Enhanced Potency of a Broadly Neutralizing HIV-1 Antibody In Vitro Improves Protection against Lentiviral Infection In Vivo

RS Rudicell, YD Kwon, SY Ko, A Pegu… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over the past 5 years, a new generation of highly potent and broadly neutralizing HIV-1
antibodies has been identified. These antibodies can protect against lentiviral infection in …

New member of the V1V2-directed CAP256-VRC26 lineage that shows increased breadth and exceptional potency

NA Doria-Rose, JN Bhiman, RS Roark… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The epitopes defined by HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are valuable
templates for vaccine design, and studies of the immunological development of these …

A Native-Like SOSIP.664 Trimer Based on an HIV-1 Subtype B env Gene

P Pugach, G Ozorowski, A Cupo, R Ringe… - Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Recombinant trimeric mimics of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope
glycoprotein (Env) spike should expose as many epitopes as possible for broadly …

[HTML][HTML] Cleavage-independent HIV-1 Env trimers engineered as soluble native spike mimetics for vaccine design

SK Sharma, N de Val, S Bale, J Guenaga, K Tran… - Cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
Viral glycoproteins mediate entry by pH-activated or receptor-engaged activation and exist
in metastable pre-fusogenic states that may be stabilized by directed rational design. As …

Antibody‐virus co‐evolution in HIV infection: paths for HIV vaccine development

M Bonsignori, HX Liao, F Gao… - Immunological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Induction of HIV‐1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) to date has only been observed
in the setting of HIV‐1 infection, and then only years after HIV transmission. Thus, the …

B‐cell responses to HIV infection

S Moir, AS Fauci - Immunological reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The induction of neutralizing antibodies directed against the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) has received considerable attention in recent years, in part driven by renewed interest …

[HTML][HTML] Presenting native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers on ferritin nanoparticles improves their immunogenicity

K Sliepen, G Ozorowski, JA Burger, T van Montfort… - Retrovirology, 2015 - Springer
Background Presenting vaccine antigens in particulate form can improve their
immunogenicity by enhancing B cell activation. Findings We describe ferritin-based protein …

Diversion of HIV-1 vaccine–induced immunity by gp41-microbiota cross-reactive antibodies

WB Williams, HX Liao, MA Moody, TB Kepler, SM Alam… - Science, 2015 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Inducing protective antibodies is a key goal in HIV-1 vaccine development.
In acute HIV-1 infection, the dominant initial plasma antibody response is to the gp41 …

[HTML][HTML] Presenting native-like trimeric HIV-1 antigens with self-assembling nanoparticles

L He, N De Val, CD Morris, N Vora, TC Thinnes… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Structures of BG505 SOSIP. 664 trimer in complex with broadly neutralizing antibodies
(bNAbs) have revealed the critical role of trimeric context for immune recognition of HIV-1 …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal combinations of broadly neutralizing antibodies for prevention and treatment of HIV-1 clade C infection

K Wagh, T Bhattacharya, C Williamson, A Robles… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The identification of a new generation of potent broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies
(bnAbs) has generated substantial interest in their potential use for the prevention and/or …