title: Reprogramming immune responses via microRNA modulation.
abstract: It is becoming increasingly clear that there are unique sets of miRNAs that have distinct governing roles in several aspects of both innate and adaptive immune responses. In addition, new tools allow selective modulation of the expression of individual miRNAs, both in vitro and in vivo. Here, we summarize recent advances in our understanding of how miRNAs drive the activity of immune cells, and how their modulation in vivo opens new avenues for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in multiple diseases, from immunodeficiency to cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA ; The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard. 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
authors.forename: Juan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cubillos-Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Melanie R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rutkowski
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, and the Rena Rowan Breast Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tchou
authors.affiliation: Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Jose R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Conejo-Garcia
keywords: adaptive immunity; immunotherapy; microRNA; tumor immunology