SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 caused HLA-A2+ CD8+ T cell epitope mutations for impaired cellular immune response
C. Xiao, L. Mao, Z. Wang, G. Zhu, L. Gao, J. Su, X. Chen, J. Yuan, Y. Hu, Z. Yin, J. Xie, W. Ji, H. Niu, F. Gao, O. J. Luo, , G. Chen
This study identifies mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 that reduce HLA-A2 restricted CD8+ T cell epitope binding and impair cellular immune responses.
iScience · Mar 1, 2022Peer-reviewedImmunology