Minimal cross-over between mutations associated with Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 and CD8+ T cell epitopes identified in COVID-19 convalescent individuals
A. Redd, A. Nardin, H. Kared, E. M. Bloch, B. Abel, A. Pekosz, O. Laeyendecker, M. Fehlings, T. Quinn, A. A. Tobian
The paper examines if CD8+ T-cell epitopes from 2020 SARS-CoV-2 convalescent individuals are mutated in the Omicron variant, finding only one epitope with a single amino acid change.
bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2021 · PreprintImmunology