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To determine how mutations in SARS-CoV-2 MHC-I-restricted epitopes influence cytotoxic T lymphocyte recognition and immune evasion.

March 4, 2021Science ImmunologyOpen Access

SARS-CoV-2 mutations in MHC-I-restricted epitopes evade CD8 + T cell responses

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BABenedikt AgererMedical University of Vienna MKMaximilian KoblischkeMedical University of Vienna VGVenugopal GudipatiInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene

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Molecular sequencing study demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2 mutations reduce MHC-I binding to evade cytotoxic T cell responses, highlighting a mechanism of adaptive immune escape.

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To determine how mutations in SARS-CoV-2 MHC-I-restricted epitopes influence cytotoxic T lymphocyte recognition and immune evasion.
Identified mutations across viral MHC-I-restricted epitopes using deep viral sequencing.
Assessed the impact of epitope mutations on peptide-MHC-I binding affinity and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses.
Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 MHC-I epitopes led to reduced peptide-MHC-I binding affinity.
Decreased peptide-MHC-I binding allowed mutated viral variants to evade CTL-mediated immune responses.

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Agerer et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa5718b24014aaf7fdd48ac https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.abg6461

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Molecular sequencing study demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2 mutations reduce MHC-I binding to evade cytotoxic T cell responses, highlighting a mechanism of adaptive immune escape.

SARS-CoV-2 mutations in MHC-I-restricted epitopes evade CD8 + T cell responses

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SARS-CoV-2 mutations in MHC-I-restricted epitopes evade CD8 + T cell responses

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