Mapping person-to-person variation in viral mutations that escape polyclonal serum targeting influenza hemagglutinin

JM Lee, R Eguia, SJ Zost, S Choudhary, PC Wilson… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
A longstanding question is how influenza virus evolves to escape human immunity, which is
polyclonal and can target many distinct epitopes. Here, we map how all amino-acid …

Influenza and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

TA Von Holle, MA Moody - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Despite the availability of yearly vaccinations, influenza continues to cause seasonal, and
pandemic rises in illness and death. An error prone replication mechanism results in …

Discovery of highly neutralizing human antibodies targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A Simonis, C Kreer, A Albus, K Rox, B Yuan… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) poses an emerging threat to human health
with urgent need for alternative therapeutic approaches. Here, we deciphered the B cell and …

Immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of a recombinant measles-vectored Lassa fever vaccine: a randomised, placebo-controlled, first-in-human trial

R Tschismarov, P Van Damme, C Germain, I De Coster… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Lassa fever is a substantial health burden in west Africa. We evaluated the
safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a recombinant, live-attenuated, measles-vectored …

Extra-neutralizing FcR-mediated antibody functions for a universal influenza vaccine

CM Boudreau, G Alter - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
While neutralizing antibody titers measured by hemagglutination inhibition have been
proposed as a correlate of protection following influenza vaccination, neutralization alone is …

Neutrophils and influenza: a thin line between helpful and harmful

ST George, J Lai, J Ma, HD Stacey, MS Miller… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Influenza viruses are one of the most prevalent respiratory pathogens known to humans and
pose a significant threat to global public health each year. Annual influenza epidemics are …

Germline-encoded affinity for cognate antigen enables vaccine amplification of a human broadly neutralizing response against influenza virus

M Sangesland, L Ronsard, SW Kazer, J Bals… - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Antibody paratopes are formed by hypervariable complementarity-determining regions
(CDRH3s) and variable gene-encoded CDRs. The latter show biased usage in human …

Broadly cross-reactive, nonneutralizing antibodies against influenza B virus hemagglutinin demonstrate effector function-dependent protection against lethal viral …

G Asthagiri Arunkumar, A Ioannou, TJ Wohlbold… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Protection from influenza virus infection is canonically associated with antibodies that
neutralize the virus by blocking the interaction between the viral hemagglutinin and host cell …

A multifunctional human monoclonal neutralizing antibody that targets a unique conserved epitope on influenza HA

S Bangaru, H Zhang, IM Gilchuk, TG Voss… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The high rate of antigenic drift in seasonal influenza viruses necessitates frequent changes
in vaccine composition. Recent seasonal H3 vaccines do not protect against swine-origin …

Chimeric hemagglutinin constructs induce broad protection against influenza B virus challenge in the mouse model

ME Ermler, E Kirkpatrick, W Sun, R Hai… - Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Seasonal influenza virus epidemics represent a significant public health burden.
Approximately 25% of all influenza virus infections are caused by type B viruses, and these …