Fusion peptide priming reduces immune responses to HIV-1 envelope trimer base.
Cell Rep
; 35(1): 108937, 2021 04 06.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33826898
Soluble "SOSIP"-stabilized envelope (Env) trimers are promising HIV-vaccine immunogens. However, they induce high-titer responses against the glycan-free trimer base, which is occluded on native virions. To delineate the effect on base responses of priming with immunogens targeting the fusion peptide (FP) site of vulnerability, here, we quantify the prevalence of trimer-base antibody responses in 49 non-human primates immunized with various SOSIP-stabilized Env trimers and FP-carrier conjugates. Trimer-base responses account for â¼90% of the overall trimer response in animals immunized with trimer only, â¼70% in animals immunized with a cocktail of SOSIP trimer and FP conjugate, and â¼30% in animals primed with FP conjugates before trimer immunization. Notably, neutralization breadth in FP-conjugate-primed animals correlates inversely with trimer-base responses. Our data provide methods to quantify the prevalence of trimer-base responses and reveal that FP-conjugate priming, either alone or as part of a cocktail, can reduce the trimer-base response and improve the neutralization outcome.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Péptidos
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Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión
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VIH-1
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Productos del Gen env del Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia Humana
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Multimerización de Proteína
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Formación de Anticuerpos
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cell Rep
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos