An unconventional view of COVID-19 T cell immunity

HF Koay; TS Fulford; DI Godfrey

Journal article

An unconventional view of COVID-19 T cell immunity

HF Koay, TS Fulford, DI Godfrey

Journal of Experimental Medicine | ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1084/JEM.20201727

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Abstract

In this issue of JEM, Jouan et al. (https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20200872) report the activation and skewed function of unconventional T cells in severe COVID-19 patients. This may reflect a role in COVID-19 immunity or pathogenesis and potentially identifies new therapeutic targets for this disease.

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Fern Koay Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (1113293 and 1140126 to D.I. Godfrey). H-F. Koay is supported by an National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship (1160333); D.I. Godfrey is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research Fellowship (1117766). D.I. Godfrey and H-F. Koay are also supported by the Australian Research Council (CE140100011). The figure is created partially with BioRender.com.