional and Functional Analysis of CD1c+ Human Dendritic Cells Identifies a CD163+ Subset Priming CD8+CD103+ T Cells

    Researchers identified circulating CD88CD1c+CD163+ denritic cells (DCs) as immediate precursors of inflammatory CD88CD14+CD1c+CD163+FcεRI+ DCs.
    [Immunity]

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    Eosinophils Regulate Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Sustain Physical and Immunological Fitness in Old Age

    The authors showed that adipose tissue eosinophils undergo major age-related changes in distribution and function associated with impaired adipose tissue homeostasis and systemic low-grade inflammation in both humans and mice.
    [Nature Metabolism]

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    Engineering Monocyte/Macrophage-Specific Glucocerebrosidase Expression in Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Using Genome Editing

    The authors report an efficient CRISPR/Cas9-based approach that targeted glucocerebrosidase expression cassettes with a monocyte/macrophage-specific element to the CCR5 safe-harbor locus in human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Xenogenization of Tumor Cells by Fusogenic Exosomes in Tumor Microenvironment Ignites and Propagates Antitumor Immunity

    Researchers suggested a previously unidentified method for xenogenizing tumors by using fusogenic exosomes to introduce fusogenic viral antigens onto the tumor cell surface.
    [Science Advances]

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    Identification of Human CD4+ T Cell Populations with Distinct Antitumor Activity

    Of clinical importance, CD26high and TH17 cells engineered with a chimeric antigen receptor regressed large human tumors to a greater extent than enriched TH1 or TH2 cells.
    [Science Advances]

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    Longevity and Replenishment of Human Liver-Resident Memory T Cells and Mononuclear Phagocytes

    Allografts were rapidly infiltrated by recipient leukocytes, which recapitulated the liver myeloid and lymphoid composition, and underwent partial reprogramming with acquisition of CD68/CD206 on MNPs and CD69/CD103 on T cells.
    [Journal of Experimental Medicine]

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    Preclinical Evaluation of CD8+ Anti-BCMA mRNA CAR T Cells for Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

    Scientists developed a novel CD8+ CAR T-cell product, Descartes-08, with predictable pharmacokinetics for treatment of multiple myeloma. Descartes-08 was engineered by mRNA transfection to express anti-BCMA CAR for a defined length of time.
    [Leukemia]

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    ERMAP Is a B7 Family-Related Molecule That Negatively Regulates T Cell and Macrophage Responses

    Researchers identified erythroid membrane-associated protein (ERMAP) as a novel T cell inhibitory molecule. ERMAP shared significant sequence and structural homology with existing B7 family members in its extracellular domain.
    [Cellular & Molecular Immunology]

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    Fewer Tumor-Specific PD-1+CD8+ TILs in High-Risk “Infiltrating” HPV− HNSCC

    The tumor and TIL phenotypic characteristics of 134 HNSCC specimens were retrospectively analysed. HNSCC data from the Cancer Genome Atlas were analysed for CD8α, HPV and overall survival.
    [British Journal of Cancer]

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    CXCL5 Promotes Gastric Cancer Metastasis by Inducing Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Activating Neutrophils

    The authors report that the expression of CXCL5 was elevated in tumor tissues and positively associated with lymphatic metastasis and tumor differentiation.
    [Oncogenesis]

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    A Novel Humanized Mouse Model to Study the Function of Human Cutaneous Memory T Cells In Vivo in Human Skin

    Scientists utilized immunodeficient NOD-scid IL2rγnull (NSG) mice that carried in vivo-generated engineered human skin (ES). ES was generated from human keratinocytes and fibroblasts and was initially devoid of skin-resident immune cells.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Metabolism of Immune Cells in Cancer

    Through the successes of checkpoint blockade and adoptive cellular therapy, immunotherapy has become an established treatment modality for cancer.
    [Nature Reviews Cancer]

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    T Cell Antigen Discovery

    The T cell receptors–peptide-MHC interaction mediates’ between a T cell and its target cell dictates its function and thereby influences its role in disease.
    [Nature Metabolism]

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    Fc Gamma Receptors and Their Role in Antigen Uptake, Presentation, and T Cell Activation

    Investigators cover the contribution of FcγRs to antigen-presentation with a focus on the intracellular trafficking of IgG-immune complexes and the pathways that support this function.
    [Frontiers in Immunology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Cabaletta Bio and Artisan Bio Announce Gene Editing Research and Collaboration Agreement to Develop Next-Generation CAAR T Cell Therapies

    Cabaletta Bio, Inc. announced they have signed a research and collaboration agreement to accelerate development of next-generation CAAR T cell therapies for patients with B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.
    [Calbetta Bio, Inc.]

    Press Release

    Initiative Recruits Scientist-Volunteers to Aid COVID-19 Research

    In mid-March, as businesses and universities across Europe were shutting down in a bid to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, three longtime friends were talking about how they wished they could do something to combat the disease.
    [The Scientist]

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