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ArticleVirulence2025

Immunodominant T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein in Omicron breakthrough infection post-inactivated vaccination.

Jie Ning, Yue Xu, Yayi Ren, Zelin Zhang, Ying Chen, Xianhuang Zeng, Jianquan Zhang, Chao Wu

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Jie NingDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yue XuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yayi RenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zelin ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Ying ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Xianhuang ZengDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Jianquan ZhangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Chao WuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1331-2746

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The widespread administration of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines has not eliminated breakthrough infections due to immune evasion by viral mutations. Whether individuals with breakthrough infections can elicit effective T cell responses against the circulating Omicron JN.1 variant, and the specific immunodominant characteristics of these responses, remain to be elucidated. To address this, we recruited 93 individuals who had experienced early Omicron subvariant breakthrough infections following a three-dose regimen of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. Intracellular cytokine staining was employed to evaluate T cell responses to the JN.1 nucleocapsid (N) protein overlapping peptide pool in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Immunodominant epitopes were identified using a three-dimensional matrix screening approach. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) blocking assays and truncated peptides stimulation assays were conducted to define the minimal epitope and HLA restriction. We found that breakthrough infections elicited robust CD4

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Coronavirus Nucleocapsid ProteinsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesImmunodominant EpitopesPhosphoproteinsSARS-CoV-2AdultAgedBreakthrough InfectionsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedCoronavirus Nucleocapsid ProteinsCOVID-19 VaccinesEpitopes, T-LymphocyteImmunodominant Epitopesnucleocapsid phosphoprotein, SARS-CoV-2PhosphoproteinsVaccines, Inactivatedbreakthrough infectionsimmunodominant epitopesOmicronT cell responses

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