title: Identifying the epitope-specific T cell response to virus infections.
abstract: Virus infection induces an adaptive immune response by T cells that is specific for defined viral epitopes. The epitope-specific analysis of T cells has become an important tool for investigating the anti viral response following infection or vaccination. In this review, the inherent differences in the procedures to identify the epitopes are discussed. Specifically, the screening of lymphocytes for epitope specific responses and the usage of mass spectrometry for sequencing of viral epitopes are evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Vaccine Research, Unit Research and Development, Netherlands Vaccine Institute, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. Ernst.Soethout@nvi-vaccin.nl
authors.forename: Ernst C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Soethout
authors.forename: Hugo D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Meiring
authors.forename: Ad P J M
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.forename: Cécile A C M
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: van Els
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D000939:Epitopes; D014765:Viral Vaccines