TLR-9 agonist and CD40-targeting vaccination induces HIV-1 envelope-specific B cells with a diversified immunoglobulin repertoire in humanized mice.

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serval:BIB_772249C57318
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
Institution
Title
TLR-9 agonist and CD40-targeting vaccination induces HIV-1 envelope-specific B cells with a diversified immunoglobulin repertoire in humanized mice.
Journal
PLoS pathogens
Author(s)
Godot V., Tcherakian C., Gil L., Cervera-Marzal I., Li G., Cheng L., Ortonne N., Lelièvre J.D., Pantaleo G., Fenwick C., Centlivre M., Mouquet H., Cardinaud S., Zurawski S.M., Zurawski G., Milpied P., Su L., Lévy Y.
ISSN
1553-7374 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1553-7366
Publication state
Published
Issued date
11/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
16
Number
11
Pages
e1009025
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
The development of HIV-1 vaccines is challenged by the lack of relevant models to accurately induce human B- and T-cell responses in lymphoid organs. In humanized mice reconstituted with human hematopoietic stem cells (hu-mice), human B cell-development and function are impaired and cells fail to efficiently transition from IgM B cells to IgG B cells. Here, we found that CD40-targeted vaccination combined with CpG-B adjuvant overcomes the usual defect of human B-cell switch and maturation in hu-mice. We further dissected hu-B cell responses directed against the HIV-1 Env protein elicited by targeting Env gp140 clade C to the CD40 receptor of antigen-presenting cells. The anti-CD40.Env gp140 vaccine was injected with CpG-B in a homologous prime/boost regimen or as a boost of a NYVAC-KC pox vector encoding Env gp140 clade C. Both regimens elicited Env-specific IgG-switched memory hu-B cells at a greater magnitude in hu-mice primed with NYVAC-KC. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis showed gp140-specific hu-B cells to express polyclonal IgG1 and IgG3 isotypes and a broad Ig VH/VL repertoire, with predominant VH3 family gene usage. These cells exhibited a higher rate of somatic hypermutation than the non-specific IgG+ hu-B-cell counterpart. Both vaccine regimens induced splenic GC-like structures containing hu-B and hu-Tfh-like cells expressing PD-1 and BCL-6. We confirmed in this model that circulating ICOS+ memory hu-Tfh cells correlated with the magnitude of gp140-specific B-cell responses. Finally, the NYVAC-KC heterologous prime led to a more diverse clonal expansion of specific hu-B cells. Thus, this study shows that CD40-targeted vaccination induces human IgG production in hu-mice and provides insights for the development of a CD40-targeting vaccine to prevent HIV-1 infection in humans.
Keywords
AIDS Vaccines/immunology, Animals, Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology, B-Lymphocytes/immunology, CD40 Antigens/immunology, HIV Antibodies/immunology, HIV Infections/immunology, HIV Infections/prevention & control, HIV Infections/virology, HIV-1/immunology, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Humans, Immunoglobulin G/immunology, Mice, T-Lymphocytes/immunology, Toll-Like Receptor 9/agonists, Vaccination, env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology
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Web of science
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Yes
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