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Broadly neutralizing human antibodies against dengue virus identified by single B cell transcriptomics

2019; eLife Sciences Publications Ltd; Volume: 8; Linguagem: Inglês

10.7554/elife.52384

2050-084X

Natasha D. Durham, Aditi Agrawal, Eric Waltari, Derek Croote, Fabio Zanini, Mallorie E. Fouch, Edgar Davidson, Olivia Smith, Esteban Carabajal, John E. Pak, Benjamin J. Doranz, Makeda Robinson, Ana María Sanz, Ludwig L. Albornóz, Fernando Rosso, Shirit Einav, Stephen R. Quake, Krista McCutcheon, Leslie Goo,

HIV Research and Treatment

Eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against the four dengue virus serotypes (DENV1-4) that are spreading into new territories is an important goal of vaccine design. To define bNAb targets, we characterized 28 antibodies belonging to expanded and hypermutated clonal families identified by transcriptomic analysis of single plasmablasts from DENV-infected individuals. Among these, we identified J9 and J8, two somatically related bNAbs that potently neutralized DENV1-4. Mutagenesis studies showed that the major recognition determinants of these bNAbs are in E protein domain I, distinct from the only known class of human bNAbs against DENV with a well-defined epitope. B cell repertoire analysis from acute-phase peripheral blood suggested that J9 and J8 followed divergent somatic hypermutation pathways, and that a limited number of mutations was sufficient for neutralizing activity. Our study suggests multiple B cell evolutionary pathways leading to DENV bNAbs targeting a new epitope that can be exploited for vaccine design.