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PLoS Pathog ; 19(6): e1011416, 2023 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37384622

RESUMO

Vaccination strategies aimed at maturing broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) from naïve precursors are hindered by unusual features that characterize these Abs, including insertions and deletions (indels). Longitudinal studies of natural HIV infection cases shed light on the complex processes underlying bnAb development and have suggested a role for superinfection as a potential enhancer of neutralization breadth. Here we describe the development of a potent bnAb lineage that was elicited by two founder viruses to inform vaccine design. The V3-glycan targeting bnAb lineage (PC39-1) was isolated from subtype C-infected IAVI Protocol C elite neutralizer, donor PC39, and is defined by the presence of multiple independent insertions in CDRH1 that range from 1-11 amino acids in length. Memory B cell members of this lineage are predominantly atypical in phenotype yet also span the class-switched and antibody-secreting cell compartments. Development of neutralization breadth occurred concomitantly with extensive recombination between founder viruses before each virus separated into two distinct population "arms" that evolved independently to escape the PC39-1 lineage. Ab crystal structures show an extended CDRH1 that can help stabilize the CDRH3. Overall, these findings suggest that early exposure of the humoral system to multiple related Env molecules could promote the induction of bnAbs by focusing Ab responses to conserved epitopes.


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Dermatite , Infecções por HIV , HIV-1 , Humanos , Anticorpos Amplamente Neutralizantes , Anticorpos Anti-HIV , Epitopos
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Mol Cell ; 73(1): 48-60.e5, 2019 01 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30449725

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The genome is organized into topologically associated domains (TADs) that enclose smaller subTADs. Here, we identify and characterize an enhancer that is located in the middle of the V gene region of the immunoglobulin kappa light chain (Igκ) locus that becomes active preceding the stage at which this locus undergoes V(D)J recombination. This enhancer is a hub of long-range chromatin interactions connecting subTADs in the V gene region with the recombination center at the J genes. Deletion of this element results in a highly altered long-range chromatin interaction pattern across the locus and, importantly, affects individual V gene utilization locus-wide. These results indicate the existence of an enhancer-dependent framework in the Igκ locus and further suggest that the composition of the diverse antibody repertoire is regulated in a subTAD-specific manner. This enhancer thus plays a structural role in orchestrating the proper folding of the Igκ locus in preparation for V(D)J recombination.


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Diversidade de Anticorpos , Núcleo Celular/imunologia , Elementos Facilitadores Genéticos , Rearranjo Gênico do Linfócito B , Cadeias kappa de Imunoglobulina/imunologia , Células Precursoras de Linfócitos B/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos B/imunologia , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Núcleo Celular/genética , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Forma do Núcleo Celular , Montagem e Desmontagem da Cromatina , Genótipo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Cadeias kappa de Imunoglobulina/química , Cadeias kappa de Imunoglobulina/genética , Cadeias kappa de Imunoglobulina/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Fenótipo , Células Precursoras de Linfócitos B/metabolismo , Conformação Proteica , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos B/química , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos B/genética , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos B/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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