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ArticleViruses2026

Common Acquisition of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies in an HTLV-1c+ First Nations Cohort from Central Australia.

Samantha L Grimley, Sarah C Monard, Ashley Hirons, Ashley H Y Yap, Sarah Collins, David Yurick, Georges Khoury, Paula C Ellenberg, Marc Pellegrini, Lloyd J Einsiedel and 1 more

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Samantha L GrimleyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5803-3222
Sarah C MonardDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7149-312X
Ashley HironsDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8845-8830
Ashley H Y YapDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Sarah CollinsDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
David YurickDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Georges KhouryDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Paula C EllenbergDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Marc PellegriniDivision of Infectious Diseases and Immune Defence, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia.
Lloyd J EinsiedelDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2517-6083
Damian F J PurcellDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4485-1726

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council GNT2044048 and GNT2004670
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is endemic to numerous regions worldwide, including Central Australia. The Australo-Melanesian subtype-C is endemic within Australia and Oceania, whereas subtype-A is the most widely distributed subtype globally. The lack of an approved vaccine highlights HTLV-1 as a neglected public health issue. To inform the development of HTLV-1 Envelope (Env)-based vaccines, we assessed anti-Env antibodies in an HTLV-1c+ cohort of First Nations individuals in Central Australia. Of the 62 plasma samples from patients with confirmed HTLV-1 serological diagnosis, 76% were positive for Env binding in ELISA, but 90% neutralized HTLV-1c pseudovirus (PSV) infection. Neutralization breadth with the capability of blocking both subtype-A and subtype-C PSV infection was identified in 100% of samples tested. Proviral load was positively associated with anti-Env response, with binding epitopes mapping to the proline-rich region of gp46-SU. Env-directed IgG showed the capacity to engage Fcγ receptors key to inducing antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity/phagocytosis responses. Serological response was not associated with comorbidities linked to HTLV-1c in this population (bronchiectasis, chronic kidney disease, diabetes). These findings demonstrate that potent humoral immunity arises and is sustained during HTLV-1 infection, suggesting that an Env-based vaccine displaying authentically native epitopes will be capable of recapitulating these neutralizing responses.

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Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralHTLV-I AntibodiesHTLV-I InfectionsHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1AdultAustraliaCohort StudiesEpitopesFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMiddle AgedViral LoadAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralEpitopesHTLV-I AntibodiesImmunoglobulin GEnvelopeHTLV-1neutralizing antibodiesproviral loadseroprevalence

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PMCPMC13119588

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