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Airway Memory CD4+ T Cells Mediate Protective Immunity against Emerging Respiratory Coronaviruses

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Zhao, Jincun, Zhao, Jingxian, Mangalam, Ashutosh K., Channappanavar, Rudragouda, Fett, Craig, Meyerholz, David K., Agnihothram, Sudhakar, Baric, Ralph S. +2 more·2016·Immunity

Abstract

Two zoonotic coronaviruses (CoVs)-SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV-have crossed species to cause severe human respiratory disease. Here, we showed that induction of airway memory CD4(+) T cells specific for a conserved epitope shared by SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV is a potential strategy for developing pan-coronavirus vaccines. Airway memory CD4(+) T cells differed phenotypically and functionally from lung-derived cells and were crucial for protection against both CoVs in mice. Protection was dependent on interferon-γ and required early induction of robust innate and virus-specific CD8(+) T cell responses. The conserved epitope was also recognized in SARS-CoV- and MERS-CoV-infected human leukocyte antigen DR2 and DR3 transgenic mice, indicating potential relevance in human populations. Additionally, this epitope was cross-protective between human and bat CoVs, the progenitors for many human CoVs. Vaccine strategies that induce airway memory CD4(+) T cells targeting conserved epitopes might have broad applicability in the context of new CoVs and other respiratory virus outbreaks.

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Zhao, J., Zhao, J., Mangalam, A. K., Channappanavar, R., Fett, C., Meyerholz, D. K., Agnihothram, S., Baric, R. S., David, C. S., & Perlman, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
Corresponding author
  • Zhao, Jincun
  • Perlman, Stanley
Venue
Immunity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-06
Volume
44
Issue
6
Pages
1379-1391
ISSN
1074-7613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2418601731
Cited by
496
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 57 · 2022: 78 · 2021: 107 · 2020: 139 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4
FWCI
7.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Immunity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • Recruitment Program of Global Experts
  • National Institutes of Health (PO1AI060699, AI100625, AI060699)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI091322, U19AI100625, P01AI060699)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
Keywords
SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, pan-coronavirus vaccine, conserved epitopes, cross-protective immunity, interferon-gamma, CD8+ T cell responses, HLA-DR2, HLA-DR3, bat coronaviruses, zoonotic coronaviruses, respiratory viral infections
MeSH terms
Animals, Antigens, Viral, Cells, Cultured, Cross Reactions, Humans, Immunity, Immunologic Memory, Interferon-gamma, Mice, Inbred Strains, Respiratory System, Vaccination, Viral Vaccines, Virion, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Coronavirus Infections, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus, Mice

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