Immune 34: Coronavirus cross-reacting T cells

<p>Immune explains a study demonstrating T cells that react with SARS-CoV-2 epitopes in individuals who have never been infected with the virus, implying cross-reactivity with common cold coronaviruses.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vincent Racaniello</a> and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/cindyleifer" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Cynthia Leifer</a><br /> <br /> Guest: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BioProfBarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/immune/id1305309644" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iTunes</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2ltbXVuZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Podcasts</a>. <a href="http://immune.libsyn.com/rss" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">email</a><br /> Become a <a href="https://www.microbe.tv/contribute" target= "_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">patron</a> of Immune!</p> <h3>Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li><a title= "https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/08/04/science.abd3871" href= "https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/08/04/science.abd3871"> Cross-reactive</a> coronavirus CD4+ T cells (Science)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2588-y">Immune misfiring</a> in severe COVID-19 (Nature)</li> <li>A <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02379-1">COVID-19 riddle</a> for the immune system (Nature)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/immune/immune-34-letters/">Letters</a> read on Immune 34</li> <li>Time stamps by <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Music by Steve Neal.<br /> Immune logo image by <a href= "https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/File:Blausen_0077_Basophil.png" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer