Selection of nanobodies with broad neutralizing potential against primary HIV-1 strains using soluble subtype C gp140 envelope trimers

Abstract Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV-1 protect from infection and reduce viral load upon therapeutic applications. However no vaccine was able so far to induce bnAbs demanding their expensive biotechnological production. For clinical applications, nanobodies (VHH) derived fro...

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Autores principales: Kathrin Koch, Sarah Kalusche, Jonathan L. Torres, Robyn L. Stanfield, Welbeck Danquah, Kamal Khazanehdari, Hagen von Briesen, Eric R. Geertsma, Ian A. Wilson, Ulrich Wernery, Friedrich Koch-Nolte, Andrew B. Ward, Ursula Dietrich
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:065cbec988884c7d94a11dd65043ca0e2021-12-02T16:06:45ZSelection of nanobodies with broad neutralizing potential against primary HIV-1 strains using soluble subtype C gp140 envelope trimers10.1038/s41598-017-08273-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/065cbec988884c7d94a11dd65043ca0e2017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08273-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV-1 protect from infection and reduce viral load upon therapeutic applications. However no vaccine was able so far to induce bnAbs demanding their expensive biotechnological production. For clinical applications, nanobodies (VHH) derived from heavy chain only antibodies from Camelidae, may be better suited due to their small size, high solubility/stability and extensive homology to human VH3 genes. Here we selected broadly neutralizing nanobodies by phage display after immunization of dromedaries with different soluble trimeric envelope proteins derived from HIV-1 subtype C. We identified 25 distinct VHH families binding trimeric Env, of which 6 neutralized heterologous primary isolates of various HIV-1 subtypes in a standardized in vitro neutralization assay. The complementary neutralization pattern of two selected VHHs in combination covers 19 out of 21 HIV-1 strains from a standardized panel of epidemiologically relevant HIV-1 subtypes. The CD4 binding site was preferentially targeted by the broadly neutralizing VHHs as determined by competition ELISAs and 3D models of VHH-Env complexes derived from negative stain electron microscopy. The nanobodies identified here are excellent candidates for further preclinical/clinical development for prophylactic and therapeutic applications due to their potency and their complementary neutralization patterns covering the majority of epidemiologically relevant HIV-1 subtypes.Kathrin KochSarah KaluscheJonathan L. TorresRobyn L. StanfieldWelbeck DanquahKamal KhazanehdariHagen von BriesenEric R. GeertsmaIan A. WilsonUlrich WerneryFriedrich Koch-NolteAndrew B. WardUrsula DietrichNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2017)
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Kathrin Koch
Sarah Kalusche
Jonathan L. Torres
Robyn L. Stanfield
Welbeck Danquah
Kamal Khazanehdari
Hagen von Briesen
Eric R. Geertsma
Ian A. Wilson
Ulrich Wernery
Friedrich Koch-Nolte
Andrew B. Ward
Ursula Dietrich
Selection of nanobodies with broad neutralizing potential against primary HIV-1 strains using soluble subtype C gp140 envelope trimers
description Abstract Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV-1 protect from infection and reduce viral load upon therapeutic applications. However no vaccine was able so far to induce bnAbs demanding their expensive biotechnological production. For clinical applications, nanobodies (VHH) derived from heavy chain only antibodies from Camelidae, may be better suited due to their small size, high solubility/stability and extensive homology to human VH3 genes. Here we selected broadly neutralizing nanobodies by phage display after immunization of dromedaries with different soluble trimeric envelope proteins derived from HIV-1 subtype C. We identified 25 distinct VHH families binding trimeric Env, of which 6 neutralized heterologous primary isolates of various HIV-1 subtypes in a standardized in vitro neutralization assay. The complementary neutralization pattern of two selected VHHs in combination covers 19 out of 21 HIV-1 strains from a standardized panel of epidemiologically relevant HIV-1 subtypes. The CD4 binding site was preferentially targeted by the broadly neutralizing VHHs as determined by competition ELISAs and 3D models of VHH-Env complexes derived from negative stain electron microscopy. The nanobodies identified here are excellent candidates for further preclinical/clinical development for prophylactic and therapeutic applications due to their potency and their complementary neutralization patterns covering the majority of epidemiologically relevant HIV-1 subtypes.
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author Kathrin Koch
Sarah Kalusche
Jonathan L. Torres
Robyn L. Stanfield
Welbeck Danquah
Kamal Khazanehdari
Hagen von Briesen
Eric R. Geertsma
Ian A. Wilson
Ulrich Wernery
Friedrich Koch-Nolte
Andrew B. Ward
Ursula Dietrich
author_facet Kathrin Koch
Sarah Kalusche
Jonathan L. Torres
Robyn L. Stanfield
Welbeck Danquah
Kamal Khazanehdari
Hagen von Briesen
Eric R. Geertsma
Ian A. Wilson
Ulrich Wernery
Friedrich Koch-Nolte
Andrew B. Ward
Ursula Dietrich
author_sort Kathrin Koch
title Selection of nanobodies with broad neutralizing potential against primary HIV-1 strains using soluble subtype C gp140 envelope trimers
title_short Selection of nanobodies with broad neutralizing potential against primary HIV-1 strains using soluble subtype C gp140 envelope trimers
title_full Selection of nanobodies with broad neutralizing potential against primary HIV-1 strains using soluble subtype C gp140 envelope trimers
title_fullStr Selection of nanobodies with broad neutralizing potential against primary HIV-1 strains using soluble subtype C gp140 envelope trimers
title_full_unstemmed Selection of nanobodies with broad neutralizing potential against primary HIV-1 strains using soluble subtype C gp140 envelope trimers
title_sort selection of nanobodies with broad neutralizing potential against primary hiv-1 strains using soluble subtype c gp140 envelope trimers
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/065cbec988884c7d94a11dd65043ca0e
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