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A systematic study of the N-glycosylation sites of HIV-1 envelope protein on infectivity and antibody-mediated neutralization

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Wang, Wenbo, Nie, Jianhui, Prochnow, Courtney, Truong, Carolyn, Jia, Zheng, Wang, Suting, Chen, Xiaojiang S, Wang, Youchun·2013·Retrovirology

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BACKGROUND: Glycans on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope glycoprotein (Env) play an important role in viral infection and evasion of neutralization by antibodies. In this study, all 25 potential N-linked glycosylation sites (PNGS) on the HIV-1 CRF07_BC Env, FE, were mutated individually to study the effect of their removal on viral infectivity, virion production, and antibody-mediated neutralization. RESULTS: Removal of specific N-glycosylation sites has a significant effect on viral infectivity and antibody-mediated neutralization phenotype. Six of these glycosylation mutants located on the V1/V2 and C1/C2 domains lost infectivity. PNGS mutations located on V4/C4/V5 (except N392 on V4), were shown to increase viral infectivity. Furthermore, FE is much more dependent on specific glycans than clade B Env YU-2. On neutralization effect, PNGS mutations at N197 (C2), N301 (V3), N442 (C4) and N625 (gp41) rendered the virus more susceptible to neutralization by the monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) that recognize the CD4 binding site or gp41. Generally, mutations on V4/V5 loops, C2/C3/C4 regions and gp41 reduced the neutralization sensitivity to PG16. However, mutation of N289 (C2) made the virus more sensitive to both PG9 and PG16. Furthermore, we showed that mutations at N142 (V1), N355 (C3) and N463 (V5) conferred resistance to neutralization by anti-gp41 MAbs. We used the available structural information of HIV Env and homology modeling to provide a structural basis for the observed biological effects of these mutations. CONCLUSIONS: This report provides the first systematic experimental account of the biological role of the entire PNGS on an HIV-1 Env, which should provide valuable insights for understanding the function of Env in HIV infection cycle and for developing future anti-HIV strategies.

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  • HIV-1 Env contains ~25 glycosylation sites and forms a glycan shield protecting the virus from neutralizing antibodies; HTLV-1 Env contains only five sites for N-glycan attachment.

    “Unlike HIV-1 Env, which contains ~25 glycosylation sites [101], and forms a “glycan shield” protecting the virus from neutralizing antibodies [102], HTLV-1 Env contains only five sites for N-glycan attachment [103].”

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  1. Chen M Shi C Kalia V Tencza SB Montelaro RC Gupta P HIV gp120 V(1)/V(2) and C(2)-V(3) domains glycoprotein compatibility is required for viral replication Virus Res 2001 79 91 101 11551649

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Authors
Wang, W., Nie, J., Prochnow, C., Truong, C., Jia, Z., Wang, S., Chen, X. S., & Wang, Y.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (CN)
  • University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Wang, Youchun
Venue
Retrovirology
Published
2013-02-06
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
14-14
ISSN
1742-4690 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2137366946
Cited by
114
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64
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FWCI
5.05
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Retrovirology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (GM087986)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM087986, R01GM087986)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Virology › HIV Research and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
Keywords
HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein, N-glycosylation sites, viral infectivity, antibody neutralization, CRF07_BC, V1V2 loop, gp41, CD4 binding site, monoclonal antibodies, PG9, homology modeling, HIV-1 clade B
MeSH terms
Glycosylation, Humans, Neutralization Tests, Virus Replication, HIV Antibodies, HIV-1, env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Antibodies, Neutralizing

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