Engineering well-expressed, V2-immunofocusing HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein membrane trimers for use in heterologous prime-boost vaccine regimens.

HIV-1 vaccine immunofocusing strategies may be able to induce broadly-reactive neutralizing antibodies (NAbs). Here, we engineered a panel of diverse, membrane-resident native HIV-1 trimers vulnerable to two broad targets-the V2 apex and fusion peptide (FP). Selection criteria included i) high expre...

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Autores principales: Emma T Crooks, Francisco Almanza, Alessio D'Addabbo, Erika Duggan, Jinsong Zhang, Kshitij Wagh, Huihui Mou, Joel D Allen, Alyssa Thomas, Keiko Osawa, Bette T Korber, Yaroslav Tsybovsky, Evan Cale, John Nolan, Max Crispin, Laurent K Verkoczy, James M Binley
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1fe018ddda00476f8ca88d447d3fcea22021-12-02T19:59:59ZEngineering well-expressed, V2-immunofocusing HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein membrane trimers for use in heterologous prime-boost vaccine regimens.1553-73661553-737410.1371/journal.ppat.1009807https://doaj.org/article/1fe018ddda00476f8ca88d447d3fcea22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009807https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374HIV-1 vaccine immunofocusing strategies may be able to induce broadly-reactive neutralizing antibodies (NAbs). Here, we engineered a panel of diverse, membrane-resident native HIV-1 trimers vulnerable to two broad targets-the V2 apex and fusion peptide (FP). Selection criteria included i) high expression and ii) infectious function, so that trimer neutralization sensitivity can be profiled in pseudovirus (PV) assays. Initially, we boosted the expression of 17 candidate trimers by truncating gp41 and introducing a gp120-gp41 SOS disulfide to prevent gp120 shedding. "Repairs" were made to fill glycan holes and eliminate other strain-specific aberrations. A new neutralization assay allowed PV infection when our standard assay was insufficient. Trimers with exposed V3 loops, a target of non-NAbs, were discarded. To try to increase V2-sensitivity, we removed clashing glycans and modified the C-strand. Notably, a D167N mutation improved V2-sensitivity in several cases. Glycopeptide analysis of JR-FL trimers revealed near complete sequon occupation and that filling the N197 glycan hole was well-tolerated. In contrast, sequon optimization and inserting/removing glycans at other positions frequently had global "ripple" effects on glycan maturation and sequon occupation throughout the gp120 outer domain and gp41. V2 MAb CH01 selectively bound to trimers with small high mannose glycans near the base of the V1 loop, thereby avoiding clashes. Knocking in a rare N49 glycan was found to perturb gp41 glycans, increasing FP NAb sensitivity-and sometimes improving expression. Finally, a biophysical analysis of VLPs revealed that i) ~25% of particles bear Env spikes, ii) spontaneous particle budding is high and only increases 4-fold upon Gag transfection, and iii) Env+ particles express ~30-40 spikes. Taken together, we identified 7 diverse trimers with a range of sensitivities to two targets to allow rigorous testing of immunofocusing vaccine concepts.Emma T CrooksFrancisco AlmanzaAlessio D'AddabboErika DugganJinsong ZhangKshitij WaghHuihui MouJoel D AllenAlyssa ThomasKeiko OsawaBette T KorberYaroslav TsybovskyEvan CaleJohn NolanMax CrispinLaurent K VerkoczyJames M BinleyPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Pathogens, Vol 17, Iss 10, p e1009807 (2021)
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topic Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Emma T Crooks
Francisco Almanza
Alessio D'Addabbo
Erika Duggan
Jinsong Zhang
Kshitij Wagh
Huihui Mou
Joel D Allen
Alyssa Thomas
Keiko Osawa
Bette T Korber
Yaroslav Tsybovsky
Evan Cale
John Nolan
Max Crispin
Laurent K Verkoczy
James M Binley
Engineering well-expressed, V2-immunofocusing HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein membrane trimers for use in heterologous prime-boost vaccine regimens.
description HIV-1 vaccine immunofocusing strategies may be able to induce broadly-reactive neutralizing antibodies (NAbs). Here, we engineered a panel of diverse, membrane-resident native HIV-1 trimers vulnerable to two broad targets-the V2 apex and fusion peptide (FP). Selection criteria included i) high expression and ii) infectious function, so that trimer neutralization sensitivity can be profiled in pseudovirus (PV) assays. Initially, we boosted the expression of 17 candidate trimers by truncating gp41 and introducing a gp120-gp41 SOS disulfide to prevent gp120 shedding. "Repairs" were made to fill glycan holes and eliminate other strain-specific aberrations. A new neutralization assay allowed PV infection when our standard assay was insufficient. Trimers with exposed V3 loops, a target of non-NAbs, were discarded. To try to increase V2-sensitivity, we removed clashing glycans and modified the C-strand. Notably, a D167N mutation improved V2-sensitivity in several cases. Glycopeptide analysis of JR-FL trimers revealed near complete sequon occupation and that filling the N197 glycan hole was well-tolerated. In contrast, sequon optimization and inserting/removing glycans at other positions frequently had global "ripple" effects on glycan maturation and sequon occupation throughout the gp120 outer domain and gp41. V2 MAb CH01 selectively bound to trimers with small high mannose glycans near the base of the V1 loop, thereby avoiding clashes. Knocking in a rare N49 glycan was found to perturb gp41 glycans, increasing FP NAb sensitivity-and sometimes improving expression. Finally, a biophysical analysis of VLPs revealed that i) ~25% of particles bear Env spikes, ii) spontaneous particle budding is high and only increases 4-fold upon Gag transfection, and iii) Env+ particles express ~30-40 spikes. Taken together, we identified 7 diverse trimers with a range of sensitivities to two targets to allow rigorous testing of immunofocusing vaccine concepts.
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author Emma T Crooks
Francisco Almanza
Alessio D'Addabbo
Erika Duggan
Jinsong Zhang
Kshitij Wagh
Huihui Mou
Joel D Allen
Alyssa Thomas
Keiko Osawa
Bette T Korber
Yaroslav Tsybovsky
Evan Cale
John Nolan
Max Crispin
Laurent K Verkoczy
James M Binley
author_facet Emma T Crooks
Francisco Almanza
Alessio D'Addabbo
Erika Duggan
Jinsong Zhang
Kshitij Wagh
Huihui Mou
Joel D Allen
Alyssa Thomas
Keiko Osawa
Bette T Korber
Yaroslav Tsybovsky
Evan Cale
John Nolan
Max Crispin
Laurent K Verkoczy
James M Binley
author_sort Emma T Crooks
title Engineering well-expressed, V2-immunofocusing HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein membrane trimers for use in heterologous prime-boost vaccine regimens.
title_short Engineering well-expressed, V2-immunofocusing HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein membrane trimers for use in heterologous prime-boost vaccine regimens.
title_full Engineering well-expressed, V2-immunofocusing HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein membrane trimers for use in heterologous prime-boost vaccine regimens.
title_fullStr Engineering well-expressed, V2-immunofocusing HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein membrane trimers for use in heterologous prime-boost vaccine regimens.
title_full_unstemmed Engineering well-expressed, V2-immunofocusing HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein membrane trimers for use in heterologous prime-boost vaccine regimens.
title_sort engineering well-expressed, v2-immunofocusing hiv-1 envelope glycoprotein membrane trimers for use in heterologous prime-boost vaccine regimens.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/1fe018ddda00476f8ca88d447d3fcea2
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