[HTML][HTML] Strategies for HIV-1 vaccines that induce broadly neutralizing antibodies

BF Haynes, K Wiehe, P Borrow, KO Saunders… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
After nearly four decades of research, a safe and effective HIV-1 vaccine remains elusive.
There are many reasons why the development of a potent and durable HIV-1 vaccine is …

[HTML][HTML] The long road toward COVID-19 herd immunity: vaccine platform technologies and mass immunization strategies

LSF Frederiksen, Y Zhang, C Foged… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There is an urgent need for effective countermeasures against the current emergence and
accelerating expansion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute …

Vaccination induces HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in humans

DJ Leggat, KW Cohen, JR Willis, WJ Fulp, AC Decamp… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) can protect against HIV infection but have not been
induced by human vaccination. A key barrier to bnAb induction is vaccine priming of rare …

[HTML][HTML] Maturation and persistence of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 memory B cell response

A Sokal, P Chappert, G Barba-Spaeth, A Roeser… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Memory B cells play a fundamental role in host defenses against viruses, but to date, their
role has been relatively unsettled in the context of SARS-CoV-2. We report here a …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-reactive serum and memory B-cell responses to spike protein in SARS-CoV-2 and endemic coronavirus infection

G Song, W He, S Callaghan, F Anzanello… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Pre-existing immunity to seasonal endemic coronaviruses could have profound
consequences for antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2, induced from natural infection or …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody affinity shapes the choice between memory and germinal center B cell fates

C Viant, GHJ Weymar, A Escolano, S Chen… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Immunological memory is required for protection against repeated infections and is the basis
of all effective vaccines. Antibodies produced by memory B cells play an essential role in …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV

D Sok, DR Burton - Nature immunology, 2018 - nature.com
In this Review, we highlight some recent developments in the discovery and application of
broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); ie …

[HTML][HTML] Restricted clonality and limited germinal center reentry characterize memory B cell reactivation by boosting

L Mesin, A Schiepers, J Ersching, A Barbulescu… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Repeated exposure to pathogens or their antigens triggers anamnestic antibody responses
that are higher in magnitude and affinity than the primary response. These involve …

[HTML][HTML] CD8+ T cells in HIV control, cure and prevention

DR Collins, GD Gaiha, BD Walker - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
HIV infection can be effectively treated by lifelong administration of combination antiretroviral
therapy, but an effective vaccine will likely be required to end the HIV epidemic. Although the …

[HTML][HTML] Precursor frequency and affinity determine B cell competitive fitness in germinal centers, tested with germline-targeting HIV vaccine immunogens

RK Abbott, JH Lee, S Menis, P Skog, M Rossi, T Ota… - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
How precursor frequencies and antigen affinities impact interclonal B cell competition is a
particularly relevant issue for candidate germline-targeting HIV vaccine designs because of …