Comprehensive Analysis of CD4+ T Cell Response Cross-Reactive to SARS-CoV-2 Antigens at the Single Allele Level of HLA Class II
CD4+ T cells; HLA-DP; HLA-DQ; HLA-DR; MHC class II alleles; SARS-CoV-2; cross-reactive T cells; immunodominance.- Front Immunol
- 7.3
- 2022 Jan 6;12:774491.
- Human
- Elispot
- 呼吸系统
- 呼吸系统
- T细胞
- 新冠
- IFN-γ
相关货号
LXEHS01-1
Abstract
Common human coronaviruses have been circulating undiagnosed worldwide. These common human coronaviruses share partial sequence homology with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); therefore, T cells specific to human coronaviruses are also cross-reactive with SARS-CoV-2 antigens. Herein, we defined CD4+ T cell responses that were cross-reactive with SARS-CoV-2 antigens in blood collected in 2016-2018 from healthy donors at the single allele level using artificial antigen-presenting cells (aAPC) expressing a single HLA class II allotype. We assessed the allotype-restricted responses in the 42 individuals using the aAPCs matched 22 HLA-DR alleles, 19 HLA-DQ alleles, and 13 HLA-DP alleles. The response restricted by the HLA-DR locus showed the highest magnitude, and that by HLA-DP locus was higher than that by HLA-DQ locus. Since two alleles of HLA-DR, -DQ, and -DP loci are expressed co-dominantly in an individual, six different HLA class II allotypes can be used to the cross-reactive T cell response. Of the 16 individuals who showed a dominant T cell response, five, one, and ten showed a dominant response by a single allotype of HLA-DR, -DQ, and -DP, respectively. The single allotype-restricted T cells responded to only one antigen in the five individuals and all the spike, membrane, and nucleocapsid proteins in the six individuals. In individuals heterozygous for the HLA-DPA and HLA-DPB loci, four combinations of HLA-DP can be expressed, but only one combination showed a dominant response. These findings demonstrate that cross-reactive T cells to SARS-CoV-2 respond with single-allotype dominance.Keywords:CD4+ T cells; HLA-DP; HLA-DQ; HLA-DR; MHC class II alleles; SARS-CoV-2; cross-reactive T cells; immunodominance.
金课堂之文献解析 文献原文请点击
本网站销售的所有产品及服务均不得用于人类或动物之临床诊断或治疗,仅可用于工业或者科研等非医疗目的。