[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 …

Peptide-based vaccines: current progress and future challenges

RJ Malonis, JR Lai, O Vergnolle - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Vaccines have had a profound impact on the management and prevention of infectious
disease. In addition, the development of vaccines against chronic diseases has attracted …

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 …

Broadly neutralizing antibodies target the coronavirus fusion peptide

C Dacon, C Tucker, L Peng, CCD Lee, TH Lin, M Yuan… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The potential for future coronavirus outbreaks highlights the need to broadly target this
group of pathogens. We used an epitope-agnostic approach to identify six monoclonal …

ACE2-binding exposes the SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptide to broadly neutralizing coronavirus antibodies

JS Low, J Jerak, MA Tortorici, M McCallum, D Pinto… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The coronavirus spike glycoprotein attaches to host receptors and mediates viral fusion.
Using a broad screening approach, we isolated seven monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that …

[HTML][HTML] A multiclade env–gag VLP mRNA vaccine elicits tier-2 HIV-1-neutralizing antibodies and reduces the risk of heterologous SHIV infection in macaques

P Zhang, E Narayanan, Q Liu, Y Tsybovsky… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
The development of a protective vaccine remains a top priority for the control of the HIV/AIDS
pandemic. Here, we show that a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine co-expressing …

[HTML][HTML] A conserved immunogenic and vulnerable site on the coronavirus spike protein delineated by cross-reactive monoclonal antibodies

C Wang, R van Haperen, J Gutiérrez-Álvarez… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The coronavirus spike glycoprotein, located on the virion surface, is the key mediator of cell
entry and the focus for development of protective antibodies and vaccines. Structural studies …

[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] Protein denaturation at the air-water interface and how to prevent it

E D'Imprima, D Floris, M Joppe, R Sánchez… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Electron cryo-microscopy analyzes the structure of proteins and protein complexes in
vitrified solution. Proteins tend to adsorb to the air-water interface in unsupported films of …

[HTML][HTML] Eliciting B cell immunity against infectious diseases using nanovaccines

A Singh - Nature nanotechnology, 2021 - nature.com
Infectious diseases, including the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that has
brought the world to a standstill, are emerging at an unprecedented rate with a substantial …