UMMS Affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology; Department of Medicine; Schiffer Lab
Publication Date
2021-01-25
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Antibodies, Neutralizing; Antibodies, Viral; Epitopes; Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; Humans; Influenza A virus; Influenza Vaccines; Influenza, Human
Disciplines
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins | Influenza Virus Vaccines | Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics | Medicinal-Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | Structural Biology | Virology | Viruses
Abstract
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) targeting conserved influenza A virus (IAV) hemagglutinin (HA) epitopes can provide valuable information for accelerating universal vaccine designs. Here, we report structural details for heterosubtypic recognition of HA from circulating and emerging IAVs by the human antibody 3I14. Somatic hypermutations play a critical role in shaping the HCDR3, which alone and uniquely among VH3-30 derived antibodies, forms contacts with five sub-pockets within the HA-stem hydrophobic groove. 3I14 light-chain interactions are also key for binding HA and contribute a large buried surface area spanning two HA protomers. Comparison of 3I14 to bnAbs from several defined classes provide insights to the bias selection of VH3-30 antibodies and reveals that 3I14 represents a novel structural solution within the VH3-30 repertoire. The structures reported here improve our understanding of cross-group heterosubtypic binding activity, providing the basis for advancing immunogen designs aimed at eliciting a broadly protective response to IAV.
Keywords
Antibodies, Neutralizing, Antibodies, Viral, Epitopes, Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus, Humans, Influenza A virus, Influenza Vaccines, Influenza, Human
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DOI of Published Version
10.1038/s41467-020-20879-6
Source
Harshbarger WD, Deming D, Lockbaum GJ, Attatippaholkun N, Kamkaew M, Hou S, Somasundaran M, Wang JP, Finberg RW, Zhu QK, Schiffer CA, Marasco WA. Unique structural solution from a VH3-30 antibody targeting the hemagglutinin stem of influenza A viruses. Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 25;12(1):559. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20879-6. PMID: 33495478; PMCID: PMC7835374. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Nature communications
Related Resources
PubMed ID
33495478
Repository Citation
Harshbarger WD, Deming D, Lockbaum GJ, Attatippaholkun N, Kamkaew M, Hou S, Somasundaran M, Wang JP, Finberg RW, Zhu Q, Schiffer CA, Marasco W. (2021). Unique structural solution from a VH3-30 antibody targeting the hemagglutinin stem of influenza A viruses. Schiffer Lab Publications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20879-6. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/schiffer/47
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