HIV-1 prehairpin intermediate inhibitors show efficacy independent of neutralization tier

HIV-1 strains are categorized into one of three neutralization tiers based on the relative ease by which they are neutralized by plasma from HIV-1-infected donors not on antiretroviral therapy; tier-1 strains are particularly sensitive to neutralization while tier-2 and tier-3 strains are increasingly difficult to neutralize. Most broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) previously described target the native prefusion conformation of HIV-1 Envelope (Env), but the relevance of the tiered categories for inhibitors targeting another Env conformation, the prehairpin intermediate, is not well understood. Here, we show that two inhibitors targeting distinct highly conserved regions of the prehairpin intermediate have strikingly consistent neutralization potencies (within ~100-fold for a given inhibitor) against strains in all three neutralization tiers of HIV-1; in contrast, best-in-class bnAbs targeting diverse Env epitopes vary by more than 10,000-fold in potency against these strains. Our results indicate that antisera-based HIV-1 neutralization tiers are not relevant for inhibitors targeting the prehairpin intermediate and highlight the potential for therapies and vaccine efforts targeting this conformation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:120

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 120(2023), 8 vom: 21. Feb., Seite e2215792120

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bell, Benjamin N [VerfasserIn]
Bruun, Theodora U J [VerfasserIn]
Friedland, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Peter S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5-Helix
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
Env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV Antibodies
HIV-1
Journal Article
Prehairpin intermediate
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Tier-2 virus
Tier-3 virus

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Date Completed 22.02.2023

Date Revised 08.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2215792120

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353022640