Directed evolution: methodologies and applications

Y Wang, P Xue, M Cao, T Yu, ST Lane… - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Directed evolution aims to expedite the natural evolution process of biological molecules
and systems in a test tube through iterative rounds of gene diversifications and library …

A compendium of single extracellular vesicle flow cytometry

JA Welsh, GJA Arkesteijn, M Bremer… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flow cytometry (FCM) offers a multiparametric technology capable of characterizing single
extracellular vesicles (EVs). However, most flow cytometers are designed to detect cells …

High-speed fluorescence image–enabled cell sorting

D Schraivogel, TM Kuhn, B Rauscher… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Fast and selective isolation of single cells with unique spatial and morphological traits
remains a technical challenge. Here, we address this by establishing high-speed image …

Clonal expansion and epigenetic inheritance of long-lasting NK cell memory

T Rückert, CA Lareau, MF Mashreghi, LS Ludwig… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Clonal expansion of cells with somatically diversified receptors and their long-term
maintenance as memory cells is a hallmark of adaptive immunity. Here, we studied …

Marked T cell activation, senescence, exhaustion and skewing towards TH17 in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

S De Biasi, M Meschiari, L Gibellini, C Bellinazzi… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The immune system of patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 is severely impaired. Detailed
investigation of T cells and cytokine production in patients affected by COVID-19 pneumonia …

Impaired immune cell cytotoxicity in severe COVID-19 is IL-6 dependent

A Mazzoni, L Salvati, L Maggi… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease
caused by SARS-CoV-2. Antiviral immune response is crucial to achieve pathogen …

Meta-analysis of leukocyte diversity in atherosclerotic mouse aortas

A Zernecke, H Winkels, C Cochain… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
The diverse leukocyte infiltrate in atherosclerotic mouse aortas was recently analyzed in 9
single-cell RNA sequencing and 2 mass cytometry studies. In a comprehensive meta …

Precise reconstruction of the TME using bulk RNA-seq and a machine learning algorithm trained on artificial transcriptomes

A Zaitsev, M Chelushkin, D Dyikanov, I Cheremushkin… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Cellular deconvolution algorithms virtually reconstruct tissue composition by analyzing the
gene expression of complex tissues. We present the decision tree machine learning …

Immunological signature in human cases of monkeypox infection in 2022 outbreak: an observational study

C Agrati, A Cossarizza, V Mazzotta, G Grassi… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background An unprecedented global monkeypox outbreak started in May, 2022. No data
are yet available about the dynamics of the immune response against monkeypox virus. The …

Extricating human tumour immune alterations from tissue inflammation

F Mair, JR Erickson, M Frutoso, AJ Konecny, E Greene… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Immunotherapies have achieved remarkable successes in the treatment of cancer, but major
challenges remain,. An inherent weakness of current treatment approaches is that …