Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
J Immunol. 2024 May 1;212(9):1450-1456. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300880.
Human parainfluenza virus 3 (HPIV3) is a widespread pathogen causing severe and lethal respiratory illness in at-risk populations. Effective countermeasures are in various stages of development; however, licensed therapeutic and prophylactic options are not available. The fusion glycoprotein (HPIV3 F), responsible for facilitating viral entry into host cells, is a major target of neutralizing Abs that inhibit infection. Although several neutralizing Abs against a small number of HPIV3 F epitopes have been identified to date, relatively little is known about the Ab response to HPIV3 compared with other pathogens, such as influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we aimed to characterize a set of HPIV3-specific Abs identified in multiple individuals for genetic signatures, epitope specificity, neutralization potential, and publicness. We identified 12 potently neutralizing Abs targeting three nonoverlapping epitopes on HPIV3 F. Among these, six Abs identified from two different individuals used Ig heavy variable gene IGHV 5-51, with five of the six Abs targeting the same epitope. However, despite the use of the same H chain variable (VH) gene, these Abs used multiple different L chain variable genes (VL) and diverse H chain CDR 3 (CDRH3) sequences. Together, these results provide further information about the genetic and functional characteristics of HPIV3-neutralizing Abs and suggest the existence of a reproducible VH-dependent Ab response associated with VL and CDRH3 promiscuity. Understanding sites of HPIV3 F vulnerability and the genetic and molecular characteristics of Abs targeting these sites will help guide efforts for effective vaccine and therapeutic development.
人类副流感病毒 3(HPIV3)是一种广泛存在的病原体,可导致高危人群发生严重和致命的呼吸道疾病。目前正在开发各种有效的应对措施,但尚未获得许可的治疗和预防选择。融合糖蛋白(HPIV3 F)负责促进病毒进入宿主细胞,是中和抗体抑制感染的主要靶标。尽管迄今为止已经鉴定出针对少数 HPIV3 F 表位的几种中和抗体,但与流感病毒和 SARS-CoV-2 等其他病原体相比,人们对 HPIV3 的抗体反应知之甚少。在这项研究中,我们旨在对从多个人体中鉴定出的一组 HPIV3 特异性抗体进行遗传特征、表位特异性、中和潜力和公共性特征分析。我们鉴定出了 12 种针对 HPIV3 F 上三个非重叠表位的强效中和抗体。其中,从两个不同个体中鉴定出的 6 种抗体使用了 Ig 重链可变区基因 IGHV 5-51,其中 5 种抗体针对相同的表位。然而,尽管使用了相同的 H 链可变(VH)基因,但这些抗体使用了多个不同的 L 链可变基因(VL)和多样化的 H 链 CDR3(CDRH3)序列。这些结果提供了有关 HPIV3 中和抗体的遗传和功能特征的进一步信息,并表明存在与 VL 和 CDRH3 多样性相关的可重复的 VH 依赖性抗体反应。了解 HPIV3 F 的脆弱部位以及针对这些部位的抗体的遗传和分子特征,将有助于指导有效的疫苗和治疗方法的开发。
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