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Mapping of Neutralizing Antibody Epitopes on the Envelope of Viruses Obtained from Plasma Samples Exhibiting Broad Cross-Clade Neutralization Potential Against HIV-1.

Abstract：

:Several broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) that can target HIV strains with large degrees of variability have recently been identified. However, efforts to induce synthesis of such bNAbs that can protect against HIV infection have not met with much success. Identification of specific epitopes encoded in the HIV-1 envelope (Env) that can direct the host to synthesize bNAbs remains a challenge. In a previous study, we identified 12 antiretroviral therapy-naive HIV-1-infected individuals whose plasma exhibited broad cross-clade neutralization property against different clades of HIV-1. In this study, we sequenced the full-length HIV-1 gp160 from 11 of these individuals and analyzed the sequences to identify bNAb epitopes. We identified critical residues in the viral envelopes that contribute to the formation of conformational epitopes and possibly induce the production of bNAbs, using in silico methods. We found that many of the sequences had conserved glycans at positions N160 (10/11) and N332 (9/11), which are known to be critical for the binding of PG9/PG16-like and PGT128-like bNAbs, respectively. We also observed conservation of critical glycans at positions N234 and N276 critical for the interaction with CD4 binding site bNAbs in 8/11 and 11/11 sequences, respectively. We modeled the three-dimensional structure of the 11 HIV-1 envelopes and found that though each had structural differences, the critical residues were mostly present on the surface of the Env structures. The identified critical residues are proposed as candidates for further evaluation as bNAb epitopes.

journal_name

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses

journal_title

AIDS research and human retroviruses

authors

Cheedarla N,Sundaramurthi JC,Hemalatha B,Anangi B,Nesakumar M,Ashokkumar M,Vidya Vijayan KK,Tripathy SP,Swaminathan S,Vaniambadi SK,Ramanathan DV,Hanna LE

doi

10.1089/AID.2018.0224

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-02-01 00:00:00

pages

169-184

issue

eissn

0889-2229

issn

1931-8405

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Mapping of Neutralizing Antibody Epitopes on the Envelope of Viruses Obtained from Plasma Samples Exhibiting Broad Cross-Clade Neutralization Potential Against HIV-1.