Epitope convergence of broadly HIV-1 neutralizing IgA and IgG antibody lineages in a viremic controller

Valérie Lorin, Ignacio Fernández, Guillemette Masse-Ranson, M. lanie Bouvin-Pley, Luis M. Molinos-Albert, Cyril Planchais, Thierry Hieu, G. rard Péhau-Arnaudet, Dominik Hrebík, Giulia Girelli-Zubani, Oriane Fiquet, Florence Guivel-Benhassine, Rogier W. Sanders, Bruce D. Walker, Olivier Schwartz, Johannes F. Scheid, Jordan D. Dimitrov, Pavel Plevka, Martine Braibant, Michael S. SeamanFrançois Bontems, James P. di Santo, F. lix A. Rey, Hugo Mouquet

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Abstract

Decrypting the B cell ontogeny of HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) is paramount for vaccine design. Here, we characterized IgA and IgG bNAbs of three distinct B cell lineages in a viremic controller, two of which comprised only IgG+ or IgA+ blood memory B cells; the third combined both IgG and IgA clonal variants. 7-269 bNAb in the IgA-only lineage displayed the highest neutralizing capacity despite limited somatic mutation, and delayed viral rebound in humanized mice. bNAbs in all three lineages targeted the N332 glycan supersite. The 2.8-Å resolution cryo-EM structure of 7-269-BG505 SOSIP.664 complex showed a similar pose as 2G12, on an epitope mainly composed of sugar residues comprising the N332 and N295 glycans. Binding and cryo-EM structural analyses showed that antibodies from the two other lineages interact mostly with glycans N332 and N386. Hence, multiple B cell lineages of IgG and IgA bNAbs focused on a unique HIV-1 site of vulnerability can codevelop in HIV-1 viremic controllers.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere20212045
JournalJournal of Experimental Medicine
Volume219
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Mar 2022

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