Identification, crystallization and epitope determination of public TCR shared and expanded in COVID-19 patients
X. Lu, Y. Hosono, S. Ishizuka, M. Nagae, E. Ishikawa, D. Motooka, Y. Ozaki, N. Sax, R. Shinnakasu, T. Inoue, T. Onodera, T. Matsumura, M. Shinkai, T. Sato, S. Nakamura, , S. Yamasaki
The paper identifies and crystallizes public TCRs from SARS-CoV-2-specific Tfh cells in COVID-19 patients, showing they recognize conserved spike epitopes and cross-react with symbiotic bacteria.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2021Immunology