Immune system

A newly-discovered role for an immune regulator in T cells may help unravel the molecular basis of inflammatory bowel disease and serve as a promising therapeutic target.

Insights into the development of neutrophils could lead to therapeutic options for inflammatory diseases and cancers

Clarifying the role of a protein released by immune ‘dendritic’ cells could yield better treatments

A newly discovered population of immune cells helps replenish the bone marrow’s supply of infection-fighting monocytes

Immune system B cells play a role in tackling liver cancer and provide a marker for patient prognosis

Precursors to dendritic cells decide what they want to be when they grow
up much earlier than previously thought

Revealing the
differences between subsets of immune cells in the blood could yield new
therapies for infectious and autoimmune disease

Detailed molecular analysis shows extremely limited diversity among one group of immune cells and uncovers a new population

Uncovering the molecular mechanisms behind immune system activation could help in future gene therapies