Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 reactive CD4 + T cells

The contribution of CD4 + T cells to protective or pathogenic immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection remains unknown. Here, we present large-scale single-cell transcriptomic analysis of viral antigen-reactive CD4 + T cells from 32 COVID-19 patients. In patients with severe disease compared to mild disease, we found increased proportions of cytotoxic follicular helper (T FH ) cells and cytotoxic T helper cells (CD4-CTLs) responding to SARS-CoV-2, and reduced proportion of SARS-CoV-2 reactive regulatory T cells. Importantly, the CD4-CTLs were highly enriched for the expression of transcripts encoding chemokines that are involved in the recruitment of myeloid cells and dendritic cells to the sites of viral infection. Polyfunctional T helper (T H )1 cells and T H 17 cell subsets were underrepresented in the repertoire of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4 + T cells compared to influenza-reactive CD4 + T cells. Together, our analyses provide so far unprecedented insights into the gene expression patterns of SARS-CoV-2 reactive CD4 + T cells in distinct disease severities.

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UpdateIn: Cell. 2020 Oct 5;:. - PMID 33096020

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E-Artikel

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2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology - (2020) vom: 13. Juni

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Englisch

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Meckiff, Benjamin J [VerfasserIn]
Ramírez-Suástegui, Ciro [VerfasserIn]
Fajardo, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Chee, Serena J [VerfasserIn]
Kusnadi, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Simon, Hayley [VerfasserIn]
Grifoni, Alba [VerfasserIn]
Pelosi, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Weiskopf, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Sette, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Ay, Ferhat [VerfasserIn]
Seumois, Grégory [VerfasserIn]
Ottensmeier, Christian H [VerfasserIn]
Vijayanand, Pandurangan [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 27.10.2020

published: Electronic

UpdateIn: Cell. 2020 Oct 5;:. - PMID 33096020

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10.1101/2020.06.12.148916

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NLM311662439