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ArticleImmunity2025

Vaccination of nonhuman primates elicits a broadly neutralizing antibody lineage targeting a quaternary epitope on the HIV-1 Env trimer.

Fabian-Alexander Schleich, Shridhar Bale, Javier Guenaga, Gabriel Ozorowski, Monika Àdori, Xiaohe Lin, Xaquin Castro Dopico, Richard Wilson, Mark Chernyshev, Alma Teresia Cotgreave and 20 more

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Deletions in variable region 1 of the HIV envelope accelerate V3-glycan bNAb induction in SHIV-infected rhesus macaques.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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30 authors.

Fabian-Alexander SchleichDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Shridhar BaleThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Javier GuenagaThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Gabriel OzorowskiThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Monika ÀdoriDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Xiaohe LinThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Xaquin Castro DopicoDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Richard WilsonThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Mark ChernyshevDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Alma Teresia CotgreaveDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Marco MandolesiDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Jocelyn CluffThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Esmeralda D DoyleThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Leigh M SewallThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Wen-Hsin LeeThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Shiyu ZhangThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Sijy O'DellVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Brandon S HealyDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Deuk LimDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Vanessa R LewisDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Elana Ben-AkivaMIT, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Department of Biological Engineering, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Darrell J IrvineMIT, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Department of Biological Engineering, Cambridge, MA, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA.
Nicole A Doria-RoseVaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Martin CorcoranDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Diane CarnathanDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Guido SilvestriDivision of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ian A WilsonThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Andrew B WardThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Gunilla B Karlsson HedestamDepartment of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: gunilla.karlsson.hedestam@ki.se.
Richard T WyattThe Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, La Jolla, CA, USA. Electronic address: wyatt@scripps.edu.

Funding

Identification of neutralizing epitopes on SARS-CoV-2 spike for design of vaccines and small-molecule antiviralsUM1AI144462 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI BURTON, DENNIS R. · 2019 to 2025
$201.6M
Yerkes National Primate Research Center Role of type-I IFN in regulating COVID-19 induced inflammation and pathogenesisP51OD011132 · OD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Joon Sup Lee · 2012 to 2026
$167.0M
VirologyP30AI036214 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUSAN JANET LITTLE · 1994 to 2026
$78.4M
Viral Testing Core-Maintenance of the SPF Breeding Colonies at Yerkes National Primate Research CenterU42OD011023 · OD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Joyce Kimberly Cohen · 2018 to 2026
$17.5M
Project 2_NillaP01AI157299 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI WYATT, RICHARD THOMAS · 2021 to 2025
$17.3M
Non-Human PrimatesP01AI104722 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI KARLSSON HEDESTAM, GUNILLA · 2014 to 2018
$14.6M
Pushing the envelope: Optimizing vaccine display of flexibly linked HIV Env trimer immunogensP01AI124337 · NIAID · INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE · PI RASMUSSEN, BETH · 2016 to 2020
$12.2M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI104722NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI124337NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI157299NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036214NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI144462NIH HHS P51 OD011132NIH HHS U42 OD011023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The elicitation of cross-neutralizing antibodies to the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) by vaccination remains a major challenge. Here, we immunized previously Env-immunized nonhuman primates with a series of near-native trimers that possessed N-glycan deletions proximal to the conserved CD4 binding site (CD4bs) to focus B cells to this region. Following heterologous boosting with fully glycosylated trimers, we detected tier 2 cross-neutralizing activity in the serum of several animals. Isolation of 185 matched heavy- and light-chain sequences from Env-binding memory B cells from an early responder identified a broadly neutralizing antibody lineage, LJF-0034, which neutralized nearly 70% of an 84-member HIV-1 global panel. High-resolution cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures revealed a bifurcated binding mode that bridged the CD4bs to V3 across the gp120:120 interface on two adjacent protomers, evading the proximal N276 glycan impediment to the CD4bs, allowing neutralization breadth. This quaternary epitope defines a potential target for future HIV-1 vaccine development.

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AIDS VaccinesAntibodies, Neutralizingenv Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusEpitopesHIV-1HIV AntibodiesHIV Envelope Protein gp120HIV InfectionsAnimalsBroadly Neutralizing AntibodiesCD4 AntigensCross ReactionsCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansMacaca mulattaVaccinationAIDS VaccinesAntibodies, NeutralizingBroadly Neutralizing AntibodiesCD4 Antigensenv Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusEpitopesHIV AntibodiesHIV Envelope Protein gp120Env trimersgermlineHIV-1 neutralizationIG genotypingmonoclonal antibodiesvaccination

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