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ArticleCommunications biology2022

Conformational plasticity of the HIV-1 gp41 immunodominant region is recognized by multiple non-neutralizing antibodies.

Jonathan D Cook, Adree Khondker, Jeffrey E Lee

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Article in Communications biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jonathan D CookDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0544-819X
Adree KhondkerDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
Jeffrey E LeeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada. jeff.lee@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-2172-6586
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Funding

CIHR MOP-115066CIHR PJT-173301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The early humoral immune response to acute HIV-1 infection is largely non-neutralizing. The principal target of these antibodies is the primary immunodominant region (PID) on the gp41 fusion protein. The PID is a highly conserved 15-residue region displayed on the surface of HIV-1 virions. In this study, we analyzed the humoral determinants of HIV-1 gp41 PID binding using biophysical, structural, and computational methods. In complex with a patient-derived near-germline antibody fragment, the PID motif adopts an elongated random coil, whereas the PID bound to affinity-matured Fab adopts a strand-turn-helix conformation. Molecular dynamics simulations showed that the PID is structurally plastic suggesting that the PID can form an ensemble of structural states recognized by various non-neutralizing antibodies, facilitating HIV-1 immunodominance observed in acute and chronic HIV-1 infections. An improved understanding of how the HIV-1 gp41 PID misdirects the early humoral response should guide the development of an effective HIV-1 vaccine.

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HIV-1HIV AntibodiesHIV Envelope Protein gp41HumansImmunodominant EpitopesProtein ConformationHIV AntibodiesHIV Envelope Protein gp41Immunodominant Epitopes

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PMID35361878
PMCPMC8971491
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