Welcome to Immunology & Cell Biology
Immunology & Cell Biology spans the breadth of immunology, with a particular emphasis on the cell biology of the immune system. Areas that are covered include, but are not limited to, cellular immunology, innate and adaptive immunity, immune responses to pathogens, tumour immunology, immunopathology, immunotherapy, immunogenetics and immunological studies in humans and model organisms (including mouse, rat, Drosophila etc).
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Volume 86, No 8
November/December 2008
ISSN: 0818-9641
EISSN: 1440-1711
2007 impact factor 3.033*
47/119 in Immunology
77/156 in Cell Biology
Editor-in-Chief:
Chris R Parish
* Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Reuters, 2008
FEATURED ARTICLES
REVIEW
Apoptosis as a mechanism of T-regulatory cell homeostasis and suppressionORIGINAL ARTICLE - AOP
Inflammatory caspases are critical for enhanced cell death in the target tissue of Sjögren's syndrome before disease onsetNEWS AND COMMENTARY
Innate immune defenses: Finding a new way to calm the storm FREEOUTSTANDING OBSERVATION
Human beta-defensin 3 binds to hemagglutinin B (rHagB), a non-fimbrial adhesin from Porphyromonas gingivalis, and attenuates a pro-inflammatory cytokine response FREEREVIEW
Apoptosis as a mechanism of T-regulatory cell homeostasis and suppressionORIGINAL ARTICLE
CD8+ T-cell attenuation of cutaneous herpes simplex virus infection reduces the average viralORIGINAL ARTICLE
Distinct functional capacities of mouse thymic and splenic dendritic cell populationsNews
Glycobiology of the Immune System
Carbohydrates are involved in a range of interactions related to immune responses. This collection of recent review and research articles represents our current understanding of the roles glycans play in activating the adaptive and innate immune responses.
Best of Immunology & Cell Biology
Spanning the breadth of immunology, Immunology & Cell Biology is proud to present a selection of the top articles from 2007 and 2008. With a particular emphasis on the cell biology of the immune system, areas covered include: cellular immunology, innate and adaptive immunity, immune responses to pathogens, tumour immunology, immunopathology, immunotherapy, immunogenetics and immunological studies in humans and model organisms (including mouse, rat, Drosophila etc).
This focus presents a collection of review and research articles that outline our current understanding of DC heterogeneity, how different populations contribute to T cell responses, and how T cells differentiate and maintain functional diversity. As well as highlighting the recent advances, the accompanying two-part special feature also identifies the gaps in our understanding and the potential this holds for the future.
50th Anniversary of Clonal Selection Theory
The incredible impact on international science of a small paper published 50 years ago is worth celebrating as an exemplar of the immense power of one idea to change our world.
NEW – Outstanding Observation: innovation accelerated - this content is FREE
Immunology & Cell Biology has introduced a new article type, "Outstanding Observation", to allow the rapid publication of influential discoveries about important immunological phenomena.
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Research and Reviews
Latest research highlights and reviews from the NPG family of journals
- Optically mediated particle clearing using Airy wavepackets Source: Nature Photonics
- Central blood pressure measurement may improve risk stratification - this content is FREE Source: Journal of Human Hypertension
- Mitochondrial biology and oxidative stress in Parkinson disease pathogenesis - this content is FREE Source: Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

