Structural repertoire of HIV-1-neutralizing antibodies targeting the CD4 supersite in 14 donors

Tongqing Zhou, Rebecca M. Lynch, Lei Chen, Priyamvada Acharya, Xueling Wu, Nicole A. Doria-Rose, M. Gordon Joyce, Daniel Lingwood, Cinque Soto, Robert T. Bailer, Michael J. Ernandes, Rui Kong, Nancy S. Longo, Mark K. Louder, Krisha McKee, Sijy O'Dell, Stephen D. Schmidt, Lillian Tran, Zhongjia Yang, Aliaksandr DruzTimothy S. Luongo, Stephanie Moquin, Sanjay Srivatsan, Yongping Yang, Baoshan Zhang, Anqi Zheng, Marie Pancera, Tatsiana Kirys, Ivelin S. Georgiev, Tatyana Gindin, Hung Pin Peng, An Suei Yang, James C. Mullikin, Matthew D. Gray, Leonidas Stamatatos, Dennis R. Burton, Wayne C. Koff, Myron S. Cohen, Barton F. Haynes, Joseph P. Casazza, Mark Connors, Davide Corti, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Quentin J. Sattentau, Robin A. Weiss, Anthony P. West, Pamela J. Bjorkman, Johannes F. Scheid, Michel C. Nussenzweig, Lawrence Shapiro

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Abstract

The site on the HIV-1 gp120 glycoprotein that binds the CD4 receptor is recognized by broadly reactive antibodies, several of which neutralize over 90% of HIV-1 strains. To understand how antibodies achieve such neutralization, we isolated CD4-binding-site (CD4bs) antibodies and analyzed 16 co-crystal structures -8 determined here- of CD4bs antibodies from 14 donors. The 16 antibodies segregated by recognition mode and developmental ontogeny into two types: CDR H3-dominated and VH-gene-restricted. Both could achieve greater than 80% neutralization breadth, and both could develop in the same donor. Although paratope chemistries differed, all 16 gp120-CD4bs antibody complexes showed geometric similarity, with antibody-neutralization breadth correlating with antibody-angle of approach relative to the most effective antibody of each type. The repertoire for effective recognition of the CD4 supersite thus comprises antibodies with distinct paratopes arrayed about two optimal geometric orientations, one achieved by CDR H3 ontogenies and the other achieved by VH-gene-restricted ontogenies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1280-1292
Number of pages13
JournalCell
Volume161
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 5 2015
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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