A multifunctional human monoclonal neutralizing antibody that targets a unique conserved epitope on influenza HA

Bangaru, Sandhya, Zhang, Heng, Gilchuk, Iuliia M., Voss, Thomas G., Irving, Ryan P., Gilchuk, Pavlo, Matta, Pranathi, Zhu, Xueyong, Lang, Shanshan, Nieusma, Travis, Richt, Juergen A., Albrecht, Randy A., Vanderven, Hillary A., Bombardi, Robin, Kent, Stephen J., Ward, Andrew B., Wilson, Ian A., and Crowe, James E. (2018) A multifunctional human monoclonal neutralizing antibody that targets a unique conserved epitope on influenza HA. Nature Communications, 9. 2669.

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Abstract

The high rate of antigenic drift in seasonal influenza viruses necessitates frequent changes in vaccine composition. Recent seasonal H3 vaccines do not protect against swine-origin H3N2 variant (H3N2v) strains that recently have caused severe human infections. Here, we report a human VH1-69 gene-encoded monoclonal antibody (mAb) designated H3v-47 that exhibits potent cross-reactive neutralization activity against human and swine H3N2 viruses that circulated since 1989. The crystal structure and electron microscopy reconstruction of H3v-47 Fab with the H3N2v hemagglutinin (HA) identify a unique epitope spanning the vestigial esterase and receptor-binding subdomains that is distinct from that of any known neutralizing antibody for influenza A H3 viruses. MAb H3v-47 functions largely by blocking viral egress from infected cells. Interestingly, H3v-47 also engages Fcγ receptor and mediates antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). This newly identified conserved epitope can be used in design of novel immunogens for development of broadly protective H3 vaccines.

Item ID: 56895
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 2041-1723
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Funders: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)
Projects and Grants: NIH U19 AI117905, NIH contract NIH HHSN272201400024C, NCI Cancer Center Support Grant number P30 CA068485, CTSA award number UL1 TR000445
Date Deposited: 16 Jan 2019 07:43
FoR Codes: 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3204 Immunology > 320405 Humoural immunology and immunochemistry @ 90%
32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3204 Immunology > 320404 Cellular immunology @ 10%
SEO Codes: 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920109 Infectious Diseases @ 100%
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