T cells are ready for the fight against monkeypox.

Wellington D., Dong T.

In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Grifoni et al. provide reassuring evidence that the majority of epitopes induced by vaccinia virus vaccines are conserved in monkeypox virus and can elicit memory T cell responses, while also providing an extensive list of potential T cell epitopes.

DOI

10.1016/j.chom.2022.11.004

Type

Journal article

Journal

Cell host & microbe

Publication Date

12/2022

Volume

30

Pages

1653 - 1654

Addresses

Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Keywords

T-Lymphocytes, Humans, Monkeypox virus, Vaccinia virus, Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte, Mpox (monkeypox)

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