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Publications / Hogan 2018 (Virology)

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Publication

Virology. 2018 Jan 15; 514(NA):106-117.

PubMed ID: 29175625

Title

Increased surface expression of HIV-1 envelope is associated with improved antibody response in vaccinia prime/protein boost immunization

Authors

Hogan MJ, Conde-Motter A, Jordan APO, Yang L, Cleveland B, Guo W, Romano J, Ni H, Pardi N, LaBranche CC, Montefiori DC, Hu SL, Hoxie JA, Weissman D

Abstract

HIV-1 envelope (Env)-based vaccines have so far largely failed to induce antibodies that prevent HIV-1 infection. One factor proposed to limit the immunogenicity of cell-associated Env is its low level of expression on the cell surface, restricting accessibility to antibodies. Using a vaccinia prime/protein boost protocol in mice, we explored the immunologic effects of mutations in the Env cytoplasmic tail (CT) that increased surface expression, including partial truncation and ablation of a tyrosine-dependent endocytosis motif. After vaccinia primes, CT-modified Envs induced up to 7-fold higher gp120-specific IgG, and after gp120 protein boosts, they elicited up to 16-fold greater Tier-1 HIV-1 neutralizing antibody titers, although results were variable between isolates. These data indicate that the immunogenicity of HIV-1 Env in a prime/boost vaccine can be enhanced in a strain-dependent manner by CT mutations that increase Env surface expression, thus highlighting the importance of the prime in this vaccine format.

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