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Memory B cells persist for a lifetime and rapidly differentiate into antibody-producing plasmablasts and plasma cells upon antigen re-encounter. The clonal relationship and evolution of memory B cells and circulating plasmablasts is not well understood. Using single-cell sequencing combined with isolation of specific antibodies, we found that in two healthy donors, the memory B cell repertoire was dominated by large IgM, IgA and IgG2 clonal families, whereas IgG1 families, including those specific for recall antigens, were of small size. Analysis of multiyear samples demonstrated stability of memory B cell clonal families and revealed that a large fraction of recently generated plasmablasts was derived from long-term memory B cell families and was found recurrently. Collectively, this study provides a systematic description of the structure, stability and dynamics of the human memory B cell pool and suggests that memory B cells may be active at any time point in the generation of plasmablasts.
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Células B de Memória , Plasmócitos , Linfócitos B , Células Cultivadas , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G , Memória ImunológicaRESUMO
Characterizing cell surface receptors mediating viral infection is critical for understanding viral tropism and developing antiviral therapies. Nevertheless, due to challenges associated with detecting protein interactions on the cell surface, the host receptors of many human pathogens remain unknown. Here, we build a library consisting of most single transmembrane human receptors and implement a workflow for unbiased and high-sensitivity detection of receptor-ligand interactions. We apply this technology to elucidate the long-sought receptor of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), the leading viral cause of congenital birth defects. We identify neuropilin-2 (Nrp2) as the receptor for HCMV-pentamer infection in epithelial/endothelial cells and uncover additional HCMV interactors. Using a combination of biochemistry, cell-based assays, and electron microscopy, we characterize the pentamer-Nrp2 interaction and determine the architecture of the pentamer-Nrp2 complex. This work represents an important approach to the study of host-pathogen interactions and provides a framework for understanding HCMV infection, neutralization, and the development of novel anti-HCMV therapies.
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Infecções por Citomegalovirus/metabolismo , Citomegalovirus/fisiologia , Neuropilina-2/metabolismo , Receptores Virais/metabolismo , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/química , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais/metabolismo , Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , Mapeamento de Epitopos , Feminino , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Conformação Proteica , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/metabolismo , Internalização do VírusRESUMO
Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, causes devastating congenital birth defects. We isolated a human monoclonal antibody (mAb), ZKA190, that potently cross-neutralizes multi-lineage ZIKV strains. ZKA190 is highly effective in vivo in preventing morbidity and mortality of ZIKV-infected mice. NMR and cryo-electron microscopy show its binding to an exposed epitope on DIII of the E protein. ZKA190 Fab binds all 180 E protein copies, altering the virus quaternary arrangement and surface curvature. However, ZIKV escape mutants emerged in vitro and in vivo in the presence of ZKA190, as well as of other neutralizing mAbs. To counter this problem, we developed a bispecific antibody (FIT-1) comprising ZKA190 and a second mAb specific for DII of E protein. In addition to retaining high in vitro and in vivo potencies, FIT-1 robustly prevented viral escape, warranting its development as a ZIKV immunotherapy.
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Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/uso terapêutico , Anticorpos Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Infecção por Zika virus/terapia , Zika virus/química , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Anticorpos Monoclonais/administração & dosagem , Anticorpos Monoclonais/química , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/administração & dosagem , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/química , Anticorpos Antivirais/administração & dosagem , Anticorpos Antivirais/química , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Epitopos , Humanos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Camundongos , Modelos Moleculares , Alinhamento de Sequência , Proteínas do Envelope Viral/química , Zika virus/imunologiaRESUMO
In the version of this article initially published, in the legend to Fig. 1b, the description of the frequency of TH17-IL-10+ clones was incomplete for the first group; this should read as follows: "...13 experiments with clones isolated from CCR6+CCR4+CXCR3- T cells...". Also, the label along the vertical axis of the bottom right plot in Figure 5b was incomplete; the correct label is 'IFN-γ+ cells (%)'. Finally, in the first sentence of the final paragraph of the final Results subsection, the description of the regions analyzed was incorrect; that sentence should begin: "DNA motif-enrichment analysis of the subset-specific H3K27ac-positive regions...". The errors have been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.
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Influenza virus remains a threat because of its ability to evade vaccine-induced immune responses due to antigenic drift. Here, we describe the isolation, evolution, and structure of a broad-spectrum human monoclonal antibody (mAb), MEDI8852, effectively reacting with all influenza A hemagglutinin (HA) subtypes. MEDI8852 uses the heavy-chain VH6-1 gene and has higher potency and breadth when compared to other anti-stem antibodies. MEDI8852 is effective in mice and ferrets with a therapeutic window superior to that of oseltamivir. Crystallographic analysis of Fab alone or in complex with H5 or H7 HA proteins reveals that MEDI8852 binds through a coordinated movement of CDRs to a highly conserved epitope encompassing a hydrophobic groove in the fusion domain and a large portion of the fusion peptide, distinguishing it from other structurally characterized cross-reactive antibodies. The unprecedented breadth and potency of neutralization by MEDI8852 support its development as immunotherapy for influenza virus-infected humans.
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Alphainfluenzavirus/imunologia , Anticorpos Monoclonais/imunologia , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Especificidade de Anticorpos , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Anticorpos Monoclonais/química , Anticorpos Monoclonais/isolamento & purificação , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/química , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/imunologia , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/isolamento & purificação , Anticorpos Antivirais/química , Anticorpos Antivirais/isolamento & purificação , Sítios de Ligação de Anticorpos , Cristalografia por Raios X , Epitopos/imunologia , Furões , Humanos , Vacinas contra Influenza , Camundongos , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/prevenção & controle , Conformação ProteicaRESUMO
Different types of effector and memory T lymphocytes are induced and maintained in protective or pathological immune responses. Here we characterized two human CD4+ TH17 helper cell subsets that, in the recently activated state, could be distinguished on the basis of their expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. IL-10+ TH17 cells upregulated a variety of genes encoding immunoregulatory molecules, as well as genes whose expression is characteristic of tissue-resident T cells. In contrast, IL-10- TH17 cells maintained a pro-inflammatory gene-expression profile and upregulated the expression of homing receptors that guide recirculation from tissues to blood. Expression of the transcription factor c-MAF was selectively upregulated in IL-10+ TH17 cells, and it was bound to a large set of enhancer-like regions and modulated the immunoregulatory and tissue-residency program. Our results identify c-MAF as a relevant factor that drives two highly divergent post-activation fates of human TH17 cells and provide a framework with which to investigate the role of these cells in physiology and immunopathology.
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Interleucina-10/imunologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-maf/imunologia , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Células Th17/imunologia , Quimiotaxia de Leucócito/imunologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/imunologia , Humanos , Inflamação/imunologia , Interleucina-10/biossíntese , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-maf/metabolismo , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Células Th17/metabolismoRESUMO
Some Plasmodium falciparum repetitive interspersed families of polypeptides (RIFINs)-variant surface antigens that are expressed on infected erythrocytes1-bind to the inhibitory receptor LAIR1, and insertion of DNA that encodes LAIR1 into immunoglobulin genes generates RIFIN-specific antibodies2,3. Here we address the general relevance of this finding by searching for antibodies that incorporate LILRB1, another inhibitory receptor that binds to ß2 microglobulin and RIFINs through their apical domains4,5. By screening plasma from a cohort of donors from Mali, we identified individuals with LILRB1-containing antibodies. B cell clones isolated from three donors showed large DNA insertions in the switch region that encodes non-apical LILRB1 extracellular domain 3 and 4 (D3D4) or D3 alone in the variable-constant (VH-CH1) elbow. Through mass spectrometry and binding assays, we identified a large set of RIFINs that bind to LILRB1 D3. Crystal and cryo-electron microscopy structures of a RIFIN in complex with either LILRB1 D3D4 or a D3D4-containing antibody Fab revealed a mode of RIFIN-LILRB1 D3 interaction that is similar to that of RIFIN-LAIR1. The Fab showed an unconventional triangular architecture with the inserted LILRB1 domains opening up the VH-CH1 elbow without affecting VH-VL or CH1-CL pairing. Collectively, these findings show that RIFINs bind to LILRB1 through D3 and illustrate, with a naturally selected example, the general principle of creating novel antibodies by inserting receptor domains into the VH-CH1 elbow.
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Anticorpos/química , Anticorpos/imunologia , Antígenos de Protozoários/química , Antígenos de Protozoários/imunologia , Microscopia Crioeletrônica , Receptor B1 de Leucócitos Semelhante a Imunoglobulina/química , Plasmodium falciparum/química , Plasmodium falciparum/imunologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Anticorpos/ultraestrutura , Especificidade de Anticorpos , Antígenos de Protozoários/ultraestrutura , Sítios de Ligação de Anticorpos , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Estudos de Coortes , Humanos , Lactente , Receptor B1 de Leucócitos Semelhante a Imunoglobulina/imunologia , Mali , Modelos Moleculares , Plasmodium falciparum/genética , Plasmodium falciparum/ultraestrutura , Domínios Proteicos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Efficient identification of human monoclonal antibodies targeting specific antigenic sites is pivotal for advancing vaccines and immunotherapies against infectious diseases and cancer. Existing screening techniques, however, limit our ability to discover monoclonal antibodies with desired specificity. In this study, we introduce a novel method, blocking of binding (BoB) enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA), enabling the detection of high-avidity human antibodies directed to defined epitopes. Leveraging BoB-ELISA, we analyzed the antibody response to known epitopes of influenza A hemagglutinin (HA) in the serum of vaccinated donors. Our findings revealed that serum antibodies targeting head epitopes were immunodominant, whereas antibodies against the stem epitope, although subdominant, were highly prevalent. Extending our analysis across multiple HA strains, we examined the cross-reactive antibody response targeting the stem epitope. Importantly, employing BoB-ELISA we identified donors harboring potent heterosubtypic antibodies targeting the HA stem. B-cell clonal analysis of these donors revealed three novel, genealogically independent monoclonal antibodies with broad cross-reactivity to multiple HAs. In summary, we demonstrated that BoB-ELISA is a sensitive technique for measuring B-cell epitope immunogenicity, enabling the identification of novel monoclonal antibodies with implications for enhanced vaccine development and immunotherapies.
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Recombination of antibody genes in B cells can involve distant genomic loci and contribute a foreign antigen-binding element to form hybrid antibodies with broad reactivity for Plasmodium falciparum. So far, antibodies containing the extracellular domain of the LAIR1 and LILRB1 receptors represent unique examples of cross-chromosomal antibody diversification. Here, we devise a technique to profile non-VDJ elements from distant genes in antibody transcripts. Independent of the preexposure of donors to malaria parasites, non-VDJ inserts were detected in 80% of individuals at frequencies of 1 in 104 to 105 B cells. We detected insertions in heavy, but not in light chain or T cell receptor transcripts. We classify the insertions into four types depending on the insert origin and destination: 1) mitochondrial and 2) nuclear DNA inserts integrated at VDJ junctions; 3) inserts originating from telomere proximal genes; and 4) fragile sites incorporated between J-to-constant junctions. The latter class of inserts was exclusively found in memory and in in vitro activated B cells, while all other classes were already detected in naïve B cells. More than 10% of inserts preserved the reading frame, including transcripts with signs of antigen-driven affinity maturation. Collectively, our study unravels a mechanism of antibody diversification that is layered on the classical V(D)J and switch recombination.
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Diversidade de Anticorpos , Linfócitos B , Genes de Imunoglobulinas , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/genética , Antígenos CD/imunologia , Linfócitos B/imunologia , Genômica , Humanos , Cadeias Leves de Imunoglobulina/genética , Receptor B1 de Leucócitos Semelhante a Imunoglobulina/imunologia , Mutagênese Insercional , Plasmodium falciparum , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/genética , Receptores Imunológicos/imunologiaRESUMO
T follicular helper (TFH ) cells play an essential role in promoting B cell responses and antibody affinity maturation in germinal centers (GC). A subset of memory CD4+ T cells expressing the chemokine receptor CXCR5 has been described in human blood as phenotypically and clonally related to GC TFH cells. However, the antigen specificity and relationship of these circulating TFH (cTFH ) cells with other memory CD4+ T cells remain poorly defined. Combining antigenic stimulation and T cell receptor (TCR) Vß sequencing, we found T cells specific to tetanus toxoid (TT), influenza vaccine (Flu), or Candida albicans (C.alb) in both cTFH and non-cTFH subsets, although with different frequencies and effector functions. Interestingly, cTFH and non-cTFH cells specific for C.alb or TT had a largely overlapping TCR Vß repertoire while the repertoire of Flu-specific cTFH and non-cTFH cells was distinct. Furthermore, Flu-specific but not C.alb-specific PD-1+ cTFH cells had a "GC TFH -like" phenotype, with overexpression of IL21, CXCL13, and BCL6. Longitudinal analysis of serial blood donations showed that Flu-specific cTFH and non-cTFH cells persisted as stable repertoires for years. Collectively, our study provides insights on the relationship of cTFH with non-cTFH cells and on the heterogeneity and persistence of antigen-specific human cTFH cells.
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Células T Auxiliares Foliculares , Linfócitos T Auxiliares-Indutores , Humanos , Linfócitos B , Centro Germinativo , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos TRESUMO
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder caused by the loss of neurons that produce hypocretin. The close association with HLA-DQB1*06:02, evidence for immune dysregulation and increased incidence upon influenza vaccination together suggest that this disorder has an autoimmune origin. However, there is little evidence of autoreactive lymphocytes in patients with narcolepsy. Here we used sensitive cellular screens and detected hypocretin-specific CD4+ T cells in all 19 patients that we tested; T cells specific for tribbles homologue 2-another self-antigen of hypocretin neurons-were found in 8 out of 13 patients. Autoreactive CD4+ T cells were polyclonal, targeted multiple epitopes, were restricted primarily by HLA-DR and did not cross-react with influenza antigens. Hypocretin-specific CD8+ T cells were also detected in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of several patients with narcolepsy. Autoreactive clonotypes were serially detected in the blood of the same-and even of different-patients, but not in healthy control individuals. These findings solidify the autoimmune aetiology of narcolepsy and provide a basis for rapid diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
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Autoantígenos/imunologia , Autoantígenos/metabolismo , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/imunologia , Narcolepsia/imunologia , Neurônios/imunologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Orexinas/imunologia , Orexinas/metabolismo , Antígenos Virais , Doenças Autoimunes/diagnóstico , Doenças Autoimunes/imunologia , Doenças Autoimunes/patologia , Autoimunidade/imunologia , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/patologia , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/imunologia , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/patologia , Proteínas Quinases Dependentes de Cálcio-Calmodulina/imunologia , Proteínas Quinases Dependentes de Cálcio-Calmodulina/metabolismo , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Separação Celular , Reações Cruzadas , Humanos , Memória Imunológica , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/imunologia , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/metabolismo , Narcolepsia/sangue , Narcolepsia/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Narcolepsia/diagnóstico , Orthomyxoviridae/imunologiaRESUMO
In two previously described donors, the extracellular domain of LAIR1, a collagen-binding inhibitory receptor encoded on chromosome 19 (ref. 1), was inserted between the V and DJ segments of an antibody. This insertion generated, through somatic mutations, broadly reactive antibodies against RIFINs, a type of variant antigen expressed on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes. To investigate how frequently such antibodies are produced in response to malaria infection, we screened plasma from two large cohorts of individuals living in malaria-endemic regions. Here we report that 5-10% of malaria-exposed individuals, but none of the European blood donors tested, have high levels of LAIR1-containing antibodies that dominate the response to infected erythrocytes without conferring enhanced protection against febrile malaria. By analysing the antibody-producing B cell clones at the protein, cDNA and gDNA levels, we characterized additional LAIR1 insertions between the V and DJ segments and discovered a second insertion modality whereby the LAIR1 exon encoding the extracellular domain and flanking intronic sequences are inserted into the switch region. By exon shuffling, this mechanism leads to the production of bispecific antibodies in which the LAIR1 domain is precisely positioned at the elbow between the VH and CH1 domains. Additionally, in one donor the genomic DNA encoding the VH and CH1 domains was deleted, leading to the production of a camel-like LAIR1-containing antibody. Sequencing of the switch regions of memory B cells from European blood donors revealed frequent templated inserts originating from transcribed genes that, in rare cases, comprised exons with orientations and frames compatible with expression. These results reveal different modalities of LAIR1 insertion that lead to public and dominant antibodies against infected erythrocytes and suggest that insertion of templated DNA represents an additional mechanism of antibody diversification that can be selected in the immune response against pathogens and exploited for B cell engineering.
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Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/química , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/imunologia , Antígenos de Protozoários/imunologia , Doadores de Sangue , Malária/imunologia , Mutagênese Insercional , Plasmodium falciparum/imunologia , Receptores Imunológicos/genética , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/genética , Antígenos de Protozoários/metabolismo , Linfócitos B/citologia , Linfócitos B/imunologia , Linfócitos B/metabolismo , Eritrócitos/metabolismo , Eritrócitos/parasitologia , Europa (Continente) , Feminino , Genes de Cadeia Pesada de Imunoglobulina/genética , Humanos , Cadeias Pesadas de Imunoglobulinas/genética , Região de Troca de Imunoglobulinas/genética , Memória Imunológica , Íntrons/genética , Malária/epidemiologia , Malária/parasitologia , Masculino , Plasmodium falciparum/metabolismo , Domínios Proteicos , Receptores Imunológicos/química , Receptores Imunológicos/imunologia , Moldes Genéticos , Éxons VDJ/genéticaRESUMO
High-throughput sequencing of human immunoglobulin genes allows analysis of antibody repertoires and the reconstruction of clonal lineage evolution. The study of antibodies (Abs) affinity maturation is of specific interest to understand the generation of Abs with high affinity or broadly neutralizing activities. Moreover, phylogenic analysis enables the identification of the key somatic mutations required to achieve optimal antigen binding. The Immcantation framework provides a start-to-finish set of analytical methods for high-throughput adaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencing (AIRR-Seq; Rep-Seq) data. Furthermore, Immcantation's Change-O package has developed IgPhyML, an algorithm designed to build specifically immunoglobulin (Ig) phylogenic trees. Meanwhile Phylip, an algorithm that has been originally developed for applications in ecology and macroevolution, can also be used for the phylogenic reconstruction of antibodies maturation pathway. To complement Ig lineages made by IgPhyML or Dnaml (Phylip), we developed AncesTree, a graphic user interface (GUI) that aims to give researchers the opportunity to interactively explore antibodies clonal evolution. AncesTree displays interactive immunoglobulins phylogenic tree, Ig related mutations and sequence alignments using additional information coming from specialized antibody tools. The GUI is a Java standalone application allowing interaction with Ig tree that can run under Windows, Linux and Mac OS.
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Genes de Imunoglobulinas/genética , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala/métodos , Imunoglobulinas , Alinhamento de Sequência/métodos , Software , Algoritmos , Linhagem da Célula/genética , Humanos , Imunoglobulinas/química , Imunoglobulinas/classificação , Imunoglobulinas/genética , Filogenia , Análise de Sequência de DNA/métodosRESUMO
The neutralizing antibody response to influenza virus is dominated by antibodies that bind to the globular head of haemagglutinin, which undergoes a continuous antigenic drift, necessitating the re-formulation of influenza vaccines on an annual basis. Recently, several laboratories have described a new class of rare influenza-neutralizing antibodies that target a conserved site in the haemagglutinin stem. Most of these antibodies use the heavy-chain variable region VH1-69 gene, and structural data demonstrate that they bind to the haemagglutinin stem through conserved heavy-chain complementarity determining region (HCDR) residues. However, the VH1-69 antibodies are highly mutated and are produced by some but not all individuals, suggesting that several somatic mutations may be required for their development. To address this, here we characterize 197 anti-stem antibodies from a single donor, reconstruct the developmental pathways of several VH1-69 clones and identify two key elements that are required for the initial development of most VH1-69 antibodies: a polymorphic germline-encoded phenylalanine at position 54 and a conserved tyrosine at position 98 in HCDR3. Strikingly, in most cases a single proline to alanine mutation at position 52a in HCDR2 is sufficient to confer high affinity binding to the selecting H1 antigen, consistent with rapid affinity maturation. Surprisingly, additional favourable mutations continue to accumulate, increasing the breadth of reactivity and making both the initial mutations and phenylalanine at position 54 functionally redundant. These results define VH1-69 allele polymorphism, rearrangement of the VDJ gene segments and single somatic mutations as the three requirements for generating broadly neutralizing VH1-69 antibodies and reveal an unexpected redundancy in the affinity maturation process.
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Anticorpos Neutralizantes/genética , Regiões Determinantes de Complementaridade/genética , Influenza Humana/imunologia , Mutação/genética , Orthomyxoviridae/imunologia , Adulto , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Células Cultivadas , Regiões Determinantes de Complementaridade/química , Feminino , Glicoproteínas de Hemaglutininação de Vírus da Influenza/imunologia , Humanos , Cadeias Pesadas de Imunoglobulinas/genética , Influenza Humana/virologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Moleculares , Orthomyxoviridae/metabolismo , Polimorfismo Genético , Ligação Proteica/genética , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Adulto JovemRESUMO
H5N1 avian influenza viruses remain a threat to public health mainly because they can cause severe infections in humans. These viruses are widespread in birds, and they vary in antigenicity forming three major clades and numerous antigenic variants. The most important features of the human monoclonal antibody FLD194 studied here are its broad specificity for all major clades of H5 influenza HAs, its high affinity, and its ability to block virus infection, in vitro and in vivo. As a consequence, this antibody may be suitable for anti-H5 therapy and as a component of stockpiles, together with other antiviral agents, for health authorities to use if an appropriate vaccine was not available. Our mutation and structural analyses indicate that the antibody recognizes a relatively conserved site near the membrane distal tip of HA, near to, but distinct from, the receptor-binding site. Our analyses also suggest that the mechanism of infectivity neutralization involves prevention of receptor recognition as a result of steric hindrance by the Fc part of the antibody. Structural analyses by EM indicate that three Fab fragments are bound to each HA trimer. The structure revealed by X-ray crystallography is of an HA monomer bound by one Fab. The monomer has some similarities to HA in the fusion pH conformation, and the monomer's formation, which results from the presence of isopropanol in the crystallization solvent, contributes to considerations of the process of change in conformation required for membrane fusion.
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Anticorpos Monoclonais/química , Glicoproteínas de Hemaglutininação de Vírus da Influenza/química , Hemaglutininas/química , Virus da Influenza A Subtipo H5N1/imunologia , Animais , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/química , Anticorpos Antivirais/química , Sítios de Ligação , Cristalografia por Raios X , Epitopos/química , Humanos , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Fragmentos de Imunoglobulinas/química , Imunoglobulina G/química , Vacinas contra Influenza/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Testes de Neutralização , Ligação Proteica , Conformação Proteica , Solventes/químicaRESUMO
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a highly lethal pulmonary infection caused by a previously unidentified coronavirus (CoV), likely transmitted to humans by infected camels. There is no licensed vaccine or antiviral for MERS, therefore new prophylactic and therapeutic strategies to combat human infections are needed. In this study, we describe, for the first time, to our knowledge, the isolation of a potent MERS-CoV-neutralizing antibody from memory B cells of an infected individual. The antibody, named LCA60, binds to a novel site on the spike protein and potently neutralizes infection of multiple MERS-CoV isolates by interfering with the binding to the cellular receptor CD26. Importantly, using mice transduced with adenovirus expressing human CD26 and infected with MERS-CoV, we show that LCA60 can effectively protect in both prophylactic and postexposure settings. This antibody can be used for prophylaxis, for postexposure prophylaxis of individuals at risk, or for the treatment of human cases of MERS-CoV infection. The fact that it took only 4 mo from the initial screening of B cells derived from a convalescent patient for the development of a stable chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line producing neutralizing antibodies at more than 5 g/L provides an example of a rapid pathway toward the generation of effective antiviral therapies against emerging viruses.
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Anticorpos Monoclonais/imunologia , Memória Imunológica , Coronavírus da Síndrome Respiratória do Oriente Médio/efeitos dos fármacos , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/imunologia , Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , Linfócitos B/imunologia , Sítios de Ligação , Células CHO , Infecções por Coronavirus/imunologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/virologia , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Dipeptidil Peptidase 4/química , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Conformação Molecular , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Mutação , Ligação Proteica , Homologia de Sequência de Aminoácidos , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus/química , Vacinas ViraisRESUMO
We previously reported that Cd3e-deficient mice adoptively transferred with CD4(+) T cells generate high numbers of T follicular helper (Tfh) cells, which go on to induce a strong B-cell and germinal center (GC) reaction. Here, we show that in this system, GC B cells display an altered distribution between the dark and light zones, and express low levels of activation-induced cytidine deaminase. Furthermore, GC B cells from Cd3e(-/-) mice accumulate fewer somatic mutations as compared with GC B cells from wild-type mice, and exhibit impaired affinity maturation and reduced differentiation into long-lived plasma cells. Reconstitution of Cd3e(-/-) mice with regulatory T (Treg) cells restored Tfh-cell numbers, GC B-cell numbers and B-cell distribution within dark and light zones, and the rate of antibody somatic mutations. Tfh-cell numbers and GC B-cell numbers and dynamics were also restored by pre-reconstitution of Cd3e(-/-) mice with Cxcr5(-/-) Treg cells or non-regulatory, memory CD4(+) T cells. Taken together, these findings underline the importance of a quantitatively regulated Tfh-cell response for an efficient and long-lasting serological response.
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Memória Imunológica/imunologia , Ativação Linfocitária/imunologia , Mutação , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Linfócitos T Auxiliares-Indutores/imunologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/imunologia , Transferência Adotiva , Animais , Linfócitos B/citologia , Linfócitos B/imunologia , Complexo CD3/imunologia , Diferenciação Celular/imunologia , Citometria de Fluxo , Centro Germinativo/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo RealRESUMO
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are promising candidates for the treatment and prevention of HIV-1 infection. Despite their critical importance, automatic detection of HIV-1 bNAbs from immune repertoire is still lacking. Here, we developed a straightforward computational method for Rapid Automatic Identification of bNAbs (RAIN) based on Machine Learning methods. In contrast to other approaches using one-hot encoding amino acid sequences or structural alignment for prediction, RAIN uses a combination of selected sequence-based features for accurate prediction of HIV-1 bNAbs. We demonstrate the performance of our approach on non-biased, experimentally obtained sequenced BCR repertoires from HIV-1 immune donors. RAIN processing leads to the successful identification of novel HIV-1 bNAbs targeting the CD4-binding site of the envelope glycoprotein. In addition, we validate the identified bNAbs using in vitro neutralization assay and we solve the structure of one of them in complex with the soluble native-like heterotrimeric envelope glycoprotein by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). Overall, we propose a method to facilitate and accelerate HIV-1 bNAbs discovery from non-selected immune repertoires.
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OBJECTIVES: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease affecting mainly the axial skeleton. Peripheral involvement (arthritis, enthesitis and dactylitis) and extra-musculoskeletal manifestations, including uveitis, psoriasis and bowel inflammation, occur in a relevant proportion of patients. AS is responsible for chronic and severe back pain caused by local inflammation that can lead to osteoproliferation and ultimately spinal fusion. The association of AS with the human leucocyte antigen-B27 gene, together with elevated levels of chemokines, CCL17 and CCL22, in the sera of patients with AS, led us to study the role of CCR4+ T cells in the disease pathogenesis. METHODS: CD8+CCR4+ T cells isolated from the blood of patients with AS (n=76) or healthy donors were analysed by multiparameter flow cytometry, and gene expression was evaluated by RNA sequencing. Patients with AS were stratified according to the therapeutic regimen and current disease score. RESULTS: CD8+CCR4+ T cells display a distinct effector phenotype and upregulate the inflammatory chemokine receptors CCR1, CCR5, CX3CR1 and L-selectin CD62L, indicating an altered migration ability. CD8+CCR4+ T cells expressing CX3CR1 present an enhanced cytotoxic profile, expressing both perforin and granzyme B. RNA-sequencing pathway analysis revealed that CD8+CCR4+ T cells from patients with active disease significantly upregulate genes promoting osteogenesis, a core process in AS pathogenesis. CONCLUSIONS: Our results shed light on a new molecular mechanism by which T cells may selectively migrate to inflammatory loci, promote new bone formation and contribute to the pathological ossification process observed in AS.
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Espondilite Anquilosante , Humanos , Espondilite Anquilosante/genética , Espondilite Anquilosante/metabolismo , Osteogênese/genética , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/metabolismo , InflamaçãoRESUMO
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are promising candidates for the treatment and prevention of HIV-1 infections. Despite their critical importance, automatic detection of HIV-1 bNAbs from immune repertoires is still lacking. Here, we develop a straightforward computational method for the Rapid Automatic Identification of bNAbs (RAIN) based on machine learning methods. In contrast to other approaches, which use one-hot encoding amino acid sequences or structural alignment for prediction, RAIN uses a combination of selected sequence-based features for the accurate prediction of HIV-1 bNAbs. We demonstrate the performance of our approach on non-biased, experimentally obtained and sequenced BCR repertoires from HIV-1 immune donors. RAIN processing leads to the successful identification of distinct HIV-1 bNAbs targeting the CD4-binding site of the envelope glycoprotein. In addition, we validate the identified bNAbs using an in vitro neutralization assay and we solve the structure of one of them in complex with the soluble native-like heterotrimeric envelope glycoprotein by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). Overall, we propose a method to facilitate and accelerate HIV-1 bNAbs discovery from non-selected immune repertoires.