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Title: Structure of a cleavage-independent HIV Env recapitulates the glycoprotein architecture of the native cleaved trimer

Journal Article · · Nature Communications

Furin cleavage of the HIV envelope glycoprotein is an essential step for cell entry that enables formation of well-folded, native-like glycosylated trimers, releases constraints on the fusion peptide, and limits enzymatic processing of the N-glycan shield. Here, we show that a cleavage-independent, stabilized, soluble Env trimer mimic (BG505 NFL.664) exhibits a “closed-form”, native-like, prefusion conformation akin to furin-cleaved Env trimers. The crystal structure of BG505 NFL.664 at 3.39 Å resolution with two potent bNAbs also identifies the full epitopes of PGV19 and PGT122 that target the receptor binding site and N332 supersite, respectively. Quantitative site-specific analysis of the glycan shield reveals that native-like glycan processing is maintained despite furin-independent maturation in the secretory pathway. Thus, cleavage-independent NFL Env trimers exhibit quaternary protein and carbohydrate structures similar to the native viral spike that further validate their potential as vaccine immunogen candidates.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Neutralizing Antibody Center; Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; US Agency for International Development (USAID); National Cancer Institute (NCI); National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS); Scripps Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology and Immunogen Discovery (CHAVI-ID); Corpus Christi College; National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Grant/Contract Number:
CAVD OPP1084519; OPP1115782; AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1502220
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Vol. 9, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 32 works
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