The key to increase immunogenicity of next‐generation COVID‐19 vaccines lies in the inclusion of the SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleocapsid protein

NJ Mendoza-Ramírez, J García-Cordero… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vaccination is one of the most effective prophylactic public health interventions for the
prevention of infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease (COVID‐19). Considering the …

T cell immune evasion by SARS-CoV-2 JN. 1 escapees targeting two cytotoxic T cell epitope hotspots

J Tian, B Shang, J Zhang, Y Guo, M Li, Y Hu, D Bai… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Although antibody escape is observed in emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 variants, T cell escape, especially after the global circulation of BA. 2.86/JN. 1 …

TCR3d 2.0: expanding the T cell receptor structure database with new structures, tools and interactions

V Lin, M Cheung, R Gowthaman… - Nucleic Acids …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Recognition of antigens by T cell receptors (TCRs) is a key component of adaptive immunity.
Understanding the structures of these TCR interactions provides major insights into immune …

General and individualized changes in T cell immunity during aging

N Song, MA Elbahnasawy… - The Journal of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Functional alterations with age are observed in all human systems, but the aging of the
adaptive immune system displays both general changes affecting all individuals, and …

Quantifiable blood TCR repertoire components associate with immune aging

J Hu, M Pan, B Reid, S Tworoger, B Li - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
T cell senescence alters the homeostasis of distinct T cell populations and results in
decayed adaptive immune protection in older individuals, but a link between aging and …

Identification of virus epitopes and reactive T-cell receptors from memory T cells without peptide synthesis

L Wang, R Xu, D Huang, P Peng, K Sun, J Hu… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Identifying epitopes and their corresponding T-cell receptor (TCR) sequences is crucial in
the face of rapidly mutating viruses. Peptide synthesis is often required to confirm the exact …

T-Cell Receptors Cross-Reactive to Coronaviral Epitopes Homologous to the SPR Peptide

YV Serdyuk, KV Zornikova, DV Dianov… - Biochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2,
has promoted an interest in studying the T-cell immune response. It was found that the …

A Bibliometric Analysis on Multi-epitope Vaccine Development Against SARS-CoV-2: Current Status, Development, and Future Directions

K Khalid, F Ahmad, A Anwar, SK Ong - Molecular Biotechnology, 2025 - Springer
The etiological agent for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the SARS-CoV-2,
caused a global pandemic. Although mRNA, viral-vectored, DNA, and recombinant protein …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct CD8+ T-cell types Associated with COVID-19 Severity in Unvaccinated HLA-A2+ Patients

K Masuda, S Iketani, L Liu, J Huang, Y Qiao, J Shah… - …, 2025 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although emerging data have revealed the critical role of memory CD8+ T cells in
preventing and controlling SARS-CoV-2 infection, virus-specific CD8+ T-cell responses …

[ALINTI][C] Identification of virus epitopes and reactive T-cell receptors from memory T cells without peptide synthesis

B Liu, L Fang, L Zhang, X Sun, F Gu, N Tang, A Huang…