Vaccination induces broadly neutralizing antibody precursors to HIV gp41

T Schiffner, I Phung, R Ray, A Irimia, M Tian… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A key barrier to the development of vaccines that induce broadly neutralizing antibodies
(bnAbs) against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other viruses of high antigenic …

Germline-targeting HIV vaccination induces neutralizing antibodies to the CD4 binding site

TG Caniels, M Medina-Ramìrez, S Zhang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Eliciting potent and broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) is a major goal in HIV-1 vaccine
development. Here, we describe how germline-targeting immunogen BG505 SOSIP …

Transforming vaccinology

R Rappuoli, G Alter, B Pulendran - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The COVID-19 pandemic placed the field of vaccinology squarely at the center of global
consciousness, emphasizing the vital role of vaccines as transformative public health tools …

Immunization with germ line–targeting SOSIP trimers elicits broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in infant macaques

AN Nelson, X Shen, S Vekatayogi, S Zhang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Adolescents are a growing population of people living with HIV. The period between
weaning and sexual debut presents a low-risk window for HIV acquisition, making early …

Induction of durable remission by dual immunotherapy in SHIV-infected ART-suppressed macaques

SY Lim, J Lee, CE Osuna, P Vikhe, DR Schalk, E Chen… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The eradication of the viral reservoir represents the major obstacle to the development of a
clinical cure for established HIV-1 infection. Here, we demonstrate that the administration of …

[HTML][HTML] Neutralizing the threat: harnessing broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1 for treatment and prevention

JC Becerra, L Hitchcock, K Vu, JS Gach - Microbial Cell, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) targeting the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-
1) have played a crucial role in elucidating and characterizing neutralization-sensitive sites …

Surface-modified measles vaccines encoding oligomeric, prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoproteins boost neutralizing antibody responses to Omicron and …

MÁ Muñoz-Alía, RA Nace, B Balakrishnan, L Zhang… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Serum titers of SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) correlate well with protection
from symptomatic COVID-19 but decay rapidly in the months following vaccination or …

An HTLV-1 envelope mRNA vaccine is immunogenic and protective in New Zealand rabbits

JJ Tu, E King, V Maksimova, S Smith, R Macias… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
mRNA vaccine technology has proven to be a viable approach for effectively triggering
immune responses that protect against or limit viral infections and disease. In our study, we …

Afucosylated broadly neutralizing antibodies enhance clearance of HIV-1 infected cells through cell-mediated killing

SW de Taeye, AI Schriek, JC Umotoy… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) targeting the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env)
have the capacity to delay viral rebound when administered to people with HIV-1 (PWH) …

Conformational flexibility of HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins modulates transmitted/founder sensitivity to broadly neutralizing antibodies

D Parthasarathy, KR Pothula, S Ratnapriya… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins (Envs) of most primary HIV-1 strains exist in closed
conformation and infrequently sample open states, limiting access to internal epitopes. Thus …