A funnel approach to enable analyses of epitope-specific human CD4 T cells specific for influenza and SARS-CoV-2.
Katherine A. Richards, Robert C. Mettelman, Kiley Trombley, M. Eismann, Emma Kaitlynn Allen, Z. B. Scott, A. Joachimiak, Stacey Schultz‐Cherry, Francisco A. Chaves, Paul Glyndwr Thomas, Andrea J. Sant
The paper introduces a funnel approach to identify epitope-specific CD4 T cells for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 by narrowing down potential epitopes using HLA-DR transgenic mice and ELISpot assays.
mBio · May 19, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology