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May 2, 20266 citations

Vaccination generates broadly cross-neutralizing antibodies to the HIV Env apex.

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JGJavier GuenagaMÁMónika ÁdoriSBShridhar Bale

Key Points

  • The study aims to identify an effective vaccination strategy that generates broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting the HIV Env apex.
  • Used heterologous HIV Env trimers coupled to liposomes for immunization.
  • Immunized non-human primates and collected serum samples for antibody analysis.
  • Isolated monoclonal antibodies from multiple macaques for structural and functional evaluation.
  • All trimer-liposome-immunized macaques developed cross-neutralizing HIV serum antibody responses.
  • Monoclonal antibodies isolated showed high similarity to the broadly neutralizing human antibody PG9.
  • High-resolution structural analyses revealed similar targeting mechanisms by the monoclonal antibodies.

Abstract

. One such target is the apex of the Env spike. Here we identify a vaccination strategy using heterologous HIV Env trimers covalently coupled to liposomes for multivalent display that resulted in the elicitation of cross-neutralizing HIV serum antibody responses in all trimer-liposome-immunized non-human primates. Critically, we isolated monoclonal antibodies from multiple macaques that cross-neutralize divergent HIV clinical isolates. High-resolution cryogenic electron microscopy structural analyses of monoclonal antibodies from four different macaques demonstrate that they target the Env trimer apex in a manner highly similar to that of the human-infection-elicited, apex-directed broadly neutralizing antibody PG9, representing a substantial advance in HIV vaccine development.

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Guenaga et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f594e171405d493afffcf1https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10429-3
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