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Nature ; 609(7929): 998-1004, 2022 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36131022

ABSTRACT

Germinal centres are the engines of antibody evolution. Here, using human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Env protein immunogen priming in rhesus monkeys followed by a long period without further immunization, we demonstrate germinal centre B (BGC) cells that last for at least 6 months. A 186-fold increase in BGC cells was present by week 10 compared with conventional immunization. Single-cell transcriptional profiling showed that both light- and dark-zone germinal centre states were sustained. Antibody somatic hypermutation of BGC cells continued to accumulate throughout the 29-week priming period, with evidence of selective pressure. Env-binding BGC cells were still 49-fold above baseline at 29 weeks, which suggests that they could remain active for even longer periods of time. High titres of HIV-neutralizing antibodies were generated after a single booster immunization. Fully glycosylated HIV trimer protein is a complex antigen, posing considerable immunodominance challenges for B cells1,2. Memory B cells generated under these long priming conditions had higher levels of antibody somatic hypermutation, and both memory B cells and antibodies were more likely to recognize non-immunodominant epitopes. Numerous BGC cell lineage phylogenies spanning more than the 6-month germinal centre period were identified, demonstrating continuous germinal centre activity and selection for at least 191 days with no further antigen exposure. A long-prime, slow-delivery (12 days) immunization approach holds promise for difficult vaccine targets and suggests that patience can have great value for tuning of germinal centres to maximize antibody responses.


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Antibody Affinity , B-Lymphocytes , Cell Movement , Clone Cells , Germinal Center , HIV Antibodies , Immunization , Animals , Antibodies, Neutralizing/genetics , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , Antibody Affinity/genetics , Antibody Affinity/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/cytology , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Clone Cells/cytology , Clone Cells/immunology , Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte/immunology , Gene Expression Profiling , Germinal Center/cytology , Germinal Center/immunology , HIV Antibodies/genetics , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Humans , Immunization, Secondary , Macaca mulatta/immunology , Macaca mulatta/virology , Memory B Cells/cytology , Memory B Cells/immunology , Single-Cell Analysis , Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin/genetics , Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin/immunology , Time Factors , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/administration & dosage , env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology
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