Envelope residue 375 substitutions in simian–human immunodeficiency viruses enhance CD4 binding and replication in rhesus macaques

H Li, S Wang, R Kong, W Ding… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Most simian–human immunodeficiency viruses (SHIVs) bearing envelope (Env)
glycoproteins from primary HIV-1 strains fail to infect rhesus macaques (RMs). We …

Antiviral lectins: Selective inhibitors of viral entry

CA Mitchell, K Ramessar, BR O'Keefe - Antiviral research, 2017 - Elsevier
Many natural lectins have been reported to have antiviral activity. As some of these have
been put forward as potential development candidates for preventing or treating viral …

Presenting native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers on ferritin nanoparticles improves their immunogenicity

K Sliepen, G Ozorowski, JA Burger, T van Montfort… - Retrovirology, 2015 - Springer
Background Presenting vaccine antigens in particulate form can improve their
immunogenicity by enhancing B cell activation. Findings We describe ferritin-based protein …

Quantification of the impact of the HIV-1-glycan shield on antibody elicitation

T Zhou, NA Doria-Rose, C Cheng, GBE Stewart-Jones… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
While the HIV-1-glycan shield is known to shelter Env from the humoral immune response,
its quantitative impact on antibody elicitation has been unclear. Here, we use targeted …

Affinity maturation of a potent family of HIV antibodies is primarily focused on accommodating or avoiding glycans

F Garces, JH Lee, N de Val, AT de la Pena, L Kong… - Immunity, 2015 - cell.com
The high-mannose patch on the HIV-1 envelope (Env) glycoprotein is the epicenter for
binding of the potent broadly neutralizing PGT121 family of antibodies, but strategies for …

Presenting native-like trimeric HIV-1 antigens with self-assembling nanoparticles

L He, N De Val, CD Morris, N Vora, TC Thinnes… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Structures of BG505 SOSIP. 664 trimer in complex with broadly neutralizing antibodies
(bNAbs) have revealed the critical role of trimeric context for immune recognition of HIV-1 …

Identification of common features in prototype broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV envelope V2 apex to facilitate vaccine design

R Andrabi, JE Voss, CH Liang, B Briney, LE McCoy… - Immunity, 2015 - cell.com
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) directed to the V2 apex of the HIV envelope (Env)
trimer isolated from individual HIV-infected donors potently neutralize diverse HIV strains …

[HTML][HTML] Design and crystal structure of a native-like HIV-1 envelope trimer that engages multiple broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in vivo

M Medina-Ramírez, F Garces, A Escolano… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - rupress.org
Induction of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) by HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein
immunogens would be a major advance toward an effective vaccine. A critical step in this …

Structural basis for membrane anchoring of HIV-1 envelope spike

J Dev, D Park, Q Fu, J Chen, HJ Ha, F Ghantous… - Science, 2016 - science.org
HIV-1 envelope spike (Env) is a type I membrane protein that mediates viral entry. We used
nuclear magnetic resonance to determine an atomic structure of the transmembrane (TM) …

Differential processing of HIV envelope glycans on the virus and soluble recombinant trimer

L Cao, M Pauthner, R Andrabi, K Rantalainen… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
As the sole target of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) to HIV, the envelope
glycoprotein (Env) trimer is the focus of vaccination strategies designed to elicit protective …