Nature Communications (May 2019)

Structure and immunogenicity of a stabilized HIV-1 envelope trimer based on a group-M consensus sequence

  • Kwinten Sliepen,
  • Byung Woo Han,
  • Ilja Bontjer,
  • Petra Mooij,
  • Fernando Garces,
  • Anna-Janina Behrens,
  • Kimmo Rantalainen,
  • Sonu Kumar,
  • Anita Sarkar,
  • Philip J. M. Brouwer,
  • Yuanzi Hua,
  • Monica Tolazzi,
  • Edith Schermer,
  • Jonathan L. Torres,
  • Gabriel Ozorowski,
  • Patricia van der Woude,
  • Alba Torrents de la Peña,
  • Mariëlle J. van Breemen,
  • Juan Miguel Camacho-Sánchez,
  • Judith A. Burger,
  • Max Medina-Ramírez,
  • Nuria González,
  • Jose Alcami,
  • Celia LaBranche,
  • Gabriella Scarlatti,
  • Marit J. van Gils,
  • Max Crispin,
  • David C. Montefiori,
  • Andrew B. Ward,
  • Gerrit Koopman,
  • John P. Moore,
  • Robin J. Shattock,
  • Willy M. Bogers,
  • Ian A. Wilson,
  • Rogier W. Sanders

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10262-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Stabilized, native-like trimers of the HIV envelope protein, such as SOSIP trimers, are potential antigens for an HIV vaccine. Here, the authors generate a SOSIP trimer based on the consensus sequence of group M isolates, determine its structure and exposure of common epitopes, and show immunogenicity in rabbits and non-human primates.