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Immune 34: Coronavirus cross-reacting T cells

  • August 25, 2020
  • Tagged as: CD4 T cell, coronavirus, COVID-19, epitope, MHC molecule, pandemic, peptide, SARS-CoV-2, T cell, T cell epitope, T cell receptor, viral, virology, virus, viruses

Immune explains a study demonstrating T cells that react with SARS-CoV-2 epitopes in individuals who have never been infected with the virus, implying cross-reactivity with common cold coronaviruses.

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  • Immune

Immune 18: Biting off more TCR than you can chew

  • March 27, 2019
  • Tagged as: immune, immunology, MHC I, MHC II, peptide, T cell receptor, trogocytosis

The immunophiles discuss T cell antigen discovery by trogocytosis – the transfer of membrane patches among cells in close contact.

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