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ArticlemBio2021

A Structural Model for the Ligand Binding of Pneumococcal Serotype 3 Capsular Polysaccharide-Specific Protective Antibodies.

Ahmet Ozdilek, Jiachen Huang, Rachelle Babb, Amy V Paschall, Dustin R Middleton, Jeremy A Duke, Liise-Anne Pirofski, Jarrod J Mousa, Fikri Y Avci

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Article in mBio, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmet OzdilekDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Jiachen HuangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Rachelle BabbDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Amy V PaschallDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Dustin R MiddletonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Jeremy A DukeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Liise-Anne PirofskiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Jarrod J MousaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Fikri Y AvciDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
University of Georgia · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms for Carbohydrate Presentation to CD4+ T cells by MHCII PathwayR01AI123383 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI Fikri Y Avci · 2016 to 2026
$4.2M
Structural and mechanistic insights into antibody neutralization of human metapneumovirusR01AI143865 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MOUSA, JARROD · 2019 to 2023
$3.0M
Glycopeptide-specific helper T cells eliciting protective humoral immunity against HIV - ResubmissionR01AI152766 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI Fikri Y Avci · 2021 to 2026
$2.6M
Effects of aging and HIV infection on the response to pneumococcal vaccineR01AG045044 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI PIROFSKI, LIISE-ANNE · 2014 to 2018
$2.5M
Antibody therapy for pneumococcal diseaseR01AI123654 · NIAID · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI PIROFSKI, LIISE-ANNE · 2017 to 2021
$2.1M
Therapeutic antibodies to treat Pneumocystis pneumonia in a nonhuman primate model of HIV infectionK01OD026569 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MOUSA, JARROD · 2018 to 2020
$1.0M
Pn3Pase as an Effective Enzyme Therapeutic for Streptococcus Pneumoniae type 3 InfectionR41AI157287 · NIAID · PNEUMOTACTIX, LLC · PI AVCI, FIKRI Y · 2021 to 2022
$599k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI123383NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI123654NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI143865NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI152766NIAID NIH HHS R41 AI157287NIA NIH HHS R01 AG045044NIH HHS K01 OD026569
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) are major virulence factors that decorate the surfaces of many human bacterial pathogens. In their pure form or as glycoconjugate vaccines, CPSs are extensively used in vaccines deployed in clinical practice worldwide. However, our understanding of the structural requirements for interactions between CPSs and antibodies is limited. A longstanding model based on comprehensive observations of antibody repertoires binding to CPSs is that antibodies expressing heavy chain variable gene family 3 (VH3) predominate in these binding interactions in humans and VH3 homologs in mice. Toward understanding this highly conserved interaction, we generated a panel of mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAb) against Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 CPS, determined an X-ray crystal structure of a protective MAb in complex with a hexasaccharide derived from enzymatic hydrolysis of the polysaccharide, and elucidated the structural requirements for this binding interaction. The crystal structure revealed a binding pocket containing aromatic side chains, suggesting the importance of hydrophobicity in the interaction. Through mutational analysis, we determined the amino acids that are critical in carbohydrate binding. Through elucidating the structural and functional properties of a panel of murine MAbs, we offer an explanation for the predominant use of the human VH3 gene family in antibodies against CPSs with implications in knowledge-based vaccine design.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, MonoclonalBacterial CapsulesCrystallizationFemaleHumansLigandsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CModels, StructuralPolysaccharides, BacterialSerogroupStreptococcus pneumoniaeVaccinationAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, MonoclonalLigandsPolysaccharides, Bacterialcapsular polysaccharidecarbohydrate antigensconjugate vaccinesglycoconjugate vaccinemonoclonal antibodiesmonoclonal antibodyStreptococcus pneumoniaeVH3 gene family

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PMID34061603
PMCPMC8262990
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