Vaccine-Elicited Tier 2 HIV-1 Neutralizing Antibodies Bind to Quaternary Epitopes Involving Glycan-Deficient Patches Proximal to the CD4 Binding Site.
Vaccine-Elicited Tier 2 HIV-1 Neutralizing Antibodies Bind to Quaternary Epitopes Involving Glycan-Deficient Patches Proximal to the CD4 Binding Site.
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1004932
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发表时间：
2015-05
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影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
Binley JM
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Crooks ET;Tong T;Chakrabarti B;Narayan K;Georgiev IS;Menis S;Huang X;Kulp D;Osawa K;Muranaka J;Stewart-Jones G;Destefano J;O'Dell S;LaBranche C;Robinson JE;Montefiori DC;McKee K;Du SX;Doria-Rose N;Kwong PD;Mascola JR;Zhu P;Schief WR;Wyatt RT;Whalen RG;Binley JM
Eliciting broad tier 2 neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) is a major goal of HIV-1 vaccine research. Here we investigated the ability of native, membrane-expressed JR-FL Env trimers to elicit nAbs. Unusually potent nAb titers developed in 2 of 8 rabbits immunized with virus-like particles (VLPs) expressing trimers (trimer VLP sera) and in 1 of 20 rabbits immunized with DNA expressing native Env trimer, followed by a protein boost (DNA trimer sera). All 3 sera neutralized via quaternary epitopes and exploited natural gaps in the glycan defenses of the second conserved region of JR-FL gp120. Specifically, trimer VLP sera took advantage of the unusual absence of a glycan at residue 197 (present in 98.7% of Envs). Intriguingly, removing the N197 glycan (with no loss of tier 2 phenotype) rendered 50% or 16.7% (n = 18) of clade B tier 2 isolates sensitive to the two trimer VLP sera, showing broad neutralization via the surface masked by the N197 glycan. Neutralizing sera targeted epitopes that overlap with the CD4 binding site, consistent with the role of the N197 glycan in a putative “glycan fence” that limits access to this region. A bioinformatics analysis suggested shared features of one of the trimer VLP sera and monoclonal antibody PG9, consistent with its trimer-dependency. The neutralizing DNA trimer serum took advantage of the absence of a glycan at residue 230, also proximal to the CD4 binding site and suggesting an epitope similar to that of monoclonal antibody 8ANC195, albeit lacking tier 2 breadth. Taken together, our data show for the first time that strain-specific holes in the glycan fence can allow the development of tier 2 neutralizing antibodies to native spikes. Moreover, cross-neutralization can occur in the absence of protecting glycan. Overall, our observations provide new insights that may inform the future development of a neutralizing antibody vaccine. Here we show that native HIV-1 Env spikes expressed in a natural membrane context can induce potent tier 2 nAbs in rabbits. These antibodies reacted exclusively with epitopes present on these trimers and not with isolated Env subunits. Intriguingly, the neutralizing sera were found to take advantage of natural gaps in the carbohydrate defenses of Env spikes of the vaccine strain. Some sera were able to neutralize heterologous isolates, provided that a key, regulating glycan was removed. Overall, these findings suggest that native, membrane-expressed trimers hold promise for further development as vaccine candidates. In the future, by adapting our current findings, we might be able to encourage nAb development to key conserved sites by introducing additional, targeted gaps in the trimer's glycan shell. We suggest that the rare ability to predictably induce potent autologous neutralizing antibodies to field isolates, as we report here, provides a foundation for exploring new strategies aimed at inducing neutralization breadth which is widely expected to be essential for vaccine-induced protection.
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影响因子：
6.7
作者：
Derking R;Ozorowski G;Sliepen K;Yasmeen A;Cupo A;Torres JL;Julien JP;Lee JH;van Montfort T;de Taeye SW;Connors M;Burton DR;Wilson IA;Klasse PJ;Ward AB;Moore JP;Sanders RW
通讯作者：
Sanders RW
影响因子：
32.4
作者：
Falkowska, Emilia;Le, Khoa M.;Ramos, Alejandra;Doores, Katie J.;Lee, Jeong Hyun;Blattner, Claudia;Ramirez, Alejandro;Derking, Ronald;van Gils, Marit J.;Liang, Chi-Hui;Mcbride, Ryan;von Bredow, Benjamin;Shivatare, Sachin S.;Wu, Chung-Yi;Chan-Hui, Po-Ying;Liu, Yan;Feizi, Ten;Zwick, Michael B.;Koff, Wayne C.;Seaman, Michael S.;Swiderek, Kristine;Moore, John P.;Evans, David;Paulson, James C.;Wong, Chi-Huey;Ward, Andrew B.;Wilson, Ian A.;Sanders, Rogier W.;Poignard, Pascal;Burton, Dennis R.
通讯作者：
Burton, Dennis R.
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Corti D;Langedijk JP;Hinz A;Seaman MS;Vanzetta F;Fernandez-Rodriguez BM;Silacci C;Pinna D;Jarrossay D;Balla-Jhagjhoorsingh S;Willems B;Zekveld MJ;Dreja H;O'Sullivan E;Pade C;Orkin C;Jeffs SA;Montefiori DC;Davis D;Weissenhorn W;McKnight A;Heeney JL;Sallusto F;Sattentau QJ;Weiss RA;Lanzavecchia A
通讯作者：
Lanzavecchia A
影响因子：
5.4
作者：
Barnett, Susan W.;Burke, Brian;Srivastava, Indresh K.
通讯作者：
Srivastava, Indresh K.
影响因子：
5.4
作者：
Binley, JM;Cayanan, CS;Burton, DR
通讯作者：
Burton, DR