A first-in-human germline-targeting HIV nanoparticle vaccine induced broad and publicly targeted helper T cell responses

KW Cohen, SC De Rosa, WJ Fulp… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
The engineered outer domain germline targeting version 8 (eOD-GT8) 60-mer nanoparticle
was designed to prime VRC01-class HIV-specific B cells that would need to be matured …

Rational HIV immunogen design to target specific germline B cell receptors

J Jardine, JP Julien, S Menis, T Ota, O Kalyuzhniy… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Vaccine development to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against HIV-1 is a
global health priority. Potent VRC01-class bNAbs against the CD4 binding site of HIV gp120 …

The human naive B cell repertoire contains distinct subclasses for a germline-targeting HIV-1 vaccine immunogen

C Havenar-Daughton, A Sarkar, DW Kulp… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
Traditional vaccine development to prevent some of the worst current pandemic diseases
has been unsuccessful so far. Germline-targeting immunogens have potential to prime …

Priming HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in human Ig loci transgenic mice

D Sok, B Briney, JG Jardine, DW Kulp, S Menis… - Science, 2016 - science.org
A major obstacle to a broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb)–based HIV vaccine is the
activation of appropriate B cell precursors. Germline-targeting immunogens must be capable …

[PDF][PDF] Rapid germinal center and antibody responses in non-human primates after a single nanoparticle vaccine immunization

C Havenar-Daughton, DG Carnathan, AV Boopathy… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
The first immunization in a protein prime-boost vaccination is likely to be critical for how the
immune response unfolds. Using fine needle aspirates (FNAs) of draining lymph nodes …

Adjuvanting a simian immunodeficiency virus vaccine with toll-like receptor ligands encapsulated in nanoparticles induces persistent antibody responses and …

SP Kasturi, PA Kozlowski, HI Nakaya… - Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Our previous work has shown that antigens adjuvanted with ligands specific for Toll-like
receptor 4 (TLR4) and TLR7/8 encapsulated in poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA)-based …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting HIV Env immunogens to B cell follicles in nonhuman primates through immune complex or protein nanoparticle formulations

JT Martin, CA Cottrell, A Antanasijevic, DG Carnathan… - npj Vaccines, 2020 - nature.com
Following immunization, high-affinity antibody responses develop within germinal centers
(GCs), specialized sites within follicles of the lymph node (LN) where B cells proliferate and …

Heterologous prime-boost vaccination drives early maturation of HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in humanized mice

CA Cottrell, X Hu, JH Lee, P Skog, S Luo… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
A protective HIV vaccine will likely need to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs).
Vaccination with the germline-targeting immunogen eOD-GT8 60mer adjuvanted with …

[HTML][HTML] A phase IIA randomized clinical trial of a multiclade HIV-1 DNA prime followed by a multiclade rAd5 HIV-1 vaccine boost in healthy adults (HVTN204)

GJ Churchyard, C Morgan, E Adams, J Hural… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background The safety and immunogenicity of a vaccine regimen consisting of a 6-plasmid
HIV-1 DNA prime (envA, envB, envC, gagB, polB, nefB) boosted by a recombinant …

[HTML][HTML] Star nanoparticles delivering HIV-1 peptide minimal immunogens elicit near-native envelope antibody responses in nonhuman primates

JR Francica, R Laga, GM Lynn, G Mužíková… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Peptide immunogens provide an approach to focus antibody responses to specific
neutralizing sites on the HIV envelope protein (Env) trimer or on other pathogens. However …