Tatsumi N, Kumamoto Y. Role of mouse dendritic cell subsets in priming naive CD4 T cells.  Curr Opin Immunol. 2023; 83:102352, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2023.102352, Review article

Tatsumi N, Davila-Pagan A, Kumamoto Y. Protocol to quantify and characterize contact between T cells and antigen-presenting cells in the antigen-draining lymph nodes of mice using flow cytometry. STAR Protoc. 2022 Dec 16;3(4):101845. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101845.

Tatsumi N, Cogrington AL, El-Fenej J, Phondge V, Kumamoto Y. Effective CD4 T cell priming requires repertoire scanning by CD301b+ migratory cDC2 cells upon lymph node entry. Sci Immunol. 2021 Dec 10; DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abg0336

Shin H, Kumamoto Y, Gopinath S, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ dendritic cells stimulate tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells to protect against genital HSV-2. Nature Commun 2016; 7:13346

Kumamoto Y, Hirai T, Wong PW, Kaplan DH, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ dendritic cells suppress T follicular helper cells and antibody responses to protein antigens. eLife 2016; 5:e17979

Kumamoto Y, Camporez JPG, Jurczak MJ, Shanabrough M, Horvath T, Shulman GI, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ mononuclear phagocytes maintain positive energy balance through secretion of resistin-like molecule alpha. Immunity 2016; 45:583-596

Shook B, Xiao E, Kumamoto Y, Iwasaki A, Horsley V. CD301b+ macrophages are essential for effective skin wound healing. J Invest Dermatol 2016; 136:1885-1891

Kumamoto Y, Linehan M, Weinstein JS, Laidlaw BJ, Craft JE, Iwasaki A.  CD301b+ dermal dendritic cells drive T helper 2 cell-mediated immunity.  Immunity 2013; 39:733-743 

Kumamoto Y, Iwasaki A.  Unique features of antiviral immune system of the vaginal mucosa. Curr Opin Immunol 2012; 24:411-416 , Review article

Kumamoto Y*, Mattei LM*, Sellers S, Payne GW, Iwasaki A.  CD4+ T cells support cytotoxic T lymphocyte priming by controlling lymph node input.  Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2011; 108:8749-8754 (*equal contribution) 

Kumamoto Y, Denda-Nagai K, Aida S, Higashi N, Irimura T.  MGL2+ dermal dendritic cells are sufficient to initiate contact hypersensitivity in vivo.  PLoS One 2009; 4:e5619