Identification of immunogenic and cross-reactive chikungunya virus-specific CD4+ T cell epitopes in chronic chikungunya viral arthritic disease in humans
Rimjhim Agarwal, Calvin Ha, Fernanda Heloise Côrtes, Ye Ji Lee, Amparo Martínez-Pérez, Rosa Isela Gálvez, Izabella N. Castillo, Elizabeth Jane Phillips, Simon Alexander Mallal, Ángel Balmaseda, Eva Harris, Claudia M. Romero-Vivas, Lakshmanane Premkumar, Andrew K. I. Falconar, Alba Grifoni, , Daniela Weiskopf
This study identifies CD4+ T cell epitopes in chronic chikungunya virus disease, revealing conserved epitopes across alphaviruses and providing tools for T cell response analysis.
Nature Communications · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology