Bivalent mRNA COVID vaccines elicit predominantly cross-reactive CD4+ T cell clonotypes

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Bivalent COVID vaccines containing mRNA for ancestral and Omicron BA.5 spike proteins do not induce stronger T cell responses to Omicron BA.5 spike proteins than monovalent vaccines that contain only ancestral spike mRNA. The reasons for this finding have not been elucidated. Here, we show that healthy donors (HDs) and people living with HIV (PLWH) on antiretroviral therapy mostly target T cell epitopes that are not affected by BA.5 mutations. We use the functional expansion of specific T cells (FEST) assay to determine the percentage of CD4+ T cells that cross-recognize both spike proteins and those that are monoreactive for each protein. We show a predominance of cross-reactive CD4+ T cells; less than 10% percent of spike-specific CD4+ T cell receptors were BA.5 monoreactive in most HDs and PLWH. Our data suggest that the current bivalent vaccines do not induce robust BA.5-monoreactive T cell responses.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Cell reports. Medicine - 5(2024), 3 vom: 19. März, Seite 101442

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sop, Joel [VerfasserIn]
Traut, Caroline C [VerfasserIn]
Dykema, Arbor G [VerfasserIn]
Hunt, Joanne H [VerfasserIn]
Beckey, Tyler P [VerfasserIn]
Basseth, Christie R [VerfasserIn]
Antar, Annukka A R [VerfasserIn]
Laeyendecker, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Kellie N [VerfasserIn]
Blankson, Joel N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BA.5
Bivalent vaccine
COVID-19 Vaccines
Journal Article
MRNA Vaccines
RNA, Messenger
SARS-CoV-2
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
T cell receptor

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101442

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NLM369129164