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 …

The HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein C3/V4 region defines a prevalent neutralization epitope following immunization

L Lei, YR Yang, K Tran, Y Wang, CI Chiang… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Despite recent progress in engineering native trimeric HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env)
mimics as vaccine candidates, Env trimers often induce vaccine-matched neutralizing …

Chemical cross-linking stabilizes native-like HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein trimer antigens

T Schiffner, N de Val, RA Russell, SW de Taeye… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Major neutralizing antibody immune evasion strategies of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein
(Env) trimer include conformational and structural instability. Stabilized soluble trimers such …

Structure and immunogenicity of a stabilized HIV-1 envelope trimer based on a group-M consensus sequence

K Sliepen, BW Han, I Bontjer, P Mooij, F Garces… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Stabilized HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins (Env) that resemble the native Env are utilized in
vaccination strategies aimed at inducing broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs). To limit …

Functional stability of HIV-1 envelope trimer affects accessibility to broadly neutralizing antibodies at its apex

SK Gift, DP Leaman, L Zhang, AS Kim… - Journal of virology, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The trimeric envelope glycoprotein spike (Env) of HIV-1 is the target of vaccine development
to elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs). Env trimer instability and heterogeneity in …

Stabilization of the V2 loop improves the presentation of V2 loop–associated broadly neutralizing antibody epitopes on HIV-1 envelope trimers

SW de Taeye, EP Go, K Sliepen, AT de la Peña… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
A successful HIV-1 vaccine will likely need to elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs)
that target the envelope glycoprotein (Env) spike on the virus. Native-like recombinant Env …

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 …

The HIV‐1 envelope glycoprotein structure: nailing down a moving target

AB Ward, IA Wilson - Immunological reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Structure determination of the HIV‐1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) presented a number of
challenges, but several high‐resolution structures have now become available. In 2013 …

Improving the immunogenicity of native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers by hyperstabilization

AT de la Pena, JP Julien, SW de Taeye, F Garces… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
The production of native-like recombinant versions of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env)
trimer requires overcoming the natural flexibility and instability of the complex. The …

Stabilizing HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein trimers to induce neutralizing antibodies

A Torrents de la Peña, RW Sanders - Retrovirology, 2018 - Springer
An effective HIV-1 vaccine probably will need to be able to induce broadly neutralizing HIV-1
antibodies (bNAbs) in order to be efficacious. The many bNAbs that have been isolated from …