Publications 2024

Ask EH, Tschan-Plessl A, Hoel HJ, Kolstad A, Holte H, Malmberg KJ (2024)
MetaGate: Interactive analysis of high-dimensional cytometry data with metadata integration
Patterns (N Y), 5 (7), 100989
DOI 10.1016/j.patter.2024.100989, PubMed 39081571

Fein JA, Shouval R, Krieger E, Spellman SR, Wang T, Baldauf H, Fleischhauer K, Kröger N, Horowitz M, Maiers M, Miller JS, Mohty M, Nagler A, Weisdorf D, Malmberg KJ, Toor AA, Schetelig J, Romee R, Koreth J (2024)
Systematic evaluation of donor-KIR/recipient-HLA interactions in HLA-matched hematopoietic cell transplantation for AML
Blood Adv, 8 (3), 581-590
DOI 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011622, PubMed 38052043

Hammer Q, Perica K, Mbofung RM, van Ooijen H, Martin KE, Momayyezi P, Varady E, Pan Y, Jelcic M, Groff B, Abujarour R, Krokeide SZ, Lee T, Williams A, Goodridge JP, Valamehr B, Önfelt B, Sadelain M, Malmberg KJ (2024)
Genetic ablation of adhesion ligands mitigates rejection of allogeneic cellular immunotherapies
Cell Stem Cell, 31 (9), 1376-1386.e8
DOI 10.1016/j.stem.2024.06.011, PubMed 38981470

Martin KE, Hammer Q, Perica K, Sadelain M, Malmberg KJ (2024)
Engineering immune-evasive allogeneic cellular immunotherapies
Nat Rev Immunol, 24 (9), 680-693
DOI 10.1038/s41577-024-01022-8, PubMed 38658708

Netskar H, Pfefferle A, Goodridge JP, Sohlberg E, Dufva O, Teichmann SA, Brownlie D, Michaëlsson J, Marquardt N, Clancy T, Horowitz A, Malmberg KJ (2024)
Pan-cancer profiling of tumor-infiltrating natural killer cells through transcriptional reference mapping
Nat Immunol, 25 (8), 1445-1459
DOI 10.1038/s41590-024-01884-z, PubMed 38956379

Palacios D, Majhi RK, Szabo EK, Clement D, Lachota M, Netskar H, Penna L, Krokeide SZ, Vincenti M, Kveberg L, Malmberg KJ (2024)
The G Protein-Coupled Receptor GPR56 Is an Inhibitory Checkpoint for NK Cell Migration
J Immunol, 213 (9), 1349-1357
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.2400228, PubMed 39320215

Pfefferle A, Phuyal S, Netskar H, Malmberg KJ (2024)
Egr2 to the rescue: nanoparticles revitalize natural killer cells in the fight against cancer
EMBO J, 43 (13), 2527-2529
DOI 10.1038/s44318-024-00144-y, PubMed 38886578

Rebuffet L, Melsen JE, Escalière B, Basurto-Lozada D, Bhandoola A, Björkström NK, Bryceson YT, Castriconi R, Cichocki F, Colonna M, Davis DM, Diefenbach A, Ding Y, Haniffa M, Horowitz A, Lanier LL, Malmberg KJ, Miller JS, Moretta L, Narni-Mancinelli E, O'Neill LAJ, Romagnani C, Ryan DG, Sivori S, Sun D et al. (2024)
High-dimensional single-cell analysis of human natural killer cell heterogeneity
Nat Immunol, 25 (8), 1474-1488
DOI 10.1038/s41590-024-01883-0, PubMed 38956378

Strunz B, Momayyezi P, Bilev E, Muvva JR, Chen P, Bister J, Schaffer M, Akber M, Cornillet M, Karolinska KI/K COVID-19 Study Group, Horowitz A, Malmberg KJ, Rooyackers O, Aleman S, Ljunggren HG, Björkström NK, Strålin K, Hammer Q (2024)
The HLA-B -21 M/T dimorphism associates with disease severity in COVID-19
Genes Immun (in press)
DOI 10.1038/s41435-024-00302-6, PubMed 39487235

Sætersmoen M, Kotchetkov IS, Torralba-Raga L, Mansilla-Soto J, Sohlberg E, Krokeide SZ, Hammer Q, Sadelain M, Malmberg KJ (2024)
Targeting HLA-E-overexpressing cancers with a NKG2A/C switch receptor
Med (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.medj.2024.09.010, PubMed 39423821

Vo DN, Yuan O, Kanaya M, Telliam-Dushime G, Li H, Kotova O, Caglar E, Honnens de Lichtenberg K, Rahman SH, Soneji S, Scheding S, Bryder D, Malmberg KJ, Sitnicka E (2024)
A temporal developmental map separates human NK cells from noncytotoxic ILCs through clonal and single-cell analysis
Blood Adv, 8 (11), 2933-2951
DOI 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011909, PubMed 38484189

Weiss L, Schluck M, Classens R, de Jonge PKJD, van der Waart A, Nguyen KG, Nguyen TT, Zaharoff DA, Malmberg KJ, Dolstra H, Figdor CG, Sohlberg E, Hammink R (2024)
Interleukin-12 decorated nanosized semiflexible Immunofilaments enable directed targeting and augmented IFNγ responses of natural killer cells
Acta Biomater (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.11.012, PubMed 39528061

Publications 2023

Ask EH, Tschan-Plessl A, Hoel HJ, Kolstad A, Holte H, Malmberg KJ (2023)
MetaGate: Interactive Analysis of High-Dimensional Cytometry Data with Meta Data Integration
bioRxiv
DOI 10.1101/2023.10.27.564454, PubMed 37961421

Clement D, Szabo EK, Krokeide SZ, Wiiger MT, Vincenti M, Palacios D, Chang YT, Grimm C, Patel S, Stenmark H, Brech A, Majhi RK, Malmberg KJ (2023)
The Lysosomal Calcium Channel TRPML1 Maintains Mitochondrial Fitness in NK Cells through Interorganelle Cross-Talk
J Immunol, 211 (9), 1348-1358
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.2300406, PubMed 37737664

Giang KA, Boxaspen T, Diao Y, Nilvebrant J, Kosugi-Kanaya M, Kanaya M, Krokeide SZ, Lehmann F, Svensson Gelius S, Malmberg KJ, Nygren PÅ (2023)
Affibody-based hBCMA x CD16 dual engagers for NK cell-mediated killing of multiple myeloma cells
N Biotechnol, 77, 139-148
DOI 10.1016/j.nbt.2023.09.002, PubMed 37673373

Hammer Q, Perica K, van Ooijen H, Mbofung R, Momayyezi P, Varady E, Martin KE, Pan Y, Jelcic M, Groff B, Abujarour R, Krokeide S, Lee T, Williams A, Goodridge JP, Valamehr B, Önfelt B, Sadelain M, Malmberg KJ (2023)
Genetic ablation of adhesion ligands averts rejection of allogeneic immune cells
bioRxiv
DOI 10.1101/2023.10.09.557143, PubMed 37873468

Haroun-Izquierdo A, Lanuza PM, Pfefferle A, Netskar H, Ask EH, Törlén J, Björklund A, Sohlberg E, Malmberg KJ (2023)
Effect of mTOR Inhibition with Sirolimus on Natural Killer Cell Reconstitution in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
Transplant Cell Ther, 29 (6), 376.e1-376.e11
DOI 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.03.023, PubMed 36966873

Humbert M, Olofsson A, Wullimann D, Niessl J, Hodcroft EB, Cai C, Gao Y, Sohlberg E, Dyrdak R, Mikaeloff F, Neogi U, Albert J, Malmberg KJ, Lund-Johansen F, Aleman S, Björkhem-Bergman L, Jenmalm MC, Ljunggren HG, Buggert M, Karlsson AC (2023)
Functional SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive CD4⁺ T cells established in early childhood decline with age
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 120 (12), e2220320120
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2220320120, PubMed 36917669

Lachota M, Zielniok K, Palacios D, Kanaya M, Penna L, Hoel HJ, Wiiger MT, Kveberg L, Hautz W, Zagożdżon R, Malmberg KJ (2023)
Mapping the chemotactic landscape in NK cells reveals subset-specific synergistic migratory responses to dual chemokine receptor ligation
EBioMedicine, 96, 104811
DOI 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104811, PubMed 37741009

Palma Medina LM, Babačić H, Dzidic M, Parke Å, Garcia M, Maleki KT, Unge C, Lourda M, Kvedaraite E, Chen P, Muvva JR, Cornillet M, Emgård J, Moll K, Karolinska K. I./K. COVID-19 Study Group, Michaëlsson J, Flodström-Tullberg M, Brighenti S, Buggert M, Mjösberg J, Malmberg KJ, Sandberg JK, Gredmark-Russ S, Rooyackers O, Svensson M et al. (2023)
Targeted plasma proteomics reveals signatures discriminating COVID-19 from sepsis with pneumonia
Respir Res, 24 (1), 62
DOI 10.1186/s12931-023-02364-y, PubMed 36829233

Philippon C, Tao S, Clement D, Haroun-Izquierdo A, Kichula KM, Netskar H, Brandt L, Oei VS, Kanaya M, Lanuza PM, Schaffer M, Goodridge JP, Horowitz A, Zhu F, Hammer Q, Sohlberg E, Majhi RK, Kveberg L, Önfelt B, Norman PJ, Malmberg KJ (2023)
Allelic variation of KIR and HLA tunes the cytolytic payload and determines functional hierarchy of NK cell repertoires
Blood Adv, 7 (16), 4492-4504
DOI 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023009827, PubMed 37327114

Sandoz PA, Kuhnigk K, Szabo EK, Thunberg S, Erikson E, Sandström N, Verron Q, Brech A, Watzl C, Wagner AK, Alici E, Malmberg KJ, Uhlin M, Önfelt B (2023)
Modulation of lytic molecules restrain serial killing in γδ T lymphocytes
Nat Commun, 14 (1), 6035
DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-41634-7, PubMed 37758698

Publications 2022

Bajor M, Graczyk-Jarzynka A, Marhelava K, Burdzinska A, Muchowicz A, Goral A, Zhylko A, Soroczynska K, Retecki K, Krawczyk M, Klopotowska M, Pilch Z, Paczek L, Malmberg KJ, Wälchli S, Winiarska M, Zagozdzon R (2022)
PD-L1 CAR effector cells induce self-amplifying cytotoxic effects against target cells
J Immunother Cancer, 10 (1)
DOI 10.1136/jitc-2021-002500, PubMed 35078921

Cichocki F, Bjordahl R, Goodridge JP, Mahmood S, Gaidarova S, Abujarour R, Davis ZB, Merino A, Tuininga K, Wang H, Kumar A, Groff B, Witty A, Bonello G, Huffman J, Dailey T, Lee TT, Malmberg KJ, Walcheck B, Höpken U, Rehm A, Valamehr B, Miller JS (2022)
Quadruple gene-engineered natural killer cells enable multi-antigen targeting for durable antitumor activity against multiple myeloma
Nat Commun, 13 (1), 7341
DOI 10.1038/s41467-022-35127-2, PubMed 36446823

Hammer Q, Dunst J, Christ W, Picarazzi F, Wendorff M, Momayyezi P, Huhn O, Netskar HK, Maleki KT, García M, Sekine T, Sohlberg E, Azzimato V, Aouadi M, Karolinska COVID-19 Study Group, Severe COVID-19 GWAS Group, Degenhardt F, Franke A, Spallotta F, Mori M, Michaëlsson J, Björkström NK, Rückert T, Romagnani C, Horowitz A et al. (2022)
SARS-CoV-2 Nsp13 encodes for an HLA-E-stabilizing peptide that abrogates inhibition of NKG2A-expressing NK cells
Cell Rep, 38 (10), 110503
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110503, PubMed 35235832

Haroun-Izquierdo A, Vincenti M, Netskar H, van Ooijen H, Zhang B, Bendzick L, Kanaya M, Momayyezi P, Li S, Wiiger MT, Hoel HJ, Krokeide SZ, Kremer V, Tjonnfjord G, Berggren S, Wikström K, Blomberg P, Alici E, Felices M, Önfelt B, Höglund P, Valamehr B, Ljunggren HG, Björklund A, Hammer Q et al. (2022)
Adaptive single-KIR⁺NKG2C⁺ NK cells expanded from select superdonors show potent missing-self reactivity and efficiently control HLA-mismatched acute myeloid leukemia
J Immunother Cancer, 10 (11)
DOI 10.1136/jitc-2022-005577, PubMed 36319065

Ljunggren HG, Ask EH, Cornillet M, Strunz B, Chen P, Rao Muvva J, Akber M, Buggert M, Chambers BJ, Cuapio A, Dzidic M, Filipovic I, Flodström-Tullberg M, Garcia M, Gorin JB, Gredmark-Russ S, Hertwig L, Klingström J, Kokkinou E, Kvedaraite E, Lourda M, Mjösberg J, Maucourant C, Norrby-Teglund A, Palma Medina LM et al. (2022)
The Karolinska KI/K COVID-19 Immune Atlas: An open resource for immunological research and educational purposes
Scand J Immunol, 96 (1), e13195 (in press)
DOI 10.1111/sji.13195, PubMed 35652743

Momayyezi P, Malmberg KJ, Hammer Q (2022)
Small Interfering RNA Delivery Into Primary Human Natural Killer Cells for Functional Gene Analyses
Curr Protoc, 2 (11), e613
DOI 10.1002/cpz1.613, PubMed 36440989

Palacios D, Momayyezi P, Huhn O, Ask EH, Dunst J, Malmberg KJ, Hammer Q (2022)
An optimized platform for efficient siRNA delivery into human NK cells
Eur J Immunol, 52 (7), 1190-1193
DOI 10.1002/eji.202149710, PubMed 35416292

Salomé B, Sfakianos JP, Ranti D, Daza J, Bieber C, Charap A, Hammer C, Banchereau R, Farkas AM, Ruan DF, Izadmehr S, Geanon D, Kelly G, de Real RM, Lee B, Beaumont KG, Shroff S, Wang YA, Wang YC, Thin TH, Garcia-Barros M, Hegewisch-Solloa E, Mace EM, Wang L, O'Donnell T et al. (2022)
NKG2A and HLA-E define an alternative immune checkpoint axis in bladder cancer
Cancer Cell, 40 (9), 1027-1043.e9
DOI 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.08.005, PubMed 36099881

Shapiro RM, Birch GC, Hu G, Vergara Cadavid J, Nikiforow S, Baginska J, Ali AK, Tarannum M, Sheffer M, Abdulhamid YZ, Rambaldi B, Arihara Y, Reynolds C, Halpern MS, Rodig SJ, Cullen N, Wolff JO, Pfaff KL, Lane AA, Lindsley RC, Cutler CS, Antin JH, Ho VT, Koreth J, Gooptu M et al. (2022)
Expansion, persistence, and efficacy of donor memory-like NK cells infused for posttransplant relapse
J Clin Invest, 132 (11)
DOI 10.1172/JCI154334, PubMed 35349491

Sohlberg E, Pfefferle A, Heggernes Ask E, Tschan-Plessl A, Jacobs B, Netskar H, Lorenz S, Kanaya M, Kosugi-Kanaya M, Meinke S, Mörtberg A, Höglund P, Sundin M, Carlsson G, Palmblad J, Malmberg KJ (2022)
Perturbed NK-cell homeostasis associated with disease severity in chronic neutropenia
Blood, 139 (5), 704-716
DOI 10.1182/blood.2021013233, PubMed 34699594

Publications 2021

Chiu E, Felices M, Cichocki F, Davis Z, Wang H, Tuninga K, Vallera DA, Lee T, Bjordahl R, Malmberg KJ, Valamehr B, Miller JS (2021)
Anti-NKG2C/IL-15/anti-CD33 killer engager directs primary and iPSC-derived NKG2C⁺ NK cells to target myeloid leukemia
Mol Ther, 29 (12), 3410-3421
DOI 10.1016/j.ymthe.2021.06.018, PubMed 34174441

Klopotowska M, Bajor M, Graczyk-Jarzynka A, Kraft A, Pilch Z, Zhylko A, Firczuk M, Baranowska I, Lazniewski M, Plewczynski D, Goral A, Soroczynska K, Domagala J, Marhelava K, Slusarczyk A, Retecki K, Ramji K, Krawczyk M, Temples MN, Sharma B, Lachota M, Netskar H, Malmberg KJ, Zagozdzon R, Winiarska M (2021)
PRDX-1 Supports the Survival and Antitumor Activity of Primary and CAR-Modified NK Cells under Oxidative Stress
Cancer Immunol Res, 10 (2), 228-244
DOI 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-20-1023, PubMed 34853030

Lachota M, Lennikov A, Malmberg KJ, Zagozdzon R (2021)
Bioinformatic Analysis Reveals Central Role for Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells in Uveal Melanoma Progression
J Immunol Res, 2021, 9920234
DOI 10.1155/2021/9920234, PubMed 34195299

Lourda M, Dzidic M, Hertwig L, Bergsten H, Palma Medina LM, Sinha I, Kvedaraite E, Chen P, Muvva JR, Gorin JB, Cornillet M, Emgård J, Moll K, García M, Maleki KT, Klingström J, Michaëlsson J, Flodström-Tullberg M, Brighenti S, Buggert M, Mjösberg J, Malmberg KJ, Sandberg JK, Henter JI, Folkesson E et al. (2021)
High-dimensional profiling reveals phenotypic heterogeneity and disease-specific alterations of granulocytes in COVID-19
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 118 (40)
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2109123118, PubMed 34548411

Mazzarella L, Enblad G, Olweus J, Malmberg KJ, Jerkeman M (2021)
Advances in immune therapies in hematological malignancies
J Intern Med, 292 (2), 205-220
DOI 10.1111/joim.13395, PubMed 34624160

Sullivan LC, Nguyen THO, Harpur CM, Stankovic S, Kanagarajah AR, Koutsakos M, Saunders PM, Cai Z, Gray JA, Widjaja JML, Lin J, Pietra G, Mingari MC, Moretta L, Samir J, Luciani F, Westall GP, Malmberg KJ, Kedzierska K, Brooks AG (2021)
Natural killer cell receptors regulate responses of HLA-E-restricted T cells
Sci Immunol, 6 (58)
DOI 10.1126/sciimmunol.abe9057, PubMed 33893172

Woan KV, Kim H, Bjordahl R, Davis ZB, Gaidarova S, Goulding J, Hancock B, Mahmood S, Abujarour R, Wang H, Tuininga K, Zhang B, Wu CY, Kodal B, Khaw M, Bendzick L, Rogers P, Ge MQ, Bonello G, Meza M, Felices M, Huffman J, Dailey T, Lee TT, Walcheck B et al. (2021)
Harnessing features of adaptive NK cells to generate iPSC-derived NK cells for enhanced immunotherapy
Cell Stem Cell, 28 (12), 2062-2075.e5
DOI 10.1016/j.stem.2021.08.013, PubMed 34525347

Publications 2020

Ask EH, Tschan-Plessl A, Gjerdingen TJ, Sætersmoen ML, Hoel HJ, Wiiger MT, Olweus J, Wahlin BE, Lingjærde OC, Horowitz A, Cashen AF, Watkins M, Fehniger TA, Holte H, Kolstad A, Malmberg KJ (2020)
A Systemic Protein Deviation Score Linked to PD-1⁺ CD8⁺ T Cell Expansion That Predicts Overall Survival in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Med, 2 (2), 180-195.e5
DOI 10.1016/j.medj.2020.10.006, PubMed 35590201

Clement D, Goodridge JP, Grimm C, Patel S, Malmberg KJ (2020)
TRP Channels as Interior Designers: Remodeling the Endolysosomal Compartment in Natural Killer Cells
Front Immunol, 11, 753
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00753, PubMed 32411146

Goldenson BH, Zhu H, Wang YM, Heragu N, Bernareggi D, Ruiz-Cisneros A, Bahena A, Ask EH, Hoel HJ, Malmberg KJ, Kaufman DS (2020)
Umbilical Cord Blood and iPSC-Derived Natural Killer Cells Demonstrate Key Differences in Cytotoxic Activity and KIR Profiles
Front Immunol, 11, 561553
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2020.561553, PubMed 33178188

Jacobs B, Schlögl S, Strobl CD, Völkl S, Stoll A, Mougiakakos D, Malmberg KJ, Mackensen A, Aigner M (2020)
The Oncometabolite 5'-Deoxy-5'-Methylthioadenosine Blocks Multiple Signaling Pathways of NK Cell Activation
Front Immunol, 11, 2128
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2020.02128, PubMed 33123121

Lachota M, Vincenti M, Winiarska M, Boye K, Zagożdżon R, Malmberg KJ (2020)
Prospects for NK Cell Therapy of Sarcoma
Cancers (Basel), 12 (12)
DOI 10.3390/cancers12123719, PubMed 33322371

Maucourant C, Filipovic I, Ponzetta A, Aleman S, Cornillet M, Hertwig L, Strunz B, Lentini A, Reinius B, Brownlie D, Cuapio A, Ask EH, Hull RM, Haroun-Izquierdo A, Schaffer M, Klingström J, Folkesson E, Buggert M, Sandberg JK, Eriksson LI, Rooyackers O, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ, Michaëlsson J, Marquardt N et al. (2020)
Natural killer cell immunotypes related to COVID-19 disease severity
Sci Immunol, 5 (50)
DOI 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd6832, PubMed 32826343

Patel S, Malmberg KJ (2020)
Preventing a shock to the system. Two-pore channel 1 negatively regulates anaphylaxis
Cell Calcium, 92, 102289
DOI 10.1016/j.ceca.2020.102289, PubMed 33027744

Pfefferle A, Jacobs B, Haroun-Izquierdo A, Kveberg L, Sohlberg E, Malmberg KJ (2020)
Deciphering Natural Killer Cell Homeostasis
Front Immunol, 11, 812
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00812, PubMed 32477340

Tschan-Plessl A, Kalberer CP, Wieboldt R, Stern M, Siegler U, Wodnar-Filipowicz A, Gerull S, Halter J, Heim D, Tichelli A, Tsakiris DA, Malmberg KJ, Passweg JR, Bottos A (2020)
Cellular immunotherapy with multiple infusions of in vitro-expanded haploidentical natural killer cells after autologous transplantation for patients with plasma cell myeloma
Cytotherapy, 23 (4), 329-338
DOI 10.1016/j.jcyt.2020.09.009, PubMed 33268029

Zhu H, Blum RH, Bernareggi D, Ask EH, Wu Z, Hoel HJ, Meng Z, Wu C, Guan KL, Malmberg KJ, Kaufman DS (2020)
Metabolic Reprograming via Deletion of CISH in Human iPSC-Derived NK Cells Promotes In Vivo Persistence and Enhances Anti-tumor Activity
Cell Stem Cell, 27 (2), 224-237.e6
DOI 10.1016/j.stem.2020.05.008, PubMed 32531207

Publications 2019

Cornillet M, Jansson H, Schaffer M, Hertwig L, Berglin L, Zimmer CL, Johansson H, Ellis E, Isaksson B, Gonzalez-Galarza FF, Middleton D, Malmberg KJ, Sparrelid E, Björkström NK (2019)
Imbalance of Genes Encoding Natural Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors and Human Leukocyte Antigen in Patients With Biliary Cancer
Gastroenterology, 157 (4), 1067-1080.e9
DOI 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.06.023, PubMed 31229495

Enqvist M, Jacobs B, Junlén HR, Schaffer M, Melén CM, Friberg D, Wahlin BE, Malmberg KJ (2019)
Systemic and Intra-Nodal Activation of NK Cells After Rituximab Monotherapy for Follicular Lymphoma
Front Immunol, 10, 2085
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02085, PubMed 31572357

Goodridge JP, Jacobs B, Saetersmoen ML, Clement D, Hammer Q, Clancy T, Skarpen E, Brech A, Landskron J, Grimm C, Pfefferle A, Meza-Zepeda L, Lorenz S, Wiiger MT, Louch WE, Ask EH, Liu LL, Oei VYS, Kjällquist U, Linnarsson S, Patel S, Taskén K, Stenmark H, Malmberg KJ (2019)
Remodeling of secretory lysosomes during education tunes functional potential in NK cells
Nat Commun, 10 (1), 514
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-08384-x, PubMed 30705279

Pfefferle A, Jacobs B, Netskar H, Ask EH, Lorenz S, Clancy T, Goodridge JP, Sohlberg E, Malmberg KJ (2019)
Intra-lineage Plasticity and Functional Reprogramming Maintain Natural Killer Cell Repertoire Diversity
Cell Rep, 29 (8), 2284-2294.e4
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.10.058, PubMed 31747601

Publications 2018

Björklund AT, Carlsten M, Sohlberg E, Liu LL, Clancy T, Karimi M, Cooley S, Miller JS, Klimkowska M, Schaffer M, Watz E, Wikström K, Blomberg P, Wahlin BE, Palma M, Hansson L, Ljungman P, Hellström-Lindberg E, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2018)
Complete Remission with Reduction of High-Risk Clones following Haploidentical NK-Cell Therapy against MDS and AML
Clin Cancer Res, 24 (8), 1834-1844
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-3196, PubMed 29444931

De Santis F, Del Vecchio M, Castagnoli L, De Braud F, Di Cosimo S, Franceschini D, Fucà G, Hiscott J, Malmberg KJ, McGranahan N, Pietrantonio F, Rivoltini L, Sangaletti S, Tagliabue E, Tripodo C, Vernieri C, Zitvogel L, Pupa SM, Di Nicola M (2018)
Innovative therapy, monoclonal antibodies, and beyond: Highlights from the eighth annual meeting
Cytokine Growth Factor Rev, 44, 1-10
DOI 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2018.10.005, PubMed 30393044

Jacobs B, Pfefferle A, Clement D, Berg-Larsen A, Saetersmoen ML, Lorenz S, Wiiger MT, Goodridge JP, Malmberg KJ (2018)
Induction of the BIM Short Splice Variant Sensitizes Proliferating NK Cells to IL-15 Withdrawal
J Immunol, 202 (3), 736-746
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1801146, PubMed 30578306

Oei VYS, Siernicka M, Graczyk-Jarzynka A, Hoel HJ, Yang W, Palacios D, Almåsbak H, Bajor M, Clement D, Brandt L, Önfelt B, Goodridge J, Winiarska M, Zagozdzon R, Olweus J, Kyte JA, Malmberg KJ (2018)
Intrinsic Functional Potential of NK-Cell Subsets Constrains Retargeting Driven by Chimeric Antigen Receptors
Cancer Immunol Res, 6 (4), 467-480
DOI 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-17-0207, PubMed 29459477

Saetersmoen ML, Hammer Q, Valamehr B, Kaufman DS, Malmberg KJ (2018)
Off-the-shelf cell therapy with induced pluripotent stem cell-derived natural killer cells
Semin Immunopathol, 41 (1), 59-68
DOI 10.1007/s00281-018-0721-x, PubMed 30361801

Publications 2017

Clancy T, Dannenfelser R, Troyanskaya O, Malmberg KJ, Hovig E, Kristensen V (2017)
Bioinformatics Approaches to Profile the Tumor Microenvironment for Immunotherapeutic Discovery
Curr Pharm Des, 23 (32), 4716-4725
DOI 10.2174/1381612823666170710154936, PubMed 28699527

Liu LL, Béziat V, Oei VYS, Pfefferle A, Schaffer M, Lehmann S, Hellström-Lindberg E, Söderhäll S, Heyman M, Grandér D, Malmberg KJ (2017)
Ex Vivo Expanded Adaptive NK Cells Effectively Kill Primary Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cells
Cancer Immunol Res, 5 (8), 654-665
DOI 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-16-0296, PubMed 28637877

Malmberg KJ, Carlsten M, Björklund A, Sohlberg E, Bryceson YT, Ljunggren HG (2017)
Natural killer cell-mediated immunosurveillance of human cancer
Semin Immunol, 31, 20-29
DOI 10.1016/j.smim.2017.08.002, PubMed 28888619

Malmberg KJ, Sohlberg E, Goodridge JP, Ljunggren HG (2017)
Immune selection during tumor checkpoint inhibition therapy paves way for NK-cell "missing self" recognition
Immunogenetics, 69 (8-9), 547-556
DOI 10.1007/s00251-017-1011-9, PubMed 28699110

Wagner JA, Rosario M, Romee R, Berrien-Elliott MM, Schneider SE, Leong JW, Sullivan RP, Jewell BA, Becker-Hapak M, Schappe T, Abdel-Latif S, Ireland AR, Jaishankar D, King JA, Vij R, Clement D, Goodridge J, Malmberg KJ, Wong HC, Fehniger TA (2017)
CD56bright NK cells exhibit potent antitumor responses following IL-15 priming
J Clin Invest, 127 (11), 4042-4058
DOI 10.1172/JCI90387, PubMed 28972539

Publications 2016

Björklund AT, Clancy T, Goodridge JP, Béziat V, Schaffer M, Hovig E, Ljunggren HG, Ljungman PT, Malmberg KJ (2016)
Naive Donor NK Cell Repertoires Associated with Less Leukemia Relapse after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
J Immunol, 196 (3), 1400-11
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1501434, PubMed 26746188

Horowitz A, Djaoud Z, Nemat-Gorgani N, Blokhuis J, Hilton HG, Béziat V, Malmberg KJ, Norman PJ, Guethlein LA, Parham P (2016)
Class I HLA haplotypes form two schools that educate NK cells in different ways
Sci Immunol, 1 (3)
DOI 10.1126/sciimmunol.aag1672, PubMed 27868107

Landtwing V, Raykova A, Pezzino G, Béziat V, Marcenaro E, Graf C, Moretta A, Capaul R, Zbinden A, Ferlazzo G, Malmberg KJ, Chijioke O, Münz C (2016)
Cognate HLA absence in trans diminishes human NK cell education
J Clin Invest, 126 (10), 3772-3782
DOI 10.1172/JCI86923, PubMed 27571408

Liu LL, Landskron J, Ask EH, Enqvist M, Sohlberg E, Traherne JA, Hammer Q, Goodridge JP, Larsson S, Jayaraman J, Oei VYS, Schaffer M, Taskén K, Ljunggren HG, Romagnani C, Trowsdale J, Malmberg KJ, Béziat V (2016)
Critical Role of CD2 Co-stimulation in Adaptive Natural Killer Cell Responses Revealed in NKG2C-Deficient Humans
Cell Rep, 15 (5), 1088-1099
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.04.005, PubMed 27117418

Mensali N, Ying F, Sheng VO, Yang W, Walseng E, Kumari S, Fallang LE, Kolstad A, Uckert W, Malmberg KJ, Wälchli S, Olweus J (2016)
Targeting B-cell neoplasia with T-cell receptors recognizing a CD20-derived peptide on patient-specific HLA
Oncoimmunology, 5 (5), e1138199
DOI 10.1080/2162402X.2016.1138199, PubMed 27467957

Publications 2015

Béziat V, Sleiman M, Goodridge JP, Kaarbø M, Liu LL, Rollag H, Ljunggren HG, Zimmer J, Malmberg KJ (2015)
Polyclonal Expansion of NKG2C(+) NK Cells in TAP-Deficient Patients
Front Immunol, 6, 507
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00507, PubMed 26500647

Enqvist M, Ask EH, Forslund E, Carlsten M, Abrahamsen G, Béziat V, Andersson S, Schaffer M, Spurkland A, Bryceson Y, Önfelt B, Malmberg KJ (2015)
Coordinated expression of DNAM-1 and LFA-1 in educated NK cells
J Immunol, 194 (9), 4518-27
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1401972, PubMed 25825444

Forslund E, Sohlberg E, Enqvist M, Olofsson PE, Malmberg KJ, Önfelt B (2015)
Microchip-Based Single-Cell Imaging Reveals That CD56dimCD57-KIR-NKG2A+ NK Cells Have More Dynamic Migration Associated with Increased Target Cell Conjugation and Probability of Killing Compared to CD56dimCD57-KIR-NKG2A- NK Cells
J Immunol, 195 (7), 3374-81
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1500171, PubMed 26320254

Goodridge JP, Önfelt B, Malmberg KJ (2015)
Newtonian cell interactions shape natural killer cell education
Immunol Rev, 267 (1), 197-213
DOI 10.1111/imr.12325, PubMed 26284479

Liu LL, Pfefferle A, Yi Sheng VO, Björklund AT, Béziat V, Goodridge JP, Malmberg KJ (2015)
Harnessing adaptive natural killer cells in cancer immunotherapy
Mol Oncol, 9 (10), 1904-17
DOI 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.10.001, PubMed 26604011

Schlums H, Cichocki F, Tesi B, Theorell J, Beziat V, Holmes TD, Han H, Chiang SC, Foley B, Mattsson K, Larsson S, Schaffer M, Malmberg KJ, Ljunggren HG, Miller JS, Bryceson YT (2015)
Cytomegalovirus infection drives adaptive epigenetic diversification of NK cells with altered signaling and effector function
Immunity, 42 (3), 443-56
DOI 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.02.008, PubMed 25786176

Sobecks RM, Wang T, Askar M, Gallagher MM, Haagenson M, Spellman S, Fernandez-Vina M, Malmberg KJ, Müller C, Battiwalla M, Gajewski J, Verneris MR, Ringdén O, Marino S, Davies S, Dehn J, Bornhäuser M, Inamoto Y, Woolfrey A, Shaw P, Pollack M, Weisdorf D, Milller J, Hurley C, Lee SJ et al. (2015)
Impact of KIR and HLA Genotypes on Outcomes after Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 21 (9), 1589-96
DOI 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.05.002, PubMed 25960307

Sohlberg E, Pfefferle A, Andersson S, Baumann BC, Hellström-Lindberg E, Malmberg KJ (2015)
Imprint of 5-azacytidine on the natural killer cell repertoire during systemic treatment for high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome
Oncotarget, 6 (33), 34178-90
DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.6213, PubMed 26497557

von Bahr L, Blennow O, Alm J, Björklund A, Malmberg KJ, Mougiakakos D, Le Blanc A, Oefner PJ, Labopin M, Ljungman P, Le Blanc K (2015)
Increased incidence of chronic GvHD and CMV disease in patients with vitamin D deficiency before allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Bone Marrow Transplant, 50 (9), 1217-23
DOI 10.1038/bmt.2015.123, PubMed 26030049

Publications 2014

Azzi T, Lünemann A, Murer A, Ueda S, Béziat V, Malmberg KJ, Staubli G, Gysin C, Berger C, Münz C, Chijioke O, Nadal D (2014)
Role for early-differentiated natural killer cells in infectious mononucleosis
Blood, 124 (16), 2533-43
DOI 10.1182/blood-2014-01-553024, PubMed 25205117

Béziat V, Traherne J, Malmberg JA, Ivarsson MA, Björkström NK, Retière C, Ljunggren HG, Michaëlsson J, Trowsdale J, Malmberg KJ (2014)
Tracing dynamic expansion of human NK-cell subsets by high-resolution analysis of KIR repertoires and cellular differentiation
Eur J Immunol, 44 (7), 2192-6
DOI 10.1002/eji.201444464, PubMed 24723455

Lunemann S, Malone DF, Grabowski J, Port K, Béziat V, Bremer B, Malmberg KJ, Manns MP, Sandberg JK, Cornberg M, Ljunggren HG, Wedemeyer H, Björkström NK (2014)
Effects of HDV infection and pegylated interferon α treatment on the natural killer cell compartment in chronically infected individuals
Gut, 64 (3), 469-82
DOI 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-306767, PubMed 24721903

Munneke JM, Björklund AT, Mjösberg JM, Garming-Legert K, Bernink JH, Blom B, Huisman C, van Oers MH, Spits H, Malmberg KJ, Hazenberg MD (2014)
Activated innate lymphoid cells are associated with a reduced susceptibility to graft-versus-host disease
Blood, 124 (5), 812-21
DOI 10.1182/blood-2013-11-536888, PubMed 24855210

Publications 2013

Bengnér M, Béziat V, Ernerudh J, Nilsson BO, Löfgren S, Wikby A, Malmberg KJ, Strindhall J (2013)
Independent skewing of the T cell and NK cell compartments associated with cytomegalovirus infection suggests division of labor between innate and adaptive immunity
Age (Dordr), 36 (2), 571-82
DOI 10.1007/s11357-013-9587-y, PubMed 24065293

Béziat V, Liu LL, Malmberg JA, Ivarsson MA, Sohlberg E, Björklund AT, Retière C, Sverremark-Ekström E, Traherne J, Ljungman P, Schaffer M, Price DA, Trowsdale J, Michaëlsson J, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2013)
NK cell responses to cytomegalovirus infection lead to stable imprints in the human KIR repertoire and involve activating KIRs
Blood, 121 (14), 2678-88
DOI 10.1182/blood-2012-10-459545, PubMed 23325834

Béziat V, Traherne JA, Liu LL, Jayaraman J, Enqvist M, Larsson S, Trowsdale J, Malmberg KJ (2013)
Influence of KIR gene copy number on natural killer cell education
Blood, 121 (23), 4703-7
DOI 10.1182/blood-2012-10-461442, PubMed 23637128

Sternberg-Simon M, Brodin P, Pickman Y, Onfelt B, Kärre K, Malmberg KJ, Höglund P, Mehr R (2013)
Natural killer cell inhibitory receptor expression in humans and mice: a closer look
Front Immunol, 4, 65
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00065, PubMed 23532016

Vanherberghen B, Olofsson PE, Forslund E, Sternberg-Simon M, Khorshidi MA, Pacouret S, Guldevall K, Enqvist M, Malmberg KJ, Mehr R, Önfelt B (2013)
Classification of human natural killer cells based on migration behavior and cytotoxic response
Blood, 121 (8), 1326-34
DOI 10.1182/blood-2012-06-439851, PubMed 23287857

Publications 2012

Björkström NK, Béziat V, Cichocki F, Liu LL, Levine J, Larsson S, Koup RA, Anderson SK, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2012)
CD8 T cells express randomly selected KIRs with distinct specificities compared with NK cells
Blood, 120 (17), 3455-65
DOI 10.1182/blood-2012-03-416867, PubMed 22968455

Malmberg KJ (2012)
Toward a prime-boost regime for NK cells?
Blood, 120 (24), 4663-4
DOI 10.1182/blood-2012-09-457184, PubMed 23223209

Malmberg KJ, Beziat V, Ljunggren HG (2012)
Spotlight on NKG2C and the human NK-cell response to CMV infection
Eur J Immunol, 42 (12), 3141-5
DOI 10.1002/eji.201243050, PubMed 23255011

Publications 2011

Béziat V, Dalgard O, Asselah T, Halfon P, Bedossa P, Boudifa A, Hervier B, Theodorou I, Martinot M, Debré P, Björkström NK, Malmberg KJ, Marcellin P, Vieillard V (2011)
CMV drives clonal expansion of NKG2C+ NK cells expressing self-specific KIRs in chronic hepatitis patients
Eur J Immunol, 42 (2), 447-57
DOI 10.1002/eji.201141826, PubMed 22105371

Björkström NK, Svensson A, Malmberg KJ, Eriksson K, Ljunggren HG (2011)
Characterization of natural killer cell phenotype and function during recurrent human HSV-2 infection
PLoS One, 6 (11), e27664
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0027664, PubMed 22110712

Enqvist M, Nilsonne G, Hammarfjord O, Wallin RP, Björkström NK, Björnstedt M, Hjerpe A, Ljunggren HG, Dobra K, Malmberg KJ, Carlsten M (2011)
Selenite induces posttranscriptional blockade of HLA-E expression and sensitizes tumor cells to CD94/NKG2A-positive NK cells
J Immunol, 187 (7), 3546-54
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1100610, PubMed 21890659

Kuylenstierna C, Björkström NK, Andersson SK, Sahlström P, Bosnjak L, Paquin-Proulx D, Malmberg KJ, Ljunggren HG, Moll M, Sandberg JK (2011)
NKG2D performs two functions in invariant NKT cells: direct TCR-independent activation of NK-like cytolysis and co-stimulation of activation by CD1d
Eur J Immunol, 41 (7), 1913-23
DOI 10.1002/eji.200940278, PubMed 21590763

Malmberg KJ, Michaëlsson J, Parham P, Ljunggren HG (2011)
Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor workshop: insights into evolution, genetics, function, and translation
Immunity, 35 (5), 653-7
DOI 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.11.007, PubMed 22118518

Remberger M, Ackefors M, Berglund S, Blennow O, Dahllöf G, Dlugosz A, Garming-Legert K, Gertow J, Gustafsson B, Hassan M, Hassan Z, Hauzenberger D, Hägglund H, Karlsson H, Klingspor L, Kumlien G, Le Blanc K, Ljungman P, Machaczka M, Malmberg KJ, Marschall HU, Mattsson J, Olsson R, Omazic B, Sairafi D et al. (2011)
Improved survival after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in recent years. A single-center study
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 17 (11), 1688-97
DOI 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.05.001, PubMed 21620989

Publications 2010

Andersson S, Malmberg JA, Malmberg KJ (2010)
Tolerant and diverse natural killer cell repertoires in the absence of selection
Exp Cell Res, 316 (8), 1309-15
DOI 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.02.030, PubMed 20206161

Björklund AT, Schaffer M, Fauriat C, Ringdén O, Remberger M, Hammarstedt C, Barrett AJ, Ljungman P, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2010)
NK cells expressing inhibitory KIR for non-self-ligands remain tolerant in HLA-matched sibling stem cell transplantation
Blood, 115 (13), 2686-94
DOI 10.1182/blood-2009-07-229740, PubMed 20097883

Björkström NK, Fauriat C, Bryceson YT, Sandberg JK, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2010)
Analysis of the KIR repertoire in human NK cells by flow cytometry
Methods Mol Biol, 612, 353-64
DOI 10.1007/978-1-60761-362-6_24, PubMed 20033653

Björkström NK, Lindgren T, Stoltz M, Fauriat C, Braun M, Evander M, Michaëlsson J, Malmberg KJ, Klingström J, Ahlm C, Ljunggren HG (2010)
Rapid expansion and long-term persistence of elevated NK cell numbers in humans infected with hantavirus
J Exp Med, 208 (1), 13-21
DOI 10.1084/jem.20100762, PubMed 21173105

Björkström NK, Riese P, Heuts F, Andersson S, Fauriat C, Ivarsson MA, Björklund AT, Flodström-Tullberg M, Michaëlsson J, Rottenberg ME, Guzmán CA, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2010)
Expression patterns of NKG2A, KIR, and CD57 define a process of CD56dim NK-cell differentiation uncoupled from NK-cell education
Blood, 116 (19), 3853-64
DOI 10.1182/blood-2010-04-281675, PubMed 20696944

Carlsten M, Baumann BC, Simonsson M, Jädersten M, Forsblom AM, Hammarstedt C, Bryceson YT, Ljunggren HG, Hellström-Lindberg E, Malmberg KJ (2010)
Reduced DNAM-1 expression on bone marrow NK cells associated with impaired killing of CD34+ blasts in myelodysplastic syndrome
Leukemia, 24 (9), 1607-16
DOI 10.1038/leu.2010.149, PubMed 20613786

Fasth AE, Björkström NK, Anthoni M, Malmberg KJ, Malmström V (2010)
Activating NK-cell receptors co-stimulate CD4(+)CD28(-) T cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Eur J Immunol, 40 (2), 378-87
DOI 10.1002/eji.200939399, PubMed 19904767

Rotzius P, Thams S, Soehnlein O, Kenne E, Tseng CN, Björkström NK, Malmberg KJ, Lindbom L, Eriksson EE (2010)
Distinct infiltration of neutrophils in lesion shoulders in ApoE-/- mice
Am J Pathol, 177 (1), 493-500
DOI 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090480, PubMed 20472897

Schellekens J, Schaffer M, Malmberg KJ, Madrigal JA, Marsh SG (2010)
Identification of a novel KIR3DL1*072 allele by sequence-based typing
Tissue Antigens, 76 (1), 74-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2010.01464.x, PubMed 20210921

Taner SB, Pando MJ, Roberts A, Schellekens J, Marsh SG, Malmberg KJ, Parham P, Brodsky FM (2010)
Interactions of NK cell receptor KIR3DL1*004 with chaperones and conformation-specific antibody reveal a functional folded state as well as predominant intracellular retention
J Immunol, 186 (1), 62-72
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.0903657, PubMed 21115737

Publications 2009

Andersson S, Fauriat C, Malmberg JA, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2009)
KIR acquisition probabilities are independent of self-HLA class I ligands and increase with cellular KIR expression
Blood, 114 (1), 95-104
DOI 10.1182/blood-2008-10-184549, PubMed 19304956

Carlsten M, Malmberg KJ, Ljunggren HG (2009)
Natural killer cell-mediated lysis of freshly isolated human tumor cells
Int J Cancer, 124 (4), 757-62
DOI 10.1002/ijc.24082, PubMed 19035446

Carlsten M, Norell H, Bryceson YT, Poschke I, Schedvins K, Ljunggren HG, Kiessling R, Malmberg KJ (2009)
Primary human tumor cells expressing CD155 impair tumor targeting by down-regulating DNAM-1 on NK cells
J Immunol, 183 (8), 4921-30
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.0901226, PubMed 19801517

Curbo S, Gaudin R, Carlsten M, Malmberg KJ, Troye-Blomberg M, Ahlborg N, Karlsson A, Johansson M, Lundberg M (2009)
Regulation of interleukin-4 signaling by extracellular reduction of intramolecular disulfides
Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 390 (4), 1272-7
DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.10.134, PubMed 19878651

Fasth AE, Dastmalchi M, Rahbar A, Salomonsson S, Pandya JM, Lindroos E, Nennesmo I, Malmberg KJ, Söderberg-Nauclér C, Trollmo C, Lundberg IE, Malmström V (2009)
T cell infiltrates in the muscles of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis are dominated by CD28null T cells
J Immunol, 183 (7), 4792-9
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.0803688, PubMed 19752224

Fauriat C, Ivarsson MA, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ, Michaëlsson J (2009)
Education of human natural killer cells by activating killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors
Blood, 115 (6), 1166-74
DOI 10.1182/blood-2009-09-245746, PubMed 19903900

Malmberg KJ, Ljunggren HG (2009)
Spotlight on IL-22-producing NK cell receptor-expressing mucosal lymphocytes
Nat Immunol, 10 (1), 11-2
DOI 10.1038/ni0109-11, PubMed 19088733

Publications 2008

Björkström NK, Gonzalez VD, Malmberg KJ, Falconer K, Alaeus A, Nowak G, Jorns C, Ericzon BG, Weiland O, Sandberg JK, Ljunggren HG (2008)
Elevated numbers of Fc gamma RIIIA+ (CD16+) effector CD8 T cells with NK cell-like function in chronic hepatitis C virus infection
J Immunol, 181 (6), 4219-28
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.181.6.4219, PubMed 18768879

Fauriat C, Andersson S, Björklund AT, Carlsten M, Schaffer M, Björkström NK, Baumann BC, Michaëlsson J, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2008)
Estimation of the size of the alloreactive NK cell repertoire: studies in individuals homozygous for the group A KIR haplotype
J Immunol, 181 (9), 6010-9
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.181.9.6010, PubMed 18941190

Malmberg KJ, Bryceson YT, Carlsten M, Andersson S, Björklund A, Björkström NK, Baumann BC, Fauriat C, Alici E, Dilber MS, Ljunggren HG (2008)
NK cell-mediated targeting of human cancer and possibilities for new means of immunotherapy
Cancer Immunol Immunother, 57 (10), 1541-52
DOI 10.1007/s00262-008-0492-7, PubMed 18317755

Publications 2007

Carlsten M, Björkström NK, Norell H, Bryceson Y, van Hall T, Baumann BC, Hanson M, Schedvins K, Kiessling R, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2007)
DNAX accessory molecule-1 mediated recognition of freshly isolated ovarian carcinoma by resting natural killer cells
Cancer Res, 67 (3), 1317-25
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-2264, PubMed 17283169

Gonzalez VD, Björkström NK, Malmberg KJ, Moll M, Kuylenstierna C, Michaëlsson J, Ljunggren HG, Sandberg JK (2007)
Application of nine-color flow cytometry for detailed studies of the phenotypic complexity and functional heterogeneity of human lymphocyte subsets
J Immunol Methods, 330 (1-2), 64-74
DOI 10.1016/j.jim.2007.10.020, PubMed 18083186

Harlin H, Hanson M, Johansson CC, Sakurai D, Poschke I, Norell H, Malmberg KJ, Kiessling R (2007)
The CD16- CD56(bright) NK cell subset is resistant to reactive oxygen species produced by activated granulocytes and has higher antioxidative capacity than the CD16+ CD56(dim) subset
J Immunol, 179 (7), 4513-9
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.179.7.4513, PubMed 17878347

Hühn MH, Hultcrantz M, Lind K, Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ, Flodström-Tullberg M (2007)
IFN-gamma production dominates the early human natural killer cell response to Coxsackievirus infection
Cell Microbiol, 10 (2), 426-36
DOI 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2007.01056.x, PubMed 17961184

Ljunggren HG, Malmberg KJ (2007)
Prospects for the use of NK cells in immunotherapy of human cancer
Nat Rev Immunol, 7 (5), 329-39
DOI 10.1038/nri2073, PubMed 17438573

Publications 2006

Hanson MG, Ozenci V, Carlsten MC, Glimelius BL, Frödin JE, Masucci G, Malmberg KJ, Kiessling RV (2006)
A short-term dietary supplementation with high doses of vitamin E increases NK cell cytolytic activity in advanced colorectal cancer patients
Cancer Immunol Immunother, 56 (7), 973-84
DOI 10.1007/s00262-006-0261-4, PubMed 17143612

Norell H, Carlsten M, Ohlum T, Malmberg KJ, Masucci G, Schedvins K, Altermann W, Handke D, Atkins D, Seliger B, Kiessling R (2006)
Frequent loss of HLA-A2 expression in metastasizing ovarian carcinomas associated with genomic haplotype loss and HLA-A2-restricted HER-2/neu-specific immunity
Cancer Res, 66 (12), 6387-94
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-0029, PubMed 16778217

Publications 2005

Malmberg KJ, Ljunggren HG (2005)
Escape from immune- and nonimmune-mediated tumor surveillance
Semin Cancer Biol, 16 (1), 16-31
DOI 10.1016/j.semcancer.2005.07.007, PubMed 16140546

Malmberg KJ, Schaffer M, Ringdén O, Remberger M, Ljunggren HG (2005)
KIR-ligand mismatch in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Mol Immunol, 42 (4), 531-4
DOI 10.1016/j.molimm.2004.07.037, PubMed 15607809

Takahashi A, Hanson MG, Norell HR, Havelka AM, Kono K, Malmberg KJ, Kiessling RV (2005)
Preferential cell death of CD8+ effector memory (CCR7-CD45RA-) T cells by hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress
J Immunol, 174 (10), 6080-7
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.174.10.6080, PubMed 15879102

Publications 2004

Malmberg KJ (2004)
Effective immunotherapy against cancer: a question of overcoming immune suppression and immune escape?
Cancer Immunol Immunother, 53 (10), 879-92
DOI 10.1007/s00262-004-0577-x, PubMed 15338206

Schaffer M, Malmberg KJ, Ringdén O, Ljunggren HG, Remberger M (2004)
Increased infection-related mortality in KIR-ligand-mismatched unrelated allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
Transplantation, 78 (7), 1081-5
DOI 10.1097/01.tp.0000137103.19717.86, PubMed 15480179

Publications 2002

Malmberg KJ, Lenkei R, Petersson M, Ohlum T, Ichihara F, Glimelius B, Frödin JE, Masucci G, Kiessling R (2002)
A short-term dietary supplementation of high doses of vitamin E increases T helper 1 cytokine production in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Clin Cancer Res, 8 (6), 1772-8
PubMed 12060616

Malmberg KJ, Levitsky V, Norell H, de Matos CT, Carlsten M, Schedvins K, Rabbani H, Moretta A, Söderström K, Levitskaya J, Kiessling R (2002)
IFN-gamma protects short-term ovarian carcinoma cell lines from CTL lysis via a CD94/NKG2A-dependent mechanism
J Clin Invest, 110 (10), 1515-23
DOI 10.1172/JCI15564, PubMed 12438449

Publications 2001

Charo J, Geluk A, Sundbäck M, Mirzai B, Diehl AD, Malmberg KJ, Achour A, Huriguchi S, van Meijgaarden KE, Drijfhout JW, Beekman N, van Veelen P, Ossendorp F, Ottenhoff TH, Kiessling R (2001)
The identification of a common pathogen-specific HLA class I A*0201-restricted cytotoxic T cell epitope encoded within the heat shock protein 65
Eur J Immunol, 31 (12), 3602-11
DOI 10.1002/1521-4141(200112)31:12<3602::aid-immu3602>3.0.co;2-l, PubMed 11745380

Malmberg KJ, Arulampalam V, Ichihara F, Petersson M, Seki K, Andersson T, Lenkei R, Masucci G, Pettersson S, Kiessling R (2001)
Inhibition of activated/memory (CD45RO(+)) T cells by oxidative stress associated with block of NF-kappaB activation
J Immunol, 167 (5), 2595-601
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.167.5.2595, PubMed 11509600

Publications 1999

Rongcun Y, Salazar-Onfray F, Charo J, Malmberg KJ, Evrin K, Maes H, Kono K, Hising C, Petersson M, Larsson O, Lan L, Appella E, Sette A, Celis E, Kiessling R (1999)
Identification of new HER2/neu-derived peptide epitopes that can elicit specific CTL against autologous and allogeneic carcinomas and melanomas
J Immunol, 163 (2), 1037-44
PubMed 10395702