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Broadly Neutralizing Antibody 8ANC195 Recognizes Closed and Open States of HIV-1 Env.

Louise Scharf, Haoqing Wang, Han Gao, Songye Chen, Alasdair W McDowall, Pamela J Bjorkman

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Article in Cell, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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106 citing papers in PubMed, 146 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Louise ScharfDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Haoqing WangDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Han GaoDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Songye ChenDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Alasdair W McDowallDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Pamela J BjorkmanDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Electronic address: bjorkman@caltech.edu.
California Institute of Technology · US

Funding

X-ray Cryst. CoreP50GM082545 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SUNDQUIST, WESLEY I. · 2007 to 2018
$51.1M
Stuctural basis of bNab activityP01AI100148 · NIAID · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Pamela J Bjorkman · 2013 to 2026
$43.3M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI100148NIAID NIH HHS P01AI100148NIGMS NIH HHS 2 P50 GM082545-06NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM082545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The HIV-1 envelope (Env) spike contains limited epitopes for broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs); thus, most neutralizing antibodies are strain specific. The 8ANC195 epitope, defined by crystal and electron microscopy (EM) structures of bNAb 8ANC195 complexed with monomeric gp120 and trimeric Env, respectively, spans the gp120 and gp41 Env subunits. To investigate 8ANC195's gp41 epitope at higher resolution, we solved a 3.58 Å crystal structure of 8ANC195 complexed with fully glycosylated Env trimer, revealing 8ANC195 insertion into a glycan shield gap to contact gp120 and gp41 glycans and protein residues. To determine whether 8ANC195 recognizes the CD4-bound open Env conformation that leads to co-receptor binding and fusion, one of several known conformations of virion-associated Env, we solved EM structures of an Env/CD4/CD4-induced antibody/8ANC195 complex. 8ANC195 binding partially closed the CD4-bound trimer, confirming structural plasticity of Env by revealing a previously unseen conformation. 8ANC195's ability to bind different Env conformations suggests advantages for potential therapeutic applications.

Indexed as

Antibodies, NeutralizingEpitopesHIV-1HIV Envelope Protein gp120HumansImmunoglobulin GMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionModels, MolecularProtein ConformationX-Ray DiffractionAntibodies, NeutralizingEpitopesHIV Envelope Protein gp120Immunoglobulin G

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PMID26359989
PMCPMC4587768
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