Focused evolution of HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies revealed by crystal structures and deep sequencing

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PATENT NO 10273291
APP PUB NO 20140205607A1
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14116710

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Antibody VRC01 represents a human immunoglobulin that neutralizes—˜90% of diverse HIV-1 isolates. To understand how such broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies develop and recognize the viral envelope, we used X-ray crystallography and 454 pyrosequencing to characterize additional antibodies from HIV-1-infected individuals. Crystal structures revealed a convergent mode of binding of different antibodies to the same CD4-binding-site epitope. Antibody recognition was achieved through the evolution of complementary contact domains that were generated in diverse ways. Phylogenetic analysis of expressed heavy and light chains determined by deep sequencing revealed a common pathway of antibody heavy chain maturation confined to IGHV1-2*02 lineage that could pair with different light chains. The maturation pathway inferred by antibodyomics reveals that diverse antibodies evolve to a highly affinity-matured state to recognize an invariant viral structure, providing insight into the development and evolution of broadly neutralizing HIV-1 immunity.

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES6011 EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD SUITE 325 OTT NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ROCKVILLE MD 20852

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Haynes, Barton F Durham, US 163 638
Kepler, Thomas B Boston, US 9 37
Kwong, Peter Bethesda, US 55 200
Mascola, John R Bethesda, US 32 85
Nabel, Gary Bethesda, US 27 195
Wu, Xueling Bethesda, US 14 82

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