Voss, JE;
Andrabi, R;
McCoy, LE;
de Val, N;
Fuller, RP;
Messmer, T;
Su, C-Y;
... Burton, DR; + view all
(2017)
Elicitation of Neutralizing Antibodies Targeting the V2 Apex of the HIV Envelope Trimer in a Wild-Type Animal Model.
Cell Rep
, 21
(1)
pp. 222-235.
10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.024.
Preview |
Text
McCoy_1-s2.0-S2211124717312998-main.pdf - Published Version Download (5MB) | Preview |
Abstract
Recent efforts toward HIV vaccine development include the design of immunogens that can engage B cell receptors with the potential to affinity mature into broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs). V2-apex bnAbs, which bind a protein-glycan region on HIV envelope glycoprotein (Env) trimer, are among the most broad and potent described. We show here that a rare "glycan hole" at the V2 apex is enriched in HIV isolates neutralized by inferred precursors of prototype V2-apex bnAbs. To investigate whether this feature could focus neutralizing responses onto the apex bnAb region, we immunized wild-type rabbits with soluble trimers adapted from these Envs. Potent autologous tier 2 neutralizing responses targeting basic residues in strand C of the V2 region, which forms the core epitope for V2-apex bnAbs, were observed. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) derived from these animals display features promising for subsequent broadening of the response.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Elicitation of Neutralizing Antibodies Targeting the V2 Apex of the HIV Envelope Trimer in a Wild-Type Animal Model. |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.024 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.024 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | HIV, SOSIP trimer, V2 apex, bnAbs, germline targeting, glycan hole, immunizations, neutralizing antibodies, rabbit, vaccine |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10028333 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
