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Anti-idiotypic antibodies elicit anti-HIV-1–specific B cell responses

Journal Article · · Journal of Experimental Medicine
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20190446· OSTI ID:1562602

Human anti-HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) protect against infection in animal models. However, bNAbs have not been elicited by vaccination in diverse wild-type animals or humans, in part because B cells expressing the precursors of these antibodies do not recognize most HIV-1 envelopes (Envs). Immunogens have been designed that activate these B cell precursors in vivo, but they also activate competing off-target responses. Here we report on a complementary approach to expand specific B cells using an anti-idiotypic antibody, iv8, that selects for naive human B cells expressing immunoglobulin light chains with 5–amino acid complementarity determining region 3s, a key feature of anti-CD4 binding site (CD4bs)–specific VRC01-class antibodies. In mice, iv8 induced target cells to expand and mature in the context of a polyclonal immune system and produced serologic responses targeting the CD4bs on Env. In summary, the results demonstrate that an anti-idiotypic antibody can specifically recognize and expand rare B cells that express VRC01-class antibodies against HIV-1.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1562602
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1625203
Journal Information:
Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal Name: Journal of Experimental Medicine Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 216; ISSN 0022-1007
Publisher:
Rockefeller University PressCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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