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ArticleNature communications2021

A site of vulnerability at V3 crown defined by HIV-1 bNAb M4008_N1.

Kun-Wei Chan, Christina C Luo, Hong Lu, Xueling Wu, Xiang-Peng Kong

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kun-Wei ChanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5384-6198
Christina C LuoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9872-7432
Hong LuAaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Xueling WuAaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9752-3734
Xiang-Peng KongDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA. xiangpeng.kong@med.nyu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5773-2681
New York University · USAaron Diamond AIDS Research Center · US

Funding

Structure and immunogenicity of novel trimeric HIV-1 Env immunogensR01AI145655 · NIAID · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI KONG, XIANGPENG · 2019 to 2023
$4.7M
Novel HIV-1 Env trimer probes for efficient isolation of broadly neutralizing antibodiesR01AI122953 · NIAID · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI WU, XUELING · 2016 to 2019
$2.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI122953NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI145655
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identification of vulnerable sites defined by broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) on HIV-1 envelope (Env) is crucial for vaccine design, and we present here a vulnerable site defined by bNAb M4008_N1, which neutralizes about 40% of a tier-2 virus panel. A 3.2 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of M4008_N1 in complex with BG505 DS-SOSIP reveals a large, shallow protein epitope surface centered at the V3 crown of gp120 and surrounded by key glycans. M4008_N1 interacts with gp120 primarily through its hammerhead CDR H3 to form a β-sheet interaction with the V3 crown hairpin. This makes M4008_N1 compatible with the closed conformation of the prefusion Env trimer, and thus distinct from other known V3 crown mAbs. This mode of bNAb approaching the immunogenic V3 crown in the native Env trimer suggests a strategy for immunogen design targeting this site of vulnerability.

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AIDS VaccinesAntibodies, NeutralizingBroadly Neutralizing AntibodiesHIV-1HIV AntibodiesHumansAIDS VaccinesAntibodies, NeutralizingBroadly Neutralizing AntibodiesHIV Antibodies

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PMID34753944
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