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Crystal structure of C2S5: A computationally designed immunogen to target Carbohydrate-Occluded Epitopes on the HIV envelope

spinqualitylabelsall models 6cfe, resolution 1.99Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 6cfe is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Human. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed An array of carbohydrates masks the HIV-1 surface protein Env, contributing to the evasion of humoral immunity. In most HIV-1 isolates 'glycan holes' occur due to natural sequence variation, potentially revealing the underlying protein surface to the immune system. Here we computationally design epitopes that mimic such surface features (carbohydrate-occluded neutralization epitopes or CONE) of Env through 'epitope transplantation', in which the target region is presented on a carrier protein scaffold with preserved structural properties. Scaffolds displaying the four CONEs are examined for structure and immunogenicity. Crystal structures of two designed proteins reflect the computational models and accurately mimic the native conformations of CONEs. The sera from rabbits immunized with several CONE immunogens display Env binding activity. Our method determines essential structural elements for targets of protective antibodies. The ability to design immunogens with high mimicry to viral proteins also makes possible the exploration of new templates for vaccine development. Rationally designed carbohydrate-occluded epitopes elicit HIV-1 Env-specific antibodies.,Zhu C, Dukhovlinova E, Council O, Ping L, Faison EM, Prabhu SS, Potter EL, Upton SL, Yin G, Fay JM, Kincer LP, Spielvogel E, Campbell SL, Benhabbour SR, Ke H, Swanstrom R, Dokholyan NV Nat Commun. 2019 Feb 27;10(1):948. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08876-w. PMID:30814513 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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