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Structure-guided design of native-like HIV Env Single Chain Trimers for enhanced stability, immunogenicity, and versatile vaccine delivery.

Xuduo Li, Ipsita Krishnamurthy, Nitesh Mishra, Nicole E James, Rohan Roy Chowdhury, Sean Callaghan, Anjali Somanathan, Gabriel Avillion, Khaled Amereh, Tharunika Sekar and 26 more

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Xuduo LiDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Ipsita KrishnamurthyDepartment of Biology, the school of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Nitesh MishraDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Nicole E JamesSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Rohan Roy ChowdhuryDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sean CallaghanDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Anjali SomanathanDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Gabriel AvillionDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Khaled AmerehDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Tharunika SekarDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Prabhgun OberoiDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Yuxin ZhuDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jonathan L TorresDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Wen-Hsin LeeDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Joel D AllenSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Bo LiangDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Gabriella GieseDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Anh L VoDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sharaf AndrabiDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Ishita JainDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Asanti MergiyaDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Tazio CapozzolaDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Wan-Ting HeDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Fabio AnzanelloDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Rumi HabibDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Frederic Bibollet-RucheDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Rebecca NedellecDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sara Dutton SackettDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Gabriel OzorowskiDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Dennis R BurtonDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Beatrice H HahnDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
George M ShawDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Andrew B WardConsortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development (CHAVD), The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Max CrispinSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
Christopher O BarnesDepartment of Biology, the school of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Raiees AndrabiDepartment of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

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
A Synchrotron Radiation Structural Biology ResourcesP30GM133894 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Aina E. Cohen · 2020 to 2026
$43.3M
Virus and Antibody Gene Sequencing CoreP01AI131251 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Kevin Wiehe · 2017 to 2026
$40.7M
UPenn - Admin CoreU19AI188562 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Raiees Ahmad Andrabi · 2025 to 2026
$12.7M
The Multi-omics Vaccine Evaluation (MOVE) ConsortiumP01AI177683 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI Bryan Briney · 2023 to 2026
$9.0M
Optimizing glycan shield coverage, germline B cell receptor binding and epitope diversity of V2-apex targeted HIV-1 Env immunogensR37AI150590 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Beatrice H Hahn · 2019 to 2026
$6.9M
HIV-1 Q23.17 Env: Engineering a novel immunogen to elicit broadly neutralizing antibodiesR01AI165080 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GEORGE M SHAW · 2021 to 2026
$6.6M
B cell lineage-directed rational vaccine strategies based on CAP256SU Env-Ab co-evolutionR01AI167716 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Raiees Ahmad Andrabi · 2022 to 2026
$4.8M
Combining germline-targeting, B cell immunofocusing and Env-Ab coevolution strategies to induce HIV Envelope V2-apex broadly neutralizing antibodiesR61AI161818 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ANDRABI, RAIEES AHMAD, SHAW, GEORGE M · 2021 to 2023
$4.7M
Reverse Vaccinology in SHIV Infected Macaques as a Molecular Guide for HIV-1 Vaccine DesignR01AI160607 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHAW, GEORGE M · 2021 to 2024
$3.2M
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation INV-041767NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI131251NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI177683NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI160607NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI165080NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI167716NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI150590NIAID NIH HHS R61 AI161818NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI188562NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI144462NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM133894
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stabilizing the HIV envelope (Env) trimer in its native prefusion conformation is key to eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs). We present a generalizable single-chain trimer-(SCT) design platform that enables the production of stable, native-like Env trimers across diverse HIV strains. Using a structure-guided approach, we developed CAP256.SU-SCT9, based on a CAP256.SU Env shown to induce V2-apex bnAbs in humans and rhesus macaques. CAP256.SU-SCT9 trimer exhibited native-like structure, bnAb-specific antigenicity, authentic glycosylation, and compatibility with nucleic acid and nanoparticle delivery. We extended this design strategy to a panel of HIV Envs representing global diversity, and immunogens known to initiate bnAb responses in humans. Structural analyses confirmed that SCTs consistently maintained prefusion-closed conformations, favorable glycan profiles, strong binding to trimer-specific bnAbs, and low reactivity with non-neutralizing antibodies. These findings establish SCT as a versatile platform for HIV trimer immunogen design, with potential to support next-generation vaccines aimed at eliciting protective bnAb responses.

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