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Structure-based Design of Cyclically Permuted HIV-1 gp120 Trimers That Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies.

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Kesavardhana, S; Das, R; Citron, M; Datta, R; Ecto, L; Srilatha, NS; DiStefano, D; Swoyer, R; Joyce, JG; Dutta, S; LaBranche, CC; Flynn, JA ...
Published in: J Biol Chem
January 6, 2017

A major goal for HIV-1 vaccine development is an ability to elicit strong and durable broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) responses. The trimeric envelope glycoprotein (Env) spikes on HIV-1 are known to contain multiple epitopes that are susceptible to bNAbs isolated from infected individuals. Nonetheless, all trimeric and monomeric Env immunogens designed to date have failed to elicit such antibodies. We report the structure-guided design of HIV-1 cyclically permuted gp120 that forms homogeneous, stable trimers, and displays enhanced binding to multiple bNAbs, including VRC01, VRC03, VRC-PG04, PGT128, and the quaternary epitope-specific bNAbs PGT145 and PGDM1400. Constructs that were cyclically permuted in the V1 loop region and contained an N-terminal trimerization domain to stabilize V1V2-mediated quaternary interactions, showed the highest homogeneity and the best antigenic characteristics. In guinea pigs, a DNA prime-protein boost regimen with these new gp120 trimer immunogens elicited potent neutralizing antibody responses against highly sensitive Tier 1A isolates and weaker neutralizing antibody responses with an average titer of about 115 against a panel of heterologous Tier 2 isolates. A modest fraction of the Tier 2 virus neutralizing activity appeared to target the CD4 binding site on gp120. These results suggest that cyclically permuted HIV-1 gp120 trimers represent a viable platform in which further modifications may be made to eventually achieve protective bNAb responses.

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J Biol Chem

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1083-351X

Publication Date

January 6, 2017

Volume

292

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1

Start / End Page

278 / 291

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Protein Multimerization
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Binding
  • Humans
  • HIV-1
  • HIV Infections
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp120
  • HIV Antibodies
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Epitopes
 

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Kesavardhana, S., Das, R., Citron, M., Datta, R., Ecto, L., Srilatha, N. S., … Varadarajan, R. (2017). Structure-based Design of Cyclically Permuted HIV-1 gp120 Trimers That Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies. J Biol Chem, 292(1), 278–291. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M116.725614
Kesavardhana, Sannula, Raksha Das, Michael Citron, Rohini Datta, Linda Ecto, Nonavinakere Seetharam Srilatha, Daniel DiStefano, et al. “Structure-based Design of Cyclically Permuted HIV-1 gp120 Trimers That Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies.J Biol Chem 292, no. 1 (January 6, 2017): 278–91. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M116.725614.
Kesavardhana S, Das R, Citron M, Datta R, Ecto L, Srilatha NS, et al. Structure-based Design of Cyclically Permuted HIV-1 gp120 Trimers That Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies. J Biol Chem. 2017 Jan 6;292(1):278–91.
Kesavardhana, Sannula, et al. “Structure-based Design of Cyclically Permuted HIV-1 gp120 Trimers That Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies.J Biol Chem, vol. 292, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 278–91. Pubmed, doi:10.1074/jbc.M116.725614.
Kesavardhana S, Das R, Citron M, Datta R, Ecto L, Srilatha NS, DiStefano D, Swoyer R, Joyce JG, Dutta S, LaBranche CC, Montefiori DC, Flynn JA, Varadarajan R. Structure-based Design of Cyclically Permuted HIV-1 gp120 Trimers That Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies. J Biol Chem. 2017 Jan 6;292(1):278–291.

Published In

J Biol Chem

DOI

EISSN

1083-351X

Publication Date

January 6, 2017

Volume

292

Issue

1

Start / End Page

278 / 291

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Protein Multimerization
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Binding
  • Humans
  • HIV-1
  • HIV Infections
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp120
  • HIV Antibodies
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Epitopes