Paring Down HIV Env: Design and Crystal Structure of a Stabilized Inner Domain of HIV-1 gp120 Displaying a Major ADCC Target of the A32 Region.
Paring Down HIV Env: Design and Crystal Structure of a Stabilized Inner Domain of HIV-1 gp120 Displaying a Major ADCC Target of the A32 Region.
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10.1016/j.str.2016.03.005
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2016-05-03
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Pazgier M
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Tolbert WD;Gohain N;Veillette M;Chapleau JP;Orlandi C;Visciano ML;Ebadi M;DeVico AL;Fouts TR;Finzi A;Lewis GK;Pazgier M
Evidence supports a role of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) toward transitional epitopes in the first and second constant (C1-C2) regions of gp120 (A32-like epitopes) in preventing HIV-1 infection and in vaccine-induced protection. Here, we describe the first successful attempt at isolating the inner domain (ID) of gp120 as an independent molecule that encapsulates the A32-like region within a minimal structural unit of the HIV-1 Env. Through structure-based design, we developed ID2, which consists of the ID expressed independently of the outer domain and stabilized in the CD4-bound conformation by an inter-layer disulfide bond. ID2 expresses C1-C2 epitopes in the context of CD4-triggered full-length gp120 but without any known neutralizing epitope present. Thus, ID2 represents a novel probe for the analysis and/or selective induction of antibody responses to the A32 epitope region. We also present the crystal structure of ID2 complexed with mAb A32, which defines its epitope. ID2 consists of the gp120 inner domain expressed independently of the outer domain ID2 displays the A32 ADCC epitope within minimal structural unit of the HIV-1 Env ID2 is stabilized in the CD4-bound conformation by an inter-layer disulfide bond The A32 epitope maps to layers 1 and 2 of the C1-C2 region of gp120 Tolbert at al. describe a novel construct, ID2, consisting of inner domain of gp120 expressed independently of outer domain. ID2 expresses the A32 ADCC epitope within a minimal structural unit of the HIV-1 Env, thus it is a novel probe for the analysis and/or selective induction of A32-like antibody responses.