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Weisha Qi

Istituto Oncologico Veneto

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Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Agnieszka Katarzyna MaciołaiD· 2 shared Alfredo Pherez-FarahiD· 2 shared Edoardo PeroniiD· 2 shared Enrico Dotta· 2 shared Francesca GranucciiD· 2 shared Gioia BoncompagniiD· 2 shared Giulia PasqualiD· 2 shared Giuseppe RoccaiD· 2 shared

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Sequential engagement of distinct dendritic cell subsets shapes Th2 polarization

Enrico Dotta, Nathan Sébastien Zangger, Giulia Cesaro, Giuseppe Rocca, Edoardo Peroni, Alfredo Pherez-Farah, Agnieszka Katarzyna Macioła, Weisha Qi, Tania Baccega, Gioia Boncompagni, Michelle Guarniero, Giacomo Baruzzo, Francesca Granucci, Barbara Di Camillo, Annette Oxenius, Giulia Pasqual

The paper shows that distinct dendritic cell subsets sequentially engage CD4 T cells during priming, with late CD70 DC2s driving Th2 polarization.

bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Antigen recognition licenses therapeutic CD8+ T cells to organize a multicellular myeloid interaction network in the tumor microenvironment

Alfredo Pherez-Farah, Willem de Koning, Weisha Qi, Gioia Boncompagni, Enrico Dotta, Edoardo Peroni, Tania Baccega, Agnieszka Katarzyna Macioła, Giuseppe Rocca, Greta Maria Paola Giordano Attianese, Francesca Granucci, Melita B. Irving, Andew Stubbs, Giulia Pasqual

This study investigates how therapeutic CD8+ T cells interact with myeloid cells in the tumor microenvironment through antigen recognition, revealing state-selective networks and the role of pMHC-I sources.

bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2026 · PreprintImmunology