The membrane proximal external region (MPER) of the HIV-1 glycoprotein gp41 is targeted by the broadly neutralizing antibodies 2F5 and 4E10. To date, no immunization regimen in animals or humans has produced HIV-1 neutralizing MPER-specific antibodies. We immunized llamas with gp41-MPER proteoliposomes and selected a MPER-specific single chain antibody (VHH), 2H10, whose epitope overlaps with that of mAb 2F5. Bi-2H10, a bivalent form of 2H10, which displayed an approximately 20-fold increased affinity compared to the monovalent 2H10, neutralized various sensitive and resistant HIV-1 strains, as well as SHIV strains in TZM-bl cells. X-ray and NMR analyses combined with mutagenesis and modeling revealed that 2H10 recognizes its gp41 epitope in a helical conformation. Notably, tryptophan 100 at the tip of the long CDR3 is not required for gp41 interaction but essential for neutralization. Thus bi-2H10 is an anti-MPER antibody generated by immunization that requires hydrophobic CDR3 determinants in addition to epitope recognition for neutralization similar to the mode of neutralization employed by mAbs 2F5 and 4E10.
A gp41 MPER-specific Llama VHH Requires a Hydrophobic CDR3 for Neutralization but not for Antigen Recognition
D. L. Hulsik,Ying-ying Liu,N. Strokappe,Simone Battella,M. Khattabi,Laura E. McCoy,C. Sabin,A. Hinz,M. Hock,P. Macheboeuf,A. Bonvin,J. Langedijk,D. Davis,A. F. Quigley,M. Aasa-Chapman,M. Seaman,Alejandra Ramos,P. Poignard,A. Favier,J. Simorre,R. Weiss,C. Verrips,W. Weissenhorn,L. Rutten
Published 2013 in PLoS Pathogens
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2013-03-01
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