Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: Comprehensive Analysis of CD4 + T Cell Response Cross-Reactive to SARS-CoV-2 Antigens at the Single Allele Level of HLA Class II
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.774491
Figure Lengend Snippet: CD4 + T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens according to HLA class II loci and alleles. CD4 + T cells were stimulated with an allotype-matched aAPCs pulsed with a mixture of peptide pools of spike, nucleocapsid, and membrane protein. The responses by HLA-DR, -DQ, and -DP loci (A) , and HLA-DR alleles (B) , HLA-DQ alleles (C) , and HLA-DP alleles (D) in 42 donors were compared. Each dot presents the magnitude of response by a locus or an allele in an individual. Error bars indicate the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM), and the number of donors with the allele are shown in parentheses. The stacked bar graph presents a proportion of the classified response in donors out of the donors with the allele. Statistical analysis was performed using a one-way ANOVA. *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001. (E) Correlation of allele frequency with the proportion of positive response by HLA-DR, -DQ, and -DP alleles that are in at least three individuals. Statistical analysis was performed using Pearson’s correlation analysis. A line of best fit (solid lines) and the 95% confidence bands (dotted lines) were analyzed using linear regression analysis.
Article Snippet: As previously described , 5 × 10 6 293TN producer cells (System Biosciences) were transfected (Lipofectamine 2000; Invitrogen) with 1.3 pmol psPAX2 (RRID: Addgene_12260), 0.72 pmol pMD.2G (RRID: Addgene_12259), and 1.64 pmol single HLA class II allele-encoding pCDH, and the supernatant was harvested after 2 days.
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