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The impact of viral mutations on recognition by SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells

The impact of viral mutations on recognition by SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells
The impact of viral mutations on recognition by SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells

We identify amino acid variants within dominant SARS-CoV-2 T cell epitopes by interrogating global sequence data. Several variants within nucleocapsid and ORF3a epitopes have arisen independently in multiple lineages and result in loss of recognition by epitope-specific T cells assessed by IFN-γ and cytotoxic killing assays. Complete loss of T cell responsiveness was seen due to Q213K in the A∗01:01-restricted CD8+ ORF3a epitope FTSDYYQLY207-215; due to P13L, P13S, and P13T in the B∗27:05-restricted CD8+ nucleocapsid epitope QRNAPRITF9-17; and due to T362I and P365S in the A∗03:01/A∗11:01-restricted CD8+ nucleocapsid epitope KTFPPTEPK361-369. CD8+ T cell lines unable to recognize variant epitopes have diverse T cell receptor repertoires. These data demonstrate the potential for T cell evasion and highlight the need for ongoing surveillance for variants capable of escaping T cell as well as humoral immunity.

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de Silva, Thushan I, Liu, Guihai, Lindsey, Benjamin B, Moore, Shona C, Hsu, Nienyun Sharon, Shah, Dhruv, Wellington, Dannielle, Mentzer, Alexander J, Angyal, Adrienn, Parker, Matthew D, Ying, Zixi, Yao, Xuan, Turtle, Lance, Dunachie, Susanna and Dushianthan, Ahilanandan , COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium (2021) The impact of viral mutations on recognition by SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells. iScience, 24 (11), 103353. (doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.103353).

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Abstract

We identify amino acid variants within dominant SARS-CoV-2 T cell epitopes by interrogating global sequence data. Several variants within nucleocapsid and ORF3a epitopes have arisen independently in multiple lineages and result in loss of recognition by epitope-specific T cells assessed by IFN-γ and cytotoxic killing assays. Complete loss of T cell responsiveness was seen due to Q213K in the A∗01:01-restricted CD8+ ORF3a epitope FTSDYYQLY207-215; due to P13L, P13S, and P13T in the B∗27:05-restricted CD8+ nucleocapsid epitope QRNAPRITF9-17; and due to T362I and P365S in the A∗03:01/A∗11:01-restricted CD8+ nucleocapsid epitope KTFPPTEPK361-369. CD8+ T cell lines unable to recognize variant epitopes have diverse T cell receptor repertoires. These data demonstrate the potential for T cell evasion and highlight the need for ongoing surveillance for variants capable of escaping T cell as well as humoral immunity.

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Published date: 19 November 2021

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Local EPrints ID: 455680
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/455680
ISSN: 2589-0042
PURE UUID: d9f33d18-612e-4ae9-a931-28058d614a23
ORCID for Kordo Saeed: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0123-0302
ORCID for Ahilanandan Dushianthan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0165-3359

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Date deposited: 30 Mar 2022 16:48
Last modified: 08 Oct 2024 01:59

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Author: Thushan I de Silva
Author: Guihai Liu
Author: Benjamin B Lindsey
Author: Danning Dong
Author: Shona C Moore
Author: Nienyun Sharon Hsu
Author: Dhruv Shah
Author: Dannielle Wellington
Author: Alexander J Mentzer
Author: Adrienn Angyal
Author: Rebecca Brown
Author: Matthew D Parker
Author: Zixi Ying
Author: Xuan Yao
Author: Lance Turtle
Author: Susanna Dunachie
Author: Mala K Maini
Author: Graham Ogg
Author: Julian C Knight
Author: Yanchun Peng
Author: Sarah L Rowland-Jones
Author: Tao Dong
Author: Kordo Saeed ORCID iD
Author: Ahilanandan Dushianthan ORCID iD
Corporate Author: COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium

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