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  1. Article ; Online: Can we use structural knowledge to design a protective vaccine against HIV-1?

    Bjorkman, Pamela J

    HLA

    2019  Volume 95, Issue 2, Page(s) 95–103

    Abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) remains one of the most important current threats to global public health. Since its identification in the early 1980s, at least 75 million people have been infected with HIV-1, ... ...

    Abstract Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) remains one of the most important current threats to global public health. Since its identification in the early 1980s, at least 75 million people have been infected with HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. Although antiretroviral drugs are effective at prolonging life after infection in the developed world, they are associated with significant side effects and are not in widespread use in the developing world. The best way to control the AIDS epidemic would be a vaccine that protects against infection by HIV-1. Most vaccines work by inducing antibodies in serum or mucosa that block infection or prevent invasion of the bloodstream. Here, I describe background related to my laboratory's attempts to develop an immunogen that would elicit protective antibodies against HIV-1.
    MeSH term(s) AIDS Vaccines ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control ; Alleles ; HIV Infections/prevention & control ; HIV-1 ; Humans
    Chemical Substances AIDS Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2845111-9
    ISSN 2059-2310 ; 2059-2302
    ISSN (online) 2059-2310
    ISSN 2059-2302
    DOI 10.1111/tan.13759
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  2. Article ; Online: Publisher Correction: Intermediate conformations of CD4-bound HIV-1 Env heterotrimers.

    Dam, Kim-Marie A / Fan, Chengcheng / Yang, Zhi / Bjorkman, Pamela J

    Nature

    2024  Volume 626, Issue 7998, Page(s) E7

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 120714-3
    ISSN 1476-4687 ; 0028-0836
    ISSN (online) 1476-4687
    ISSN 0028-0836
    DOI 10.1038/s41586-024-07082-z
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  3. Article: Structural characterization of HIV-1 Env heterotrimers bound to one or two CD4 receptors reveals intermediate Env conformations.

    Dam, Kim-Marie A / Fan, Chengcheng / Yang, Zhi / Bjorkman, Pamela J

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2023  

    Abstract: HIV-1 envelope (Env) exhibits distinct conformational changes in response to host receptor (CD4) engagement. Env, a trimer of gp120/gp41 heterodimers, has been structurally characterized in a closed, prefusion conformation with closely associated gp120s ... ...

    Abstract HIV-1 envelope (Env) exhibits distinct conformational changes in response to host receptor (CD4) engagement. Env, a trimer of gp120/gp41 heterodimers, has been structurally characterized in a closed, prefusion conformation with closely associated gp120s and coreceptor binding sites on gp120 V3 hidden by V1V2 loops, and in fully-saturated CD4-bound open Env conformations with changes including outwardly rotated gp120s and displaced V1V2 loops. To investigate changes resulting from sub-stoichiometric CD4 binding, we solved 3.4Å and 3.9Å single-particle cryo-EM structures of soluble, native-like Envs bound to one or two CD4 molecules. Env trimer bound to one CD4 adopted the closed, prefusion Env state. When bound to two CD4s, the CD4-bound gp120s exhibited an open Env conformation including a four-stranded gp120 bridging sheet and displaced gp120 V1V2 loops that expose the coreceptor sites on V3. The third gp120 adopted an intermediate, occluded-open state that included gp120 outward rotation but maintained the prefusion, three-stranded gp120 bridging sheet and showed only partial V1V2 displacement and V3 exposure. We conclude that engagement of one CD4 molecule was insufficient to stimulate CD4-induced conformational changes, while binding two CD4 molecules led to Env opening in CD4-bound protomers only. Together, these results illuminate HIV-1 Env intermediate conformations and illustrate the structural plasticity of HIV-1 Env.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2023.01.27.525985
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  4. Article ; Online: Intermediate conformations of CD4-bound HIV-1 Env heterotrimers.

    Dam, Kim-Marie A / Fan, Chengcheng / Yang, Zhi / Bjorkman, Pamela J

    Nature

    2023  Volume 623, Issue 7989, Page(s) 1017–1025

    Abstract: HIV-1 envelope (Env) exhibits distinct conformational changes in response to host receptor (CD4) engagement. Env, a trimer of gp120 and gp41 heterodimers, has been structurally characterized in a closed, prefusion conformation with closely associated ... ...

    Abstract HIV-1 envelope (Env) exhibits distinct conformational changes in response to host receptor (CD4) engagement. Env, a trimer of gp120 and gp41 heterodimers, has been structurally characterized in a closed, prefusion conformation with closely associated gp120s and coreceptor binding sites on gp120 V3 hidden by V1V2 loops
    MeSH term(s) CD4 Antigens/chemistry ; CD4 Antigens/metabolism ; CD4 Antigens/ultrastructure ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; HIV Envelope Protein gp120/chemistry ; HIV Envelope Protein gp120/metabolism ; HIV Envelope Protein gp120/ultrastructure ; HIV-1/chemistry ; HIV-1/ultrastructure ; Protein Conformation ; Rotation ; Reproducibility of Results
    Chemical Substances CD4 Antigens ; HIV Envelope Protein gp120
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 120714-3
    ISSN 1476-4687 ; 0028-0836
    ISSN (online) 1476-4687
    ISSN 0028-0836
    DOI 10.1038/s41586-023-06639-8
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  5. Article ; Online: Comparing methods for immobilizing HIV-1 SOSIPs in ELISAs that evaluate antibody binding.

    Dam, Kim-Marie A / Mutia, Patricia S / Bjorkman, Pamela J

    Scientific reports

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 11172

    Abstract: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are used to evaluate binding of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) and polyclonal sera to native-like HIV-1 Env SOSIPs. Methods for immobilizing SOSIPs on plates differ, which can lead to variable or, in ... ...

    Abstract Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are used to evaluate binding of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) and polyclonal sera to native-like HIV-1 Env SOSIPs. Methods for immobilizing SOSIPs on plates differ, which can lead to variable or, in some cases, misleading results. Three methods used to immobilize SOSIPs were compared to determine how antigen immobilization methods affect Env conformation and ELISA results. HIV-1 SOSIPs were directly coated on polystyrene plates, captured by a monoclonal antibody against a C-terminal affinity tag, or randomly biotinylated and coated on a streptavidin plate. Binding of bNAbs with known epitopes were compared for each immobilization method. Binding of bNAbs targeting the V1V2, V3, CD4 binding site, and gp120/gp41 interface was comparable for all antigen immobilization methods. However, directly coated HIV-1 SOSIP ELISAs showed detectable binding of 17b, a CD4-induced antibody that binds a V3 epitope that is concealed on closed prefusion Env trimers in the absence of added CD4, whereas antibody-immobilized and randomly biotinylated Env-coated ELISAs did not show detectable binding of 17b in the absence of CD4. We conclude direct coating of HIV-1 SOSIPs on ELISA plates can result in exposure of CD4-induced antibody epitopes, suggesting disruption of Env structure and exposure of epitopes that are hidden in the closed, prefusion trimer.
    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Epitopes ; HIV-1
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies ; Epitopes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-15506-x
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  6. Article ; Online: Not second class: the first class II MHC crystal structure.

    Bjorkman, Pamela J

    Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)

    2015  Volume 194, Issue 1, Page(s) 3–4

    MeSH term(s) Crystallography, X-Ray ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/ultrastructure ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/ultrastructure ; Humans ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
    Chemical Substances Histocompatibility Antigens Class I ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-01-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3056-9
    ISSN 1550-6606 ; 0022-1767 ; 1048-3233 ; 1047-7381
    ISSN (online) 1550-6606
    ISSN 0022-1767 ; 1048-3233 ; 1047-7381
    DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.1402828
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  7. Article: In vitro

    Hoffmann, Magnus A G / Kieffer, Collin / Bjorkman, Pamela J

    Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development

    2021  Volume 21, Page(s) 161–170

    Abstract: Engineered red blood cells (RBCs) expressing viral receptors could be used therapeutically as viral traps, as RBCs lack nuclei and other organelles required for viral replication. However, expression of viral receptors on RBCs is difficult to achieve ... ...

    Abstract Engineered red blood cells (RBCs) expressing viral receptors could be used therapeutically as viral traps, as RBCs lack nuclei and other organelles required for viral replication. However, expression of viral receptors on RBCs is difficult to achieve since mature erythrocytes lack the cellular machinery to synthesize proteins. Herein, we show that the combination of a powerful erythroid-specific expression system and transgene codon optimization yields high expression levels of the HIV-1 receptors CD4 and CCR5, as well as a CD4-glycophorin A (CD4-GpA) fusion protein in erythroid progenitor cells, which efficiently differentiated into enucleated RBCs. HIV-1 efficiently entered RBCs that co-expressed CD4 and CCR5, but viral entry was not required for neutralization, as CD4 or CD4-GpA expression in the absence of CCR5 was sufficient to potently neutralize HIV-1 and prevent infection of CD4
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2872938-9
    ISSN 2329-0501 ; 2329-0501
    ISSN (online) 2329-0501
    ISSN 2329-0501
    DOI 10.1016/j.omtm.2021.03.003
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  8. Article ; Online: Antibody Recognition of CD4-Induced Open HIV-1 Env Trimers.

    Yang, Zhi / Dam, Kim-Marie A / Gershoni, Jonathan M / Zolla-Pazner, Susan / Bjorkman, Pamela J

    Journal of virology

    2022  Volume 96, Issue 24, Page(s) e0108222

    Abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope (Env), a heterotrimer of gp120-gp41 subunits, mediates fusion of the viral and host cell membranes after interactions with the host receptor CD4 and a coreceptor. CD4 binding induces rearrangements in ... ...

    Abstract Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope (Env), a heterotrimer of gp120-gp41 subunits, mediates fusion of the viral and host cell membranes after interactions with the host receptor CD4 and a coreceptor. CD4 binding induces rearrangements in Env trimer, resulting in a CD4-induced (CD4i) open Env conformation. Structural studies of antibodies isolated from infected donors have defined antibody-Env interactions, with one class of antibodies specifically recognizing the CD4i open Env conformation. In this study, we characterized a group of monoclonal antibodies isolated from HIV-1 infected donors (V2i MAbs) that displayed characteristics of CD4i antibodies. Binding experiments demonstrated that the V2i MAbs preferentially recognize CD4-bound open Env trimers. Structural characterizations of V2i MAb-Env-CD4 trimer complexes using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy showed recognition by V2i MAbs using different angles of approach to the gp120 V1V2 domain and the β2/β3 strands on a CD4i open conformation Env with no direct interactions of the MAbs with CD4. We also characterized CG10, a CD4i antibody that was raised in mice immunized with a gp120-CD4 complex, bound to an Env trimer plus CD4. CG10 exhibited characteristics similar to those of the V2i antibodies, i.e., recognition of the open Env conformation, but showed direct contacts to both CD4 and gp120. Structural comparisons of these and previously characterized CD4i antibody interactions with Env provide a suggested mechanism for how these antibodies are elicited during HIV-1 infection.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; Antibodies, Monoclonal/metabolism ; Antibodies, Neutralizing/metabolism ; CD4 Antigens/metabolism ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; HIV Antibodies/metabolism ; HIV Envelope Protein gp120/metabolism ; HIV Infections/immunology ; HIV Infections/virology ; HIV-1 ; Simian Immunodeficiency Virus ; env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus ; Protein Binding ; Protein Conformation
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; CD4 Antigens ; HIV Antibodies ; HIV Envelope Protein gp120 ; env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 80174-4
    ISSN 1098-5514 ; 0022-538X
    ISSN (online) 1098-5514
    ISSN 0022-538X
    DOI 10.1128/jvi.01082-22
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  9. Article ; Online: Timeline of changes in spike conformational dynamics in emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants reveal progressive stabilization of trimer stalk with altered NTD dynamics.

    Braet, Sean M / Buckley, Theresa S C / Venkatakrishnan, Varun / Dam, Kim-Marie A / Bjorkman, Pamela J / Anand, Ganesh S

    eLife

    2023  Volume 12

    Abstract: SARS-CoV-2 emergent variants are characterized by increased viral fitness and each shows multiple mutations predominantly localized to the spike (S) protein. Here, amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry has been applied to track changes in S ...

    Abstract SARS-CoV-2 emergent variants are characterized by increased viral fitness and each shows multiple mutations predominantly localized to the spike (S) protein. Here, amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry has been applied to track changes in S dynamics from multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants. Our results highlight large differences across variants at two loci with impacts on S dynamics and stability. A significant enhancement in stabilization first occurred with the emergence of D614G S followed by smaller, progressive stabilization in subsequent variants. Stabilization preceded altered dynamics in the N-terminal domain, wherein Omicron BA.1 S showed the largest magnitude increases relative to other preceding variants. Changes in stabilization and dynamics resulting from S mutations detail the evolutionary trajectory of S in emerging variants. These carry major implications for SARS-CoV-2 viral fitness and offer new insights into variant-specific therapeutic development.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; Amides ; Biological Evolution
    Chemical Substances Amides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.82584
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  10. Article: Designed mosaic nanoparticles enhance cross-reactive immune responses in mice.

    Wang, Eric / Cohen, Alexander A / Caldera, Luis F / Keeffe, Jennifer R / Rorick, Annie V / Aida, Yusuf M / Gnanapragasam, Priyanthi N P / Bjorkman, Pamela J / Chakraborty, Arup K

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2024  

    Abstract: 1Using computational methods, we designed 60-mer nanoparticles displaying SARS-like betacoronavirus (sarbecovirus) receptor-binding domains (RBDs) by ( ...

    Abstract 1Using computational methods, we designed 60-mer nanoparticles displaying SARS-like betacoronavirus (sarbecovirus) receptor-binding domains (RBDs) by (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2024.02.28.582544
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