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Identification of a novel infection-enhancing epitope on dengue prM using a dengue cross-reacting monoclonal antibody.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Dengue virus (DENV) infection is the most important arthropod- borne viral disease in human, but antiviral therapy and approved vaccines remain unavailable due to antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) phenomenon. Many studies showed that pre-membrane (prM)-specific antibodies do not efficiently neutralize DENV infection but potently promote ADE infection. However, most of the binding epitopes of these antibodies remain unknown. RESULTS: In the present study, we characterized a DENV cross-reactive monoclonal antibody (mAb), 4D10, that neutralized poorly but potently enhanced infection of four standard DENV serotypes and immature DENV (imDENV) over a broad range of concentration. In addition, the epitope of 4D10 was successfully mapped to amino acid residues 14 to18 of DENV1-4 prM protein using a phage-displayed peptide library and comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. We found that the epitope was DENV serocomplex cross-reactive and showed to be highly immunogenic in Balb/c mice. Furthermore, antibody against epitope peptide PL10, like 4D10, showed broad cross-reactivity and weak neutralizing activtity with four standard DENV serotypes and imDENV but significantly promoted ADE infection. These results suggested 4D10 and anti-PL10 sera were infection-enhancing antibodies and PL10 was infection-enhancing epitope. CONCLUSIONS: We mapped the epitope of 4D10 to amino acid residues 14 to18 of DENV1-4 prM and found that this epitope was infection-enhancing. These findings may provide significant implications for future vaccine design and facilitate understanding the pathogenesis of DENV infection.

SUBMITTER: Luo YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3765915 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of a novel infection-enhancing epitope on dengue prM using a dengue cross-reacting monoclonal antibody.

Luo Ya-Yan YY   Feng Jun-Jie JJ   Zhou Jun-Mei JM   Yu Zhi-Zhun ZZ   Fang Dan-Yun DY   Yan Hui-Jun HJ   Zeng Gu-Cheng GC   Jiang Li-Fang LF  

BMC microbiology 20130829


<h4>Background</h4>Dengue virus (DENV) infection is the most important arthropod- borne viral disease in human, but antiviral therapy and approved vaccines remain unavailable due to antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) phenomenon. Many studies showed that pre-membrane (prM)-specific antibodies do not efficiently neutralize DENV infection but potently promote ADE infection. However, most of the binding epitopes of these antibodies remain unknown.<h4>Results</h4>In the present study, we characteri  ...[more]

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