Cell Reports (Feb 2023)

Functional HIV-1/HCV cross-reactive antibodies isolated from a chronically co-infected donor

  • Kelsey A. Pilewski,
  • Steven Wall,
  • Simone I. Richardson,
  • Nelia P. Manamela,
  • Kaitlyn Clark,
  • Tandile Hermanus,
  • Elad Binshtein,
  • Rohit Venkat,
  • Giuseppe A. Sautto,
  • Kevin J. Kramer,
  • Andrea R. Shiakolas,
  • Ian Setliff,
  • Jordan Salas,
  • Rutendo E. Mapengo,
  • Naveen Suryadevara,
  • John R. Brannon,
  • Connor J. Beebout,
  • Rob Parks,
  • Nagarajan Raju,
  • Nicole Frumento,
  • Lauren M. Walker,
  • Emilee Friedman Fechter,
  • Juliana S. Qin,
  • Amyn A. Murji,
  • Katarzyna Janowska,
  • Bhishem Thakur,
  • Jared Lindenberger,
  • Aaron J. May,
  • Xiao Huang,
  • Salam Sammour,
  • Priyamvada Acharya,
  • Robert H. Carnahan,
  • Ted M. Ross,
  • Barton F. Haynes,
  • Maria Hadjifrangiskou,
  • James E. Crowe, Jr.,
  • Justin R. Bailey,
  • Spyros Kalams,
  • Lynn Morris,
  • Ivelin S. Georgiev

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 42, no. 2
p. 112044

Abstract

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Summary: Despite prolific efforts to characterize the antibody response to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) mono-infections, the response to chronic co-infection with these two ever-evolving viruses is poorly understood. Here, we investigate the antibody repertoire of a chronically HIV-1/HCV co-infected individual using linking B cell receptor to antigen specificity through sequencing (LIBRA-seq). We identify five HIV-1/HCV cross-reactive antibodies demonstrating binding and functional cross-reactivity between HIV-1 and HCV envelope glycoproteins. All five antibodies show exceptional HCV neutralization breadth and effector functions against both HIV-1 and HCV. One antibody, mAb688, also cross-reacts with influenza and coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We examine the development of these antibodies using next-generation sequencing analysis and lineage tracing and find that somatic hypermutation established and enhanced this reactivity. These antibodies provide a potential future direction for therapeutic and vaccine development against current and emerging infectious diseases. More broadly, chronic co-infection represents a complex immunological challenge that can provide insights into the fundamental rules that underly antibody-antigen specificity.

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