T cell receptor repertoires associated with control and disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Munyaradzi Musvosvi, Huang Huang, Chunlin Wang, Qiong Xia, Virginie Rozot, Akshaya Krishnan, Peter Acs, Abhilasha Cheruku, Gerlinde Obermoser, Alasdair Leslie, Samuel M. Behar, Willem A. Hanekom, Nicole Bilek, Michelle Fisher, Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, Gerhard Walzl, Mark Hatherill, Mark M. Davis, Thomas J. Scriba*, Fazlin KafaarLeslie Workman, Humphrey Mulenga, Thomas J. Scriba*, E. Jane Hughes, Nicole Bilek, Mzwandile Erasmus, Onke Nombida, Ashley Veldsman, Yolundi Cloete, Deborah Abrahams, Sizulu Moyo, Sebastian Gelderbloem, Michele Tameris, Hennie Geldenhuys, Willem Hanekom, Gregory Hussey, Rodney Ehrlich, Suzanne Verver, Larry Geiter, Gerhard Walzl, Gillian F. Black, Gian van der Spuy, Kim Stanley, Magdalena Kriel, Nelita Du Plessis, Nonhlanhla Nene, Teri Roberts, Leanie Kleynhans, Andrea Gutschmidt, Bronwyn Smith, Andre G. Loxton, Novel N. Chegou, Gerhardus Tromp, David Tabb, Tom H.M. Ottenhoff, Michel R. Klein, Marielle C. Haks, Kees L.M.C. Franken, Annemieke Geluk, Krista E. van Meijgaarden, Simone A. Joosten, W. Henry Boom, Bonnie Thiel, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Moses Joloba, Sarah Zalwango, Mary Nsereko, Brenda Okwera, Hussein Kisingo, Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, Shreemanta K. Parida, Robert Golinski, Jeroen Maertzdorf, January Weiner, Marc Jacobson, Hazel M. Dockrell, Maeve Lalor, Steven Smith, Patricia Gorak-Stolinska, Yun Gyoung Hur, Ji Sook Lee, Amelia C. Crampin, Neil French, Bagrey Ngwira, Anne Ben-Smith, Kate Watkins, Lyn Ambrose, Felanji Simukonda, Hazzie Mvula, Femia Chilongo, Jacky Saul, Keith Branson, Sara Suliman, Thomas J. Scriba*, Hassan Mahomed, E. Jane Hughes, Nicole Bilek, Mzwandile Erasmus, Onke Nombida, Ashley Veldsman, Katrina Downing, Michelle Fisher, Adam Penn-Nicholson, Humphrey Mulenga, Brian Abel, Mark Bowmaker, Benjamin Kagina, William Kwong Chung, Willem A. Hanekom, Jerry Sadoff, Donata Sizemore, S. Ramachandran, Lew Barker, Michael Brennan, Frank Weichold, Stefanie Muller, Larry Geiter, Desta Kassa, Almaz Abebe, Tsehayenesh Mesele, Belete Tegbaru, Debbie van Baarle, Frank Miedema, Rawleigh Howe, Adane Mihret, Abraham Aseffa, Yonas Bekele, Rachel Iwnetu, Mesfin Tafesse, Lawrence Yamuah, Martin Ota, Jayne Sutherland, Philip Hill, Richard Adegbola, Tumani Corrah, Martin Antonio, Toyin Togun, Ifedayo Adetifa, Simon Donkor, Peter Andersen, Ida Rosenkrands, Mark Doherty, Karin Weldingh, Gary Schoolnik, Gregory Dolganov, Tran Van

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Abstract

Antigen-specific, MHC-restricted αβ T cells are necessary for protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but the ability to broadly study these responses has been limited. In the present study, we used single-cell and bulk T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing and the GLIPH2 algorithm to analyze M. tuberculosis-specific sequences in two longitudinal cohorts, comprising 166 individuals with M. tuberculosis infection who progressed to either tuberculosis (n = 48) or controlled infection (n = 118). We found 24 T cell groups with similar TCR-β sequences, predicted by GLIPH2 to have common TCR specificities, which were associated with control of infection (n = 17), and others that were associated with progression to disease (n = 7). Using a genome-wide M. tuberculosis antigen screen, we identified peptides targeted by T cell similarity groups enriched either in controllers or in progressors. We propose that antigens recognized by T cell similarity groups associated with control of infection can be considered as high-priority targets for future vaccine development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)258-269
Number of pages12
JournalNature medicine
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2023

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