Aleksandar Antanasijevic, George Ueda, Philip J M Brouwer, Jeffrey Copps, Deli Huang, Joel D Allen, Christopher A Cottrell, Anila Yasmeen, Leigh M Sewall, Ilja Bontjer, Thomas J Ketas, Hannah L Turner, Zachary T Berndsen, David C Montefiori, Per Johan Klasse, Max Crispin, David Nemazee, John P Moore, Rogier W Sanders, Neil P King, David Baker, Andrew B Ward
Two-component, self-assembling nanoparticles represent a versatile platform for multivalent presentation of viral antigens. Computational design of protein nanoparticles with differing sizes and geometries enables combination with antigens of choice to test novel multimerization concepts in immunization strategies where the goal is to improve the induction and maturation of neutralizing antibody lineages. Here, we describe detailed antigenic, structural, and functional characterization of computationally designed tetrahedral, octahedral, and icosahedral nanoparticle immunogens displaying trimeric HIV envelope glycoprotein (Env) ectodomains...
August 2020: PLoS Pathogens