LARGE SCALE T CELL EPITOPE DISCOVERY - COVID Supplement

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Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 epitope Megapools (SARS-CoV-2 MPs) is used to study SARS-CoV-2 CD4 and CD8 specific T cell responses. The Megapool (MP) approach allows simultaneous testing of large number of epitopes. According to this approach large numbers of different epitopes are solubilized, pooled and re-lyophilized to avoid cell toxicity problems associated with high concentrations of DMSO typically encountered when single pre-solubilized epitopes are pooled. These MPs have been used for both CD4 and CD8 T cell epitope identification.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10254455
Project number
75N93019C00065-P00002-9999-2
Recipient
LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY
Principal Investigator
ALESSANDRO SETTE
Activity code
N01
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2020
Award amount
$650,336
Award type
Project period
2019-09-30 → 2020-09-29