BNT162b2-induced memory T cells respond to the Omicron variant with preserved polyfunctionalityopen access
- Authors
- Jung, Min Kyung; Jeong, Seong Dong; Noh, Ji Yun; Kim, Dong-Uk; Jung, Sungmin; Song, Joon Young; Jeong, Hye Won; Park, Su-Hyung; Shin, Eui-Cheol
- Issue Date
- 6월-2022
- Publisher
- NATURE PORTFOLIO
- Citation
- NATURE MICROBIOLOGY, v.7, no.6, pp.909 - +
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- NATURE MICROBIOLOGY
- Volume
- 7
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 909
- End Page
- +
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/142987
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41564-022-01123-x
- ISSN
- 2058-5276
- Abstract
- An analysis of memory T cells induced by messenger RNA vaccination reveals that they maintain polyfunctionality in response to the Omicron spike protein. The Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) extensively escapes neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination. In the present study, we investigated whether BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine-induced memory T cells functionally respond to the Omicron spike protein. Experiments were performed using samples from healthcare workers who were immunized with two or three doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine and individuals with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection who were immunized with two doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine. Vaccine-induced memory T cells exhibited substantial responses to the Omicron spike protein, with no difference between healthcare workers with two versus three vaccine doses. In individuals with prior infection, two-dose vaccination robustly boosted memory T cells that responded to the Omicron spike protein and the SARS-CoV-2 wild-type (lineage B) spike protein. Importantly, polyfunctionality was preserved in vaccine-induced memory T cells responding to the Omicron spike protein. The present findings indicate that BNT162b2-induced memory T cells substantially respond to the Omicron variant with preserved polyfunctionality.
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