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CD4 Incorporation into HIV-1 Viral Particles Exposes Envelope Epitopes Recognized by CD4-Induced Antibodies.


ABSTRACT: CD4 downregulation on infected cells is a highly conserved function of primate lentiviruses. It has been shown to positively impact viral replication by a variety of mechanisms, including enhanced viral release and infectivity, decrease of cell reinfection, and protection from antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), which is often mediated by antibodies that require CD4 to change envelope (Env) conformation. Here, we report that incorporation of CD4 into HIV-1 viral particles affects Env conformation resulting in the exposure of occluded epitopes recognized by CD4-induced antibodies. This translates into enhanced neutralization susceptibility by these otherwise nonneutralizing antibodies but is prevented by the HIV-1 Nef accessory protein. Altogether, these findings suggest that another functional consequence of Nef-mediated CD4 downregulation is the protection of viral particles from neutralization by commonly elicited CD4-induced antibodies.IMPORTANCE It has been well established that Env-CD4 complexes expose epitopes recognized by commonly elicited CD4-induced antibodies at the surface of HIV-1-infected cells, rendering them vulnerable to ADCC responses. Here, we show that CD4 incorporation has a profound impact on Env conformation at the surface of viral particles. Incorporated CD4 exposes CD4-induced epitopes on Env, rendering HIV-1 susceptible to neutralization by otherwise nonneutralizing antibodies.

SUBMITTER: Ding S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819941 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CD4 Incorporation into HIV-1 Viral Particles Exposes Envelope Epitopes Recognized by CD4-Induced Antibodies.

Ding Shilei S   Gasser Romain R   Gendron-Lepage Gabrielle G   Medjahed Halima H   Tolbert William D WD   Sodroski Joseph J   Pazgier Marzena M   Finzi Andrés A  

Journal of virology 20191029 22


CD4 downregulation on infected cells is a highly conserved function of primate lentiviruses. It has been shown to positively impact viral replication by a variety of mechanisms, including enhanced viral release and infectivity, decrease of cell reinfection, and protection from antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), which is often mediated by antibodies that require CD4 to change envelope (Env) conformation. Here, we report that incorporation of CD4 into HIV-1 viral particles affects En  ...[more]

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