Structure-based design of native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers to silence non-neutralizing epitopes and eliminate CD4 binding

DW Kulp, JM Steichen, M Pauthner, X Hu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Elicitation of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) is a primary HIV vaccine goal. Native-
like trimers mimicking virion-associated spikes present nearly all bnAb epitopes and are …

Structure-based design of a soluble prefusion-closed HIV-1 Env trimer with reduced CD4 affinity and improved immunogenicity

GY Chuang, H Geng, M Pancera, K Xu… - Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT The HIV-1 envelope (Env) trimer is a target for vaccine design as well as a
conformational machine that facilitates virus entry by transitioning between prefusion-closed …

HIV-1 envelope trimer design and immunization strategies to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies

SW de Taeye, JP Moore, RW Sanders - Trends in immunology, 2016 - cell.com
The identification of multiple broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against the HIV-1
envelope glycoprotein (Env) trimer has facilitated its structural characterization and guided …

HIV-1 neutralizing antibody signatures and application to epitope-targeted vaccine design

CA Bricault, K Yusim, MS Seaman, H Yoon, J Theiler… - Cell host & …, 2019 - cell.com
Eliciting HIV-1-specific broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) remains a challenge for
vaccine development, and the potential of passively delivered bNAbs for prophylaxis and …

Rational design of DNA-expressed stabilized native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers

Y Aldon, PF McKay, J Allen, G Ozorowski, RF Lévai… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Summary The HIV-1-envelope glycoprotein (Env) is the main target of antigen design for
antibody-based prophylactic vaccines. The generation of broadly neutralizing antibodies …

Interdomain stabilization impairs CD4 binding and improves immunogenicity of the HIV-1 envelope trimer

P Zhang, J Gorman, H Geng, Q Liu, Y Lin… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2018 - cell.com
Summary The HIV-1 envelope (Env) spike is a trimer of gp120/gp41 heterodimers that
mediates viral entry. Binding to CD4 on the host cell membrane is the first essential step for …

Structure‐guided envelope trimer design in HIV‐1 vaccine development: a narrative review

R Derking, RW Sanders - Journal of the International AIDS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The development of a human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV‐1) vaccine
remains a formidable challenge. An effective vaccine likely requires the induction of broadly …

Neutralization-guided design of HIV-1 envelope trimers with high affinity for the unmutated common ancestor of CH235 lineage CD4bs broadly neutralizing antibodies

CC LaBranche, R Henderson, A Hsu, S Behrens… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The CD4 binding site (CD4bs) of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein is susceptible to multiple
lineages of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) that are attractive to elicit with vaccines …

Native‐like Env trimers as a platform for HIV‐1 vaccine design

RW Sanders, JP Moore - Immunological reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We describe the development and potential use of various designs of recombinant HIV‐1
envelope glycoprotein trimers that mimic the structure of the virion‐associated spike, which …

Comprehensive antigenic map of a cleaved soluble HIV-1 envelope trimer

R Derking, G Ozorowski, K Sliepen, A Yasmeen… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The trimeric envelope (Env) spike is the focus of vaccine design efforts aimed at generating
broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to protect against HIV-1 infection. Three recent …