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Intraprotomer masking of third variable loop (V3) epitopes by the first and second variable loops (V1V2) within the native HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein trimer.

Abstract：

:Within the trimeric HIV-1 envelope (Env) spike, the first and second variable loops (V1V2 region) and the third variable loop (V3) of the gp120 subunit play dual roles in antibody recognition, because they contain neutralization epitopes and also participate in epitope masking. The spatial relationships between V1V2 and V3 and the associated mechanisms of epitope masking remain unclear. Here we investigated interactions between these domains using two monoclonal antibodies recognizing distinct conserved linear epitopes that are subject to masking in the functional trimer, which limits their neutralizing activities. Using Env pseudotype virus infection assays, we found that deleting the V1V2 region greatly enhanced neutralization by both antibodies, leading us to consider two alternative models: V1V2 on one gp120 protomer masks V3 on the same protomer (intraprotomer or cis masking) versus on an adjacent protomer (interprotomer or trans masking). Our experimental approach exploited a previously described complementation system wherein two variant Envs harboring different inactivating mutations (one in gp120, the other in gp41) are coexpressed in the same cell; functional Env results only from cooperative interactions within mixed trimers, thereby enabling selective examination of mixed trimer activity. We introduced additional mutations that either promoted (V1V2 deletion, i.e., unmasking) or prevented (GPGR to GPGQ mutation, i.e., epitope destruction) interaction with the antibodies. The observed neutralization sensitivities of mixed trimers produced from various combinations of constructs support the intraprotomer (cis) model of V1V2 masking of V3 epitopes.

journal_name

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

journal_title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors

Liu L,Cimbro R,Lusso P,Berger EA

doi

10.1073/pnas.1104840108

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-12-13 00:00:00

pages

20148-53

issue

eissn

0027-8424

issn

1091-6490

pii

1104840108

journal_volume

108

pub_type

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Intraprotomer masking of third variable loop (V3) epitopes by the first and second variable loops (V1V2) within the native HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein trimer.