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1.
Cell ; 185(25): 4826-4840.e17, 2022 Dec 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36402135

ABSTRACT

Congenital Zika virus (ZIKV) infection results in neurodevelopmental deficits in up to 14% of infants born to ZIKV-infected mothers. Neutralizing antibodies are a critical component of protective immunity. Here, we demonstrate that plasma IgM contributes to ZIKV immunity in pregnancy, mediating neutralization up to 3 months post-symptoms. From a ZIKV-infected pregnant woman, we isolated a pentameric ZIKV-specific IgM (DH1017.IgM) that exhibited ultrapotent ZIKV neutralization dependent on the IgM isotype. DH1017.IgM targets an envelope dimer epitope within domain II. The epitope arrangement on the virion is compatible with concurrent engagement of all ten antigen-binding sites of DH1017.IgM, a solution not available to IgG. DH1017.IgM protected mice against viremia upon lethal ZIKV challenge more efficiently than when expressed as an IgG. Our findings identify a role for antibodies of the IgM isotype in protection against ZIKV and posit DH1017.IgM as a safe and effective candidate immunotherapeutic, particularly during pregnancy.


Subject(s)
Immunoglobulin M , Pregnancy , Zika Virus Infection , Zika Virus , Animals , Female , Mice , Pregnancy/immunology , Antibodies, Neutralizing , Antibodies, Viral , Epitopes , Neutralization Tests , Zika Virus Infection/immunology , Immunoglobulin M/immunology , Immunoglobulin M/isolation & purification
2.
Cell ; 184(11): 2955-2972.e25, 2021 05 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34019795

ABSTRACT

Natural antibodies (Abs) can target host glycans on the surface of pathogens. We studied the evolution of glycan-reactive B cells of rhesus macaques and humans using glycosylated HIV-1 envelope (Env) as a model antigen. 2G12 is a broadly neutralizing Ab (bnAb) that targets a conserved glycan patch on Env of geographically diverse HIV-1 strains using a unique heavy-chain (VH) domain-swapped architecture that results in fragment antigen-binding (Fab) dimerization. Here, we describe HIV-1 Env Fab-dimerized glycan (FDG)-reactive bnAbs without VH-swapped domains from simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV)-infected macaques. FDG Abs also recognized cell-surface glycans on diverse pathogens, including yeast and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike. FDG precursors were expanded by glycan-bearing immunogens in macaques and were abundant in HIV-1-naive humans. Moreover, FDG precursors were predominately mutated IgM+IgD+CD27+, thus suggesting that they originated from a pool of antigen-experienced IgM+ or marginal zone B cells.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments/immunology , Polysaccharides/immunology , SARS-CoV-2/immunology , Simian Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology , Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/immunology , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology , Animals , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies/immunology , COVID-19/immunology , Dimerization , Epitopes/immunology , Glycosylation , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV Infections/immunology , Humans , Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments/chemistry , Macaca mulatta , Polysaccharides/chemistry , Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/chemistry , Simian Immunodeficiency Virus/genetics , Vaccines/immunology , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/chemistry , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/genetics
3.
Nat Immunol ; 21(2): 199-209, 2020 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31959979

ABSTRACT

A goal of HIV vaccine development is to elicit antibodies with neutralizing breadth. Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to HIV often have unusual sequences with long heavy-chain complementarity-determining region loops, high somatic mutation rates and polyreactivity. A subset of HIV-infected individuals develops such antibodies, but it is unclear whether this reflects systematic differences in their antibody repertoires or is a consequence of rare stochastic events involving individual clones. We sequenced antibody heavy-chain repertoires in a large cohort of HIV-infected individuals with bNAb responses or no neutralization breadth and uninfected controls, identifying consistent features of bNAb repertoires, encompassing thousands of B cell clones per individual, with correlated T cell phenotypes. These repertoire features were not observed during chronic cytomegalovirus infection in an independent cohort. Our data indicate that the development of numerous B cell lineages with antibody features associated with autoreactivity may be a key aspect in the development of HIV neutralizing antibody breadth.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies/immunology , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Humans , Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/immunology
4.
Immunity ; 55(2): 195-197, 2022 02 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35139349

ABSTRACT

A vaccine remains the most promising option to eradicate HCV. In this issue of Immunity, Weber et al. identified HCV elite neutralizers, isolated exceptionally potent and broad VH1-69 CD81-binding site neutralizing antibodies that used a shared mode of antigen recognition, and developed a computational approach that predicted mutations relevant to gain-of-function for this bnAb class, which can inform immunogen designs.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Neutralizing , Hepatitis C , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , Humans
5.
Cell ; 165(2): 449-63, 2016 Apr 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26949186

ABSTRACT

Antibodies with ontogenies from VH1-2 or VH1-46-germline genes dominate the broadly neutralizing response against the CD4-binding site (CD4bs) on HIV-1. Here, we define with longitudinal sampling from time-of-infection the development of a VH1-46-derived antibody lineage that matured to neutralize 90% of HIV-1 isolates. Structures of lineage antibodies CH235 (week 41 from time-of-infection, 18% breadth), CH235.9 (week 152, 77%), and CH235.12 (week 323, 90%) demonstrated the maturing epitope to focus on the conformationally invariant portion of the CD4bs. Similarities between CH235 lineage and five unrelated CD4bs lineages in epitope focusing, length-of-time to develop breadth, and extraordinary level of somatic hypermutation suggested commonalities in maturation among all CD4bs antibodies. Fortunately, the required CH235-lineage hypermutation appeared substantially guided by the intrinsic mutability of the VH1-46 gene, which closely resembled VH1-2. We integrated our CH235-lineage findings with a second broadly neutralizing lineage and HIV-1 co-evolution to suggest a vaccination strategy for inducing both lineages.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV Infections/immunology , Amino Acid Sequence , Antibodies, Neutralizing/chemistry , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , HIV Antibodies/chemistry , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/immunology , HIV Infections/prevention & control , HIV-1/immunology , Humans , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Sequence Alignment
6.
Cell ; 158(3): 481-91, 2014 Jul 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25065977

ABSTRACT

Development of strategies for induction of HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) by vaccines is a priority. Determining the steps of bnAb induction in HIV-1-infected individuals who make bnAbs is a key strategy for immunogen design. Here, we study the B cell response in a bnAb-producing individual and report cooperation between two B cell lineages to drive bnAb development. We isolated a virus-neutralizing antibody lineage that targeted an envelope region (loop D) and selected virus escape mutants that resulted in both enhanced bnAb lineage envelope binding and escape mutant neutralization-traits associated with increased B cell antigen drive. Thus, in this individual, two B cell lineages cooperated to induce the development of bnAbs. Design of vaccine immunogens that simultaneously drive both helper and broadly neutralizing B cell lineages may be important for vaccine-induced recapitulation of events that transpire during the maturation of neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1-infected individuals.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines/chemistry , AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV-1/physiology , Amino Acid Sequence , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Immune Evasion , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutation , Sequence Alignment , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/genetics , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology
7.
Immunity ; 49(6): 1162-1174.e8, 2018 12 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30552024

ABSTRACT

Elicitation of VRC01-class broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) is an appealing approach for a preventative HIV-1 vaccine. Despite extensive investigations, strategies to induce VRC01-class bnAbs and overcome the barrier posed by the envelope N276 glycan have not been successful. Here, we inferred a high-probability unmutated common ancestor (UCA) of the VRC01 lineage and reconstructed the stages of lineage maturation. Env immunogens designed on reverted VRC01-class bnAbs bound to VRC01 UCA with affinity sufficient to activate naive B cells. Early mutations defined maturation pathways toward limited or broad neutralization, suggesting that focusing the immune response is likely required to steer B cell maturation toward the development of neutralization breadth. Finally, VRC01 lineage bnAbs with long CDR H3s overcame the HIV-1 N276 glycan barrier without shortening their CDR L1, revealing a solution for broad neutralization in which the heavy chain, not CDR L1, is the determinant to accommodate the N276 glycan.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Polysaccharides/immunology , AIDS Vaccines/administration & dosage , AIDS Vaccines/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Antibodies, Monoclonal/classification , Antibodies, Monoclonal/genetics , Antibodies, Neutralizing/classification , Antibodies, Neutralizing/genetics , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/metabolism , Binding Sites/genetics , Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies , CD4 Antigens/genetics , CD4 Antigens/immunology , CD4 Antigens/metabolism , HIV Antibodies , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/genetics , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/immunology , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/metabolism , HIV Infections/therapy , HIV Infections/virology , HIV-1/drug effects , HIV-1/physiology , Humans , Phylogeny , Polysaccharides/metabolism , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
8.
J Virol ; 98(1): e0084923, 2024 Jan 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38174935

ABSTRACT

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a member of the Flaviviridae family; however, unlike other family members, the HCV virion has an unusually high lipid content. HCV has two envelope glycoproteins, E1 and E2. E2 contributes to receptor binding, cell membrane attachment, and immune evasion. In contrast, the functions of E1 are poorly characterized due, in part, to challenges in producing the protein. This manuscript describes the expression and purification of a soluble E1 ectodomain (eE1) that is recognized by conformational, human monoclonal antibodies. eE1 forms a complex with apolipoproteins AI and AII, cholesterol, and phospholipids by recruiting high-density lipoprotein (HDL) from the extracellular media. We show that HDL binding is a function specific to eE1 and HDL hinders recognition of E1 by a neutralizing monoclonal antibody. Either low-density lipoprotein or HDL increases the production and infectivity of cell culture-produced HCV, but E1 preferentially selects HDL, influencing both viral life cycle and antibody evasion.IMPORTANCEHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant burden on human health, but vaccine candidates have yet to provide broad protection against this infection. We have developed a method to produce high quantities of soluble E1 or E2, the viral proteins located on the surface of HCV. HCV has an unusually high lipid content due to the recruitment of apolipoproteins. We found that E1 (and not E2) preferentially recruits host high-density lipoprotein (HDL) extracellularly. This recruitment of HDL by E1 prevents binding of E1 by a neutralizing antibody and furthermore prevents antibody-mediated neutralization of the virus. By comparison, low-density lipoprotein does not protect the virus from antibody-mediated neutralization. Our findings provide mechanistic insight into apolipoprotein recruitment, which may be critical for vaccine development.


Subject(s)
Hepacivirus , Hepatitis C , Immune Evasion , Lipoproteins, HDL , Viral Envelope Proteins , Humans , Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , Apolipoproteins/metabolism , Hepacivirus/pathogenicity , Hepatitis C/immunology , Hepatitis C/virology , Hepatitis C Antibodies/immunology , Lipoproteins, HDL/metabolism , Lipoproteins, LDL/metabolism , Viral Envelope Proteins/metabolism , HEK293 Cells
9.
PLoS Pathog ; 17(6): e1009624, 2021 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34086838

ABSTRACT

A primary goal of HIV-1 vaccine development is the consistent elicitation of protective, neutralizing antibodies. While highly similar neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) have been isolated from multiple HIV-infected individuals, it is unclear whether vaccination can consistently elicit highly similar nAbs in genetically diverse primates. Here, we show in three outbred rhesus macaques that immunization with Env elicits a genotypically and phenotypically conserved nAb response. From these vaccinated macaques, we isolated four antibody lineages that had commonalities in immunoglobulin variable, diversity, and joining gene segment usage. Atomic-level structures of the antigen binding fragments of the two most similar antibodies showed nearly identical paratopes. The Env binding modes of each of the four vaccine-induced nAbs were distinct from previously known monoclonal HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies, but were nearly identical to each other. The similarities of these antibodies show that the immune system in outbred primates can respond to HIV-1 Env vaccination with a similar structural and genotypic solution for recognizing a particular neutralizing epitope. These results support rational vaccine design for HIV-1 that aims to reproducibly elicit, in genetically diverse primates, nAbs with specific paratope structures capable of binding conserved epitopes.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , HIV Antibodies/immunology , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology , Animals , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Humans , Macaca mulatta
10.
Immunity ; 41(6): 909-18, 2014 Dec 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25526306

ABSTRACT

In HIV-1, the ability to mount antibody responses to conserved, neutralizing epitopes is critical for protection. Here we have studied the light chain usage of human and rhesus macaque antibodies targeted to a dominant region of the HIV-1 envelope second variable (V2) region involving lysine (K) 169, the site of immune pressure in the RV144 vaccine efficacy trial. We found that humans and rhesus macaques used orthologous lambda variable gene segments encoding a glutamic acid-aspartic acid (ED) motif for K169 recognition. Structure determination of an unmutated ancestor antibody demonstrated that the V2 binding site was preconfigured for ED motif-mediated recognition prior to maturation. Thus, light chain usage for recognition of the site of immune pressure in the RV144 trial is highly conserved across species. These data indicate that the HIV-1 K169-recognizing ED motif has persisted over the diversification between rhesus macaques and humans, suggesting an evolutionary advantage of this antibody recognition mode.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines , Antibodies, Viral/metabolism , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte/metabolism , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/metabolism , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Immunoglobulin Light Chains/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Antibody Affinity/genetics , Cells, Cultured , Clinical Trials as Topic , Conserved Sequence/genetics , Epitope Mapping , Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte/genetics , Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte/immunology , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/genetics , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/immunology , HIV Infections/prevention & control , Humans , Macaca mulatta , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutation/genetics , Phylogeny , Protein Binding/genetics , Protein Engineering
11.
Immunity ; 39(2): 245-58, 2013 Aug 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23911655

ABSTRACT

Antibodies of the VRC01 class neutralize HIV-1, arise in diverse HIV-1-infected donors, and are potential templates for an effective HIV-1 vaccine. However, the stochastic processes that generate repertoires in each individual of >10(12) antibodies make elicitation of specific antibodies uncertain. Here we determine the ontogeny of the VRC01 class by crystallography and next-generation sequencing. Despite antibody-sequence differences exceeding 50%, antibody-gp120 cocrystal structures reveal VRC01-class recognition to be remarkably similar. B cell transcripts indicate that VRC01-class antibodies require few specific genetic elements, suggesting that naive-B cells with VRC01-class features are generated regularly by recombination. Virtually all of these fail to mature, however, with only a few-likely one-ancestor B cell expanding to form a VRC01-class lineage in each donor. Developmental similarities in multiple donors thus reveal the generation of VRC01-class antibodies to be reproducible in principle, thereby providing a framework for attempts to elicit similar antibodies in the general population.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Monoclonal/genetics , Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology , HIV Antibodies/genetics , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Amino Acid Sequence , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Base Sequence , Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies , Crystallography, X-Ray , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/chemistry , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/immunology , HIV Infections/immunology , Humans , Leukocytes, Mononuclear , Molecular Sequence Data , Sequence Analysis, DNA
12.
Immunity ; 38(1): 176-86, 2013 Jan 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23313589

ABSTRACT

The RV144 HIV-1 trial of the canary pox vector (ALVAC-HIV) plus the gp120 AIDSVAX B/E vaccine demonstrated an estimated efficacy of 31%, which correlated directly with antibodies to HIV-1 envelope variable regions 1 and 2 (V1-V2). Genetic analysis of trial viruses revealed increased vaccine efficacy against viruses matching the vaccine strain at V2 residue 169. Here, we isolated four V2 monoclonal antibodies from RV144 vaccinees that recognize residue 169, neutralize laboratory-adapted HIV-1, and mediate killing of field-isolate HIV-1-infected CD4(+) T cells. Crystal structures of two of the V2 antibodies demonstrated that residue 169 can exist within divergent helical and loop conformations, which contrasted dramatically with the ß strand conformation previously observed with a broadly neutralizing antibody PG9. Thus, RV144 vaccine-induced immune pressure appears to target a region that may be both sequence variable and structurally polymorphic. Variation may signal sites of HIV-1 envelope vulnerability, providing vaccine designers with new options.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines/immunology , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/immunology , Amino Acid Sequence , Amino Acid Substitution/immunology , Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology , Antibodies, Monoclonal/metabolism , HIV Antibodies/chemistry , HIV Antibodies/metabolism , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/chemistry , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/metabolism , Humans , Molecular Docking Simulation , Molecular Sequence Data , Peptides/chemistry , Peptides/immunology , Peptides/metabolism , Protein Binding/immunology , Protein Conformation
13.
PLoS Pathog ; 15(9): e1008026, 2019 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31527908

ABSTRACT

The CD4 binding site (CD4bs) of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein is susceptible to multiple lineages of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) that are attractive to elicit with vaccines. The CH235 lineage (VH1-46) of CD4bs bnAbs is particularly attractive because the most mature members neutralize 90% of circulating strains, do not possess long HCDR3 regions, and do not contain insertions and deletions that may be difficult to induce. We used virus neutralization to measure the interaction of CH235 unmutated common ancestor (CH235 UCA) with functional Env trimers on infectious virions to guide immunogen design for this bnAb lineage. Two Env mutations were identified, one in loop D (N279K) and another in V5 (G458Y), that acted synergistically to render autologous CH505 transmitted/founder virus susceptible to neutralization by CH235 UCA. Man5-enriched N-glycans provided additional synergy for neutralization. CH235 UCA bound with nanomolar affinity to corresponding soluble native-like Env trimers as candidate immunogens. A cryo-EM structure of CH235 UCA bound to Man5-enriched CH505.N279K.G458Y.SOSIP.664 revealed interactions of the antibody light chain complementarity determining region 3 (CDR L3) with the engineered Env loops D and V5. These results demonstrate that virus neutralization can directly inform vaccine design and suggest a germline targeting and reverse engineering strategy to initiate and mature the CH235 bnAb lineage.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies/biosynthesis , Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies/immunology , HIV Antibodies/biosynthesis , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV-1/genetics , HIV-1/immunology , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/genetics , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology , AIDS Vaccines/chemistry , AIDS Vaccines/genetics , Amino Acid Substitution , Antibody Affinity , Binding Sites , CD4 Antigens/metabolism , Drug Design , Epitopes/chemistry , Epitopes/genetics , Epitopes/immunology , HEK293 Cells , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV Infections/prevention & control , HIV-1/pathogenicity , Host Microbial Interactions/genetics , Host Microbial Interactions/immunology , Humans , Models, Molecular , Mutagenesis, Site-Directed , Protein Engineering , Protein Multimerization , Protein Structure, Quaternary , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/chemistry
15.
Immunol Rev ; 275(1): 145-160, 2017 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28133802

ABSTRACT

Induction of HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) to date has only been observed in the setting of HIV-1 infection, and then only years after HIV transmission. Thus, the concept has emerged that one path to induction of bnAbs is to define the viral and immunologic events that occur during HIV-1 infection, and then to mimic those events with a vaccine formulation. This concept has led to efforts to map both virus and antibody events that occur from the time of HIV-1 transmission to development of bnAbs. This work has revealed that a virus-antibody "arms race" occurs in which a HIV-1 transmitted/founder (TF) Env induces autologous neutralizing antibodies that can not only neutralize the TF virus but also can select virus escape mutants that in turn select affinity-matured neutralizing antibodies. From these studies has come a picture of bnAb development that has led to new insights in host-pathogen interactions and, as well, led to insight into immunologic mechanisms of control of bnAb development. Here, we review the progress to date in elucidating bnAb B cell lineages in HIV-1 infection, discuss new research leading to understanding the immunologic mechanisms of bnAb induction, and address issues relevant to the use of this information for the design of new HIV-1 sequential envelope vaccine candidates.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines/immunology , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Animals , Antibodies, Neutralizing/metabolism , Biological Evolution , HIV Antibodies/metabolism , HIV Antigens/genetics , Host-Pathogen Interactions , Humans , Immune Evasion , Mutation/genetics
16.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep ; 69(46): 1743-1747, 2020 Nov 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33211678

ABSTRACT

On university campuses and in similar congregate environments, surveillance testing of asymptomatic persons is a critical strategy (1,2) for preventing transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). All students at Duke University, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, signed the Duke Compact (3), agreeing to observe mandatory masking, social distancing, and participation in entry and surveillance testing. The university implemented a five-to-one pooled testing program for SARS-CoV-2 using a quantitative, in-house, laboratory-developed, real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test (4,5). Pooling of specimens to enable large-scale testing while minimizing use of reagents was pioneered during the human immunodeficiency virus pandemic (6). A similar methodology was adapted for Duke University's asymptomatic testing program. The baseline SARS-CoV-2 testing plan was to distribute tests geospatially and temporally across on- and off-campus student populations. By September 20, 2020, asymptomatic testing was scaled up to testing targets, which include testing for residential undergraduates twice weekly, off-campus undergraduates one to two times per week, and graduate students approximately once weekly. In addition, in response to newly identified positive test results, testing was focused in locations or within cohorts where data suggested an increased risk for transmission. Scale-up over 4 weeks entailed redeploying staff members to prepare 15 campus testing sites for specimen collection, developing information management tools, and repurposing laboratory automation to establish an asymptomatic surveillance system. During August 2-October 11, 68,913 specimens from 10,265 graduate and undergraduate students were tested. Eighty-four specimens were positive for SARS-CoV-2, and 51% were among persons with no symptoms. Testing as a result of contact tracing identified 27.4% of infections. A combination of risk-reduction strategies and frequent surveillance testing likely contributed to a prolonged period of low transmission on campus. These findings highlight the importance of combined testing and contact tracing strategies beyond symptomatic testing, in association with other preventive measures. Pooled testing balances resource availability with supply-chain disruptions, high throughput with high sensitivity, and rapid turnaround with an acceptable workload.


Subject(s)
Asymptomatic Diseases/epidemiology , Clinical Laboratory Techniques/methods , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Public Health Surveillance/methods , Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Testing , COVID-19 Vaccines , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Humans , North Carolina/epidemiology , Pandemics/prevention & control , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , Program Development , SARS-CoV-2 , Universities , Viral Load
17.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 114(32): 8614-8619, 2017 08 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28747530

ABSTRACT

Variable regions of Ig chains provide the antigen recognition portion of B-cell receptors and derivative antibodies. Ig heavy-chain variable region exons are assembled developmentally from V, D, J gene segments. Each variable region contains three antigen-contacting complementarity-determining regions (CDRs), with CDR1 and CDR2 encoded by the V segment and CDR3 encoded by the V(D)J junction region. Antigen-stimulated germinal center (GC) B cells undergo somatic hypermutation (SHM) of V(D)J exons followed by selection for SHMs that increase antigen-binding affinity. Some HIV-1-infected human subjects develop broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs), such as the potent VRC01-class bnAbs, that neutralize diverse HIV-1 strains. Mature VRC01-class bnAbs, including VRC-PG04, accumulate very high SHM levels, a property that hinders development of vaccine strategies to elicit them. Because many VRC01-class bnAb SHMs are not required for broad neutralization, high overall SHM may be required to achieve certain functional SHMs. To elucidate such requirements, we used a V(D)J passenger allele system to assay, in mouse GC B cells, sequence-intrinsic SHM-targeting rates of nucleotides across substrates representing maturation stages of human VRC-PG04. We identify rate-limiting SHM positions for VRC-PG04 maturation, as well as SHM hotspots and intrinsically frequent deletions associated with SHM. We find that mature VRC-PG04 has low SHM capability due to hotspot saturation but also demonstrate that generation of new SHM hotspots and saturation of existing hotspot regions (e.g., CDR3) does not majorly influence intrinsic SHM in unmutated portions of VRC-PG04 progenitor sequences. We discuss implications of our findings for bnAb affinity maturation mechanisms.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived/immunology , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/metabolism , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Mutation , Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin/immunology , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived/genetics , Antibodies, Neutralizing/genetics , HIV Antibodies/genetics , Mice
18.
J Virol ; 92(7)2018 04 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29321320

ABSTRACT

Vaccine-elicited humoral immune responses comprise an array of antibody forms and specificities, with only a fraction contributing to protective host immunity. Elucidation of antibody effector functions responsible for protective immunity against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition is a major goal for the HIV-1 vaccine field. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is an important part of the host defense against pathogens; however, little is known about the role of vaccine-elicited IgA and its capacity to mediate antiviral functions. To identify the antiviral functions of HIV-1-specific IgA elicited by vaccination, we cloned HIV-1 envelope-specific IgA monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) by memory B cell cultures from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from an RV144 vaccinee and produced two IgA clonal cell lines (HG129 and HG130) producing native, nonrecombinant IgA MAbs. The HG129 and HG130 MAbs mediated phagocytosis by monocytes, and HG129 blocked HIV-1 Env glycoprotein binding to galactosylceramide, an alternative HIV-1 receptor. These findings elucidate potential antiviral functions of vaccine-elicited HIV-1 envelope-specific IgA that may act to block HIV-1 acquisition at the portal of entry by preventing HIV-1 binding to galactosylceramide and mediating antibody Fc receptor-mediated virion phagocytosis. Furthermore, these findings highlight the complex and diverse interactions of vaccine-elicited IgA with pathogens that depend on IgA fine specificity and form (e.g., multimeric or monomeric) in the systemic circulation and mucosal compartments.IMPORTANCE Host-pathogen interactions in vivo involve numerous immune mechanisms that can lead to pathogen clearance. Understanding the nature of antiviral immune mechanisms can inform the design of efficacious HIV-1 vaccine strategies. Evidence suggests that both neutralizing and nonneutralizing antibodies can mediate some protection against HIV in animal models. Although numerous studies have characterized the functional properties of HIV-1-specific IgG, more studies are needed on the functional attributes of HIV-1-specific IgA, specifically for vaccine-elicited IgA. Characterization of the functional properties of HIV-1 Env-specific IgA monoclonal antibodies from human vaccine clinical trials are critical toward understanding the capacity of the host immune response to block HIV-1 acquisition.


Subject(s)
AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Antibodies, Blocking/immunology , Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology , Galactosylceramides/immunology , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Immunoglobulin A/immunology , Phagocytosis/immunology , Antibodies, Blocking/pharmacology , Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology , Cell Line , HIV Antibodies/pharmacology , Humans , Immunoglobulin A/pharmacology , Phagocytosis/drug effects
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J Virol ; 91(7)2017 04 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28100618

ABSTRACT

HIV-1-infected cells presenting envelope glycoproteins (Env) in the CD4-bound conformation on their surface are preferentially targeted by antibody-dependent cellular-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC). HIV-1 has evolved sophisticated mechanisms to avoid the exposure of Env ADCC epitopes by downregulating CD4 and by limiting the overall amount of Env on the cell surface. In HIV-1, substitution of large residues such as histidine or tryptophan for serine 375 (S375H/W) in the gp120 Phe 43 cavity, where Phe 43 of CD4 contacts gp120, results in the spontaneous sampling of an Env conformation closer to the CD4-bound state. While residue S375 is well conserved in the majority of group M HIV-1 isolates, CRF01_AE strains have a naturally occurring histidine at this position (H375). Interestingly, CRF01_AE is the predominant circulating strain in Thailand, where the RV144 trial took place. In this trial, which resulted in a modest degree of protection, ADCC responses were identified as being part of the correlate of protection. Here we investigate the influence of the Phe 43 cavity on ADCC responses. Filling this cavity with a histidine or tryptophan residue in Env with a natural serine residue at this position (S375H/W) increased the susceptibility of HIV-1-infected cells to ADCC. Conversely, the replacement of His 375 by a serine residue (H375S) within HIV-1 CRF01_AE decreased the efficiency of the ADCC response. Our results raise the intriguing possibility that the presence of His 375 in the circulating strain where the RV144 trial was held contributed to the observed vaccine efficacy.IMPORTANCE HIV-1-infected cells presenting Env in the CD4-bound conformation on their surface are preferentially targeted by ADCC mediated by HIV-positive (HIV+) sera. Here we show that the gp120 Phe 43 cavity modulates the propensity of Env to sample this conformation and therefore affects the susceptibility of infected cells to ADCC. CRF01_AE HIV-1 strains have an unusual Phe 43 cavity-filling His 375 residue, which increases the propensity of Env to sample the CD4-bound conformation, thereby increasing susceptibility to ADCC.


Subject(s)
Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity , HIV Antibodies/physiology , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/immunology , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Amino Acid Motifs , Amino Acid Sequence , Binding Sites , Consensus Sequence , HEK293 Cells , HIV Infections/prevention & control , HIV Infections/virology , Humans , Protein Binding
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Nature ; 480(7377): 336-43, 2011 Nov 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22113616

ABSTRACT

Variable regions 1 and 2 (V1/V2) of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) gp120 envelope glycoprotein are critical for viral evasion of antibody neutralization, and are themselves protected by extraordinary sequence diversity and N-linked glycosylation. Human antibodies such as PG9 nonetheless engage V1/V2 and neutralize 80% of HIV-1 isolates. Here we report the structure of V1/V2 in complex with PG9. V1/V2 forms a four-stranded ß-sheet domain, in which sequence diversity and glycosylation are largely segregated to strand-connecting loops. PG9 recognition involves electrostatic, sequence-independent and glycan interactions: the latter account for over half the interactive surface but are of sufficiently weak affinity to avoid autoreactivity. The structures of V1/V2-directed antibodies CH04 and PGT145 indicate that they share a common mode of glycan penetration by extended anionic loops. In addition to structurally defining V1/V2, the results thus identify a paradigm of antibody recognition for highly glycosylated antigens, which-with PG9-involves a site of vulnerability comprising just two glycans and a strand.


Subject(s)
Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , Antibody Specificity/immunology , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/chemistry , HIV Envelope Protein gp120/immunology , HIV-1/chemistry , HIV-1/immunology , AIDS Vaccines/chemistry , AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Amino Acid Motifs , Amino Acid Sequence , Antibodies, Neutralizing/chemistry , Antibody Affinity/immunology , Antigen-Antibody Complex/chemistry , Antigen-Antibody Complex/immunology , Binding Sites, Antibody/immunology , Conserved Sequence , Crystallography, X-Ray , Epitopes/chemistry , Epitopes/immunology , Glycopeptides/chemistry , Glycopeptides/immunology , Glycosylation , HIV Antibodies/chemistry , Hydrogen Bonding , Immune Evasion , Models, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Polysaccharides/chemistry , Polysaccharides/immunology , Protein Structure, Quaternary , Protein Structure, Tertiary
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