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Kamuyu G, Coelho da Silva F, Tenet V, Schussler J, Godi A, Herrero R, Porras C, Mirabello L, Schiller JT, Sierra MS, Kreimer AR, Clifford GM, Beddows S. Global evaluation of lineage-specific human papillomavirus capsid antigenicity using antibodies elicited by natural infection. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1608. [PMID: 38383518 PMCID: PMC10881982 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45807-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) type variants have been classified into lineages and sublineages based upon their whole genome sequence. Here we have examined the specificity of antibodies generated following natural infection with lineage variants of oncogenic types (HPV16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58) by testing serum samples assembled from existing archives from women residing in Africa, The Americas, Asia or Europe against representative lineage-specific pseudoviruses for each genotype. We have subjected the resulting neutralizing antibody data to antigenic clustering methods and created relational antigenic profiles for each genotype to inform the delineation of lineage-specific serotypes. For most genotypes, there was evidence of differential recognition of lineage-specific antigens and in some cases of a sufficient magnitude to suggest that some lineages should be considered antigenically distinct within their respective genotypes. These data provide compelling evidence for a degree of lineage specificity within the humoral immune response following natural infection with oncogenic HPV.
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- Gathoni Kamuyu
- Virus Reference Department, Public Health Microbiology Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK
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- Virus Reference Department, Public Health Microbiology Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) Early Detection, Prevention and Infections Branch, Lyon, France
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- Information Management Services Inc, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Virus Reference Department, Public Health Microbiology Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK
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- Agencia Costarricense de Investigaciones Biomédicas (ACIB) formerly Proyecto Epidemiológico Guanacaste, Fundación INCIENSA (FUNIN), San José, Costa Rica
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- Agencia Costarricense de Investigaciones Biomédicas (ACIB) formerly Proyecto Epidemiológico Guanacaste, Fundación INCIENSA (FUNIN), San José, Costa Rica
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) Early Detection, Prevention and Infections Branch, Lyon, France
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- Virus Reference Department, Public Health Microbiology Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
- Blood Safety, Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV Division, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
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Pseudotyped Virus for Papillomavirus. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1407:85-103. [PMID: 36920693 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-0113-5_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Papillomavirus is difficult to culture in vitro, which limits its related research. The development of pseudotyped virus technology provides a valuable research tool for virus infectivity research, vaccine evaluation, infection inhibitor evaluation, and so on. Depending on the application fields, different measures have been developed to generate various kinds of pseudotyped papillomavirus. L1-based and L2-based HPV vaccines should be evaluated using different pseudotyped virus system. Pseudotyped papillomavirus animal models need high-titer pseudotyped virus and unique handling procedure to generate robust results. This paper reviewed the development, optimization, standardization, and application of various pseudotyped papillomavirus methods.
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Comprehensive Assessment of the Antigenic Impact of Human Papillomavirus Lineage Variation on Recognition by Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies Raised against Lineage A Major Capsid Proteins of Vaccine-Related Genotypes. J Virol 2020; 94:JVI.01236-20. [PMID: 32967963 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01236-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical and other epithelial cancers. Naturally occurring variants of HPV have been classified into lineages and sublineages based on their whole-genome sequences, but little is known about the impact of this diversity on the structure and function of viral gene products. The HPV capsid is an icosahedral lattice comprising 72 pentamers of the major capsid protein (L1) and the associated minor capsid protein (L2). We investigated the potential impact of this genome variation on the capsid antigenicity of lineage and sublineage variants of seven vaccine-relevant, oncogenic HPV genotypes by using a large panel of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) raised against the L1 proteins of lineage A antigens. Each genotype had at least one variant that displayed a ≥4-fold reduced neutralizing antibody sensitivity against at least one MAb, demonstrating that naturally occurring variation can affect one or more functional antigenic determinants on the HPV capsid. For HPV16, HPV18, HPV31, and HPV45, the overall impact was of a low magnitude. For HPV33 (sublineages A2 and A3 and lineages B and C), HPV52 (lineage D), and HPV58 (lineage C), however, variant residues in the indicated lineages and sublineages reduced their sensitivity to neutralization by all MAbs by up to 1,000-fold, suggesting the presence of key antigenic determinants on the surface of these capsids. These determinants were resolved further by site-directed mutagenesis. These data improve our understanding of the impact of naturally occurring variation on the antigenicity of the HPV capsid of vaccine-relevant oncogenic HPV genotypes.IMPORTANCE Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical and some other epithelial cancers. HPV vaccines generate functional (neutralizing) antibodies that target the virus particles (or capsids) of the most common HPV cancer-causing genotypes. Each genotype comprises variant forms that have arisen over millennia and which include changes within the capsid proteins. In this study, we explored the potential for these naturally occurring variant capsids to impact recognition by neutralizing monoclonal antibodies. All genotypes included at least one variant form that exhibited reduced recognition by at least one antibody, with some genotypes affected more than others. These data highlight the impact of naturally occurring variation on the structure of the HPV capsid proteins of vaccine-relevant oncogenic HPV genotypes.
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Whaley RE, Ameny S, Arkatkar T, Seese A, Wall A, Khan I, Carter JJ, Scherer EM, Rawlings DJ, Galloway DA, McElrath MJ, Cohen KW, McGuire AT. Generation of a cost-effective cell line for support of high-throughput isolation of primary human B cells and monoclonal neutralizing antibodies. J Immunol Methods 2020; 488:112901. [PMID: 33069767 PMCID: PMC7560121 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2020.112901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The isolation of human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) arising from natural infection with human pathogens has proven to be a powerful technology, facilitating the understanding of the host response to infection at a molecular level. mAbs can reveal sites of vulnerability on pathogens and illuminate the biological function of the antigenic targets. Moreover, mAbs have the potential to be used directly for therapeutic applications such as passive delivery to prevent infection in susceptible target populations, and as treatment of established infection. The isolation of antigen-specific B cells from vaccine trials can also assist in deciphering whether the desired B cells are being targeted by a given vaccine. Several different processes have been developed to isolate mAbs, but all are generally labor-intensive and result in varying degrees of efficiency. Here, we describe the development of a cost-effective feeder cell line that stably expresses CD40-ligand, interleukin-2 and interleukin-21. Sorting of single B cells onto a layer of irradiated feeder cells sustained antibody production that permits functional screening of secreted antibodies in a manner that enables subsequent recovery of B cells for recombinant antibody cloning. As a proof of concept, we show that this approach can be used to isolate B cells that secrete antibodies that neutralize human papilloma virus (HPV) from participants of an HPV vaccine study. Development of a cell line that provides signals for human B cell growth and antibody secretion. 50% cultures seeded from single B cells produce detectable IgG. B cells secreting HPV-neutralizing antibodies from a vaccine study are identified.
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- Rachael E Whaley
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies and the Program for Cell and Gene Therapy, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies and the Program for Cell and Gene Therapy, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA; Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Deparment of Laboratory Medicine and Pahthology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Mboumba Bouassa RS, Péré H, Jenabian MA, Veyer D, Meye JF, Touzé A, Bélec L. Natural and vaccine-induced B cell-derived systemic and mucosal humoral immunity to human papillomavirus. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2020; 18:579-607. [PMID: 32242472 DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1750950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Introduction: Human papillomavirus (HPV) are the causative agent of mucosal neoplasia. Both cervical, anal and oropharyngeal cancers incidence is constantly increasing, making the HPV infection, a significant worldwide concern. Together, the CD8+ T cytotoxic cell-mediated response and the HPV-specific antibody response control most of the HPV infections before the development of cancers.Areas covered: We searched the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases and identified 228 eligible studies from 1987 to 2019 which examines both naturally acquired and vaccine induced humoral immunity against HPV infection in female and male subjects from worldwide origin. Herein, we synthesize current knowledge on the features of systemic and mucosal humoral immunity against HPV. We discuss the issues of the balance between the viral clearance or the escape to the host immune response, the differences between natural and vaccine-induced HPV-specific antibodies and their neutralizing capability. We also discuss the protection afforded after natural infection or following prophylactic vaccination.Expert opinion: Understanding the antibody response induced by HPV infection has led to the design of first-generation prophylactic vaccines. Now, prophylactic vaccination induces protective and long-lasting antibody response which would also strengthened the natural moderate humoral response in people previously exposed to the virus.
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- Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa
- Laboratoire De Virologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux De Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.,Laboratoire de virologie, Ecole Doctorale Régionale En Infectiologie Tropicale, Franceville, Gabon.,INSERM UMR U970 (Immunothérapie Et Traitement Anti-angiogénique En cancérologie), Paris Centre De Recherche Cardiovasculaire (PARCC), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire De Virologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux De Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR U970 (Immunothérapie Et Traitement Anti-angiogénique En cancérologie), Paris Centre De Recherche Cardiovasculaire (PARCC), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Département Des Sciences Biologiques Et Centre De Recherche BioMed, Université Du Québec À Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratoire De Virologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux De Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
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- Service De Gynécologie Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire d'Agondjé Et Faculté De Médecine De Libreville, Université Des Sciences De La Santé, Libreville, Gabon
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- UMRINRA ISP 1282, Equipe Biologie Des Infections À Polyomavirus, Université De Tours, Tours, France
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- Laboratoire De Virologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux De Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR U970 (Immunothérapie Et Traitement Anti-angiogénique En cancérologie), Paris Centre De Recherche Cardiovasculaire (PARCC), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Godi A, Martinelli M, Haque M, Li S, Zhao Q, Xia N, Cocuzza CE, Beddows S. Impact of Naturally Occurring Variation in the Human Papillomavirus 58 Capsid Proteins on Recognition by Type-Specific Neutralizing Antibodies. J Infect Dis 2019; 218:1611-1621. [PMID: 29905865 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Naturally occurring variants of human papillomavirus (HPV) 58 have been defined as lineages and sublineages but little is known about the impact of this diversity on protein function. We investigated the impact of variation within the major (L1) and minor (L2) capsid proteins of HPV58 on susceptibility to neutralizing antibodies. Methods Pseudovirus (PsV) representing A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, C, D1, and D2 variants were evaluated for their susceptibility to antibodies elicited during natural infection, preclinical antisera generated against virus-like particles, and monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). Results Lineage C PsV demonstrated a decreased sensitivity to antibodies raised against lineage A antigens. Exchange of the DE, FG, and/or HI loops between sublineage A1 and lineage C demonstrated that residues within all 3 loops were essential for the differential sensitivity to natural infection antibodies, with slightly different requirements for the animal antisera and MAbs. Comparison between the HPV58 A1 L1 pentamer crystal structure and an HPV58 C homology model indicated that these differences in neutralization sensitivity were likely due to subtle epitope sequence changes rather that major structural alterations. Conclusions These data improve our understanding of the impact of natural variation on HPV58 capsid antigenicity and raise the possibility of lineage-specific serotypes.
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- Anna Godi
- Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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- Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Xiamen University, Fujian, China
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Xiamen University, Fujian, China
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Xiamen University, Fujian, China
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- Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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Chabeda A, van Zyl AR, Rybicki EP, Hitzeroth II. Substitution of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 L2 Neutralizing Epitopes Into L1 Surface Loops: The Effect on Virus-Like Particle Assembly and Immunogenicity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:779. [PMID: 31281327 PMCID: PMC6597877 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Cervical cancer caused by infection with human papillomaviruses (HPVs) is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, with the burden mainly in developing countries due to limited healthcare resources. Current vaccines based on virus-like particles (VLPs) assembled from recombinant expression of the immunodominant L1 protein are highly effective in the prevention of cervical infection; however, these vaccines are expensive and type-specific. Therefore, there is a need for more broadly protective and affordable vaccines. The HPV-16 L2 peptide sequences 108-120, 65-81, 56-81, and 17-36 are highly conserved across several HPV types and have been shown to elicit cross-neutralizing antibodies. To increase L2 immunogenicity, L1:L2 chimeric VLPs (cVLP) vaccine candidates were developed. The four L2 peptides mentioned above were substituted into the DE loop of HPV-16 L1 at position 131 (SAC) or in the C-terminal region at position 431 (SAE) to generate HPV-16-derived L1:L2 chimeras. All eight chimeras were transiently expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana via Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated DNA transfer. SAC chimeras predominantly assembled into higher order structures (T = 1 and T = 7 VLPs), whereas SAE chimeras assembled into capsomeres or formed aggregates. Four SAC and one SAE chimeras were used in vaccination studies in mice, and their ability to generate cross-neutralizing antibodies was analyzed in HPV pseudovirion-based neutralization assays. Of the seven heterologous HPVs tested, cross-neutralization with antisera specific to chimeras was observed for HPV-11 (SAE 65-18), HPV-18 (SAC 108-120, SAC 65-81, SAC 56-81, SAE 65-81), and HPV-58 (SAC 108-120). Interestingly, only anti-SAE 65-81 antiserum showed neutralization of homologous HPV-16, suggesting that the position of the L2 epitope display is critical for maintaining L1-specific neutralizing epitopes.
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- Aleyo Chabeda
- Biopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Biopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Biopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Biopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Preclinical study of safety and immunogenicity of combined rubella and human papillomavirus vaccines: Towards enhancing vaccination uptake rates in developing countries. PAPILLOMAVIRUS RESEARCH 2019; 8:100172. [PMID: 31185296 PMCID: PMC6586776 DOI: 10.1016/j.pvr.2019.100172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rubella vaccine was not part of national immunization programs (NIP) in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), South-East Asia (SEA), and South Africa regions until the year 2000. Therefore, immunization coverage of females older than 20 years old in these countries has been the focus of national campaigns for rubella elimination in developing countries. Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) are not part of NIPs in developing countries. To enhance the advantages of rubella-directed immunization campaigns and to increase HPV vaccine uptake in developing countries, this study aimed to test the stability, potency, efficacy and safety of a combined rubella and HPV vaccine. Female BALB/c mice were immunized subcutaneously with proposed combined HPV16/HPV18 VLP and rubella vaccine at weeks (W) 0, 3 then with HPV vaccine at W 7. Immunized mice developed antigen-specific antibodies against rubella and HPV significantly higher than mice immunized with rubella or HPV vaccine alone. The combined vaccine induced significantly higher splenocyte proliferation than control groups. In addition, pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-4, IL-6, IL-2, and IFNγ levels were significantly higher in mice immunized with the combined vaccine than control groups. Overall, the combined vaccine was safe and immunogenic offering antibody protection as well as eliciting a cellular immune response against rubella and HPV viruses in a single vaccine. This combined vaccine can be of great value to females above 20 years old in the SEA, MENA and South Africa regions offering coverage to rubella vaccine and a potential increase in HPV vaccine uptake rates after appropriate clinical testing.
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Godi A, Bissett SL, Masloh S, Fleury M, Li S, Zhao Q, Xia N, Cocuzza CE, Beddows S. Impact of naturally occurring variation in the human papillomavirus 52 capsid proteins on recognition by type-specific neutralising antibodies. J Gen Virol 2019; 100:237-245. [PMID: 30657447 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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We investigated the impact of naturally occurring variation within the major (L1) and minor (L2) capsid proteins on the antigenicity of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 52 (HPV52). L1L2 pseudoviruses (PsVs) representing HPV52 lineage and sublineage variants A1, A2, B1, B2, C and D were created and tested against serum from naturally infected individuals, preclinical antisera raised against HPV52 A1 and D virus-like particles (VLPs) and neutralising monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) raised against HPV52 A1 VLP. HPV52 lineage D PsV displayed a median 3.1 (inter-quartile range 2.0-5.6) fold lower sensitivity to antibodies elicited following natural infection with, where data were available, HPV52 lineage A. HPV52 lineage variation had a greater impact on neutralisation sensitivity to pre-clinical antisera and MAbs. Chimeric HPV52 A1 and D PsV were created which identified variant residues in the FG (Q281K) and HI (K354T, S357D) loops as being primarily responsible for the reported differential sensitivities. Homology models of the HPV52 L1 pentamer were generated which permitted mapping these residues to a small cluster on the outer rim of the surface exposed pentameric L1 protein. These data contribute to our understanding of HPV L1 variant antigenicity and may have implications for seroprevalence or vaccine immunity studies based upon HPV52 antigens.
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- Anna Godi
- 1Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- 1Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, UK.,†Present address: Retrovirus-Host Interactions Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, UK
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- 1Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, UK.,2Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France
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- 2Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène (EA 3142), UNIV Angers, UNIV Brest, Université Bretagne-Loire, Angers, France
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- 3National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, Xiamen University, Fujian, PR China
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- 3National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, Xiamen University, Fujian, PR China
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- 3National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, Xiamen University, Fujian, PR China
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- 4Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- 1Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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Li Z, Song S, He M, Wang D, Shi J, Liu X, Li Y, Chi X, Wei S, Yang Y, Wang Z, Li J, Qian H, Yu H, Zheng Q, Yan X, Zhao Q, Zhang J, Gu Y, Li S, Xia N. Rational design of a triple-type human papillomavirus vaccine by compromising viral-type specificity. Nat Commun 2018; 9:5360. [PMID: 30560935 PMCID: PMC6299097 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07199-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Sequence variability in surface-antigenic sites of pathogenic proteins is an important obstacle in vaccine development. Over 200 distinct genomic sequences have been identified for human papillomavirus (HPV), of which more than 18 are associated with cervical cancer. Here, based on the high structural similarity of L1 surface loops within a group of phylogenetically close HPV types, we design a triple-type chimera of HPV33/58/52 using loop swapping. The chimeric VLPs elicit neutralization titers comparable with a mix of the three wild-type VLPs both in mice and non-human primates. This engineered region of the chimeric protein recapitulates the conformational contours of the antigenic surfaces of the parental-type proteins, offering a basis for this high immunity. Our stratagem is equally successful in developing other triplet-type chimeras (HPV16/35/31, HPV56/66/53, HPV39/68/70, HPV18/45/59), paving the way for the development of an improved HPV prophylactic vaccine against all carcinogenic HPV strains. This technique may also be extrapolated to other microbes.
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- Zhihai Li
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Division of Biological Sciences, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92093-0378, USA
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102.
- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102.
- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102.
- National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Disease, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 361102.
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Bissett SL, Godi A, Beddows S. The DE and FG loops of the HPV major capsid protein contribute to the epitopes of vaccine-induced cross-neutralising antibodies. Sci Rep 2016; 6:39730. [PMID: 28004837 PMCID: PMC5177933 DOI: 10.1038/srep39730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines consist of major capsid protein (L1) virus-like particles (VLP) and are highly efficacious against the development of cervical cancer precursors attributable to oncogenic genotypes, HPV16 and HPV18. A degree of vaccine-induced cross-protection has also been demonstrated against genetically-related genotypes in the Alpha-7 (HPV18-like) and Alpha-9 (HPV16-like) species groups which is coincident with the detection of L1 cross-neutralising antibodies. In this study the L1 domains recognised by inter-genotype cross-neutralising antibodies were delineated. L1 crystallographic homology models predicted a degree of structural diversity between the L1 loops of HPV16 and the non-vaccine Alpha-9 genotypes. These structural predictions informed the design of chimeric pseudovirions with inter-genotype loop swaps which demonstrated that the L1 domains recognised by inter-genotype cross-neutralising antibodies comprise residues within the DE loop and the late region of the FG loop. These data contribute to our understanding of the L1 domains recognised by vaccine-induced cross-neutralising antibodies. Such specificities may play a critical role in vaccine-induced cross-protection.
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- Sara L Bissett
- Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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Takes RP, Wierzbicka M, D'Souza G, Jackowska J, Silver CE, Rodrigo JP, Dikkers FG, Olsen KD, Rinaldo A, Brakenhoff RH, Ferlito A. HPV vaccination to prevent oropharyngeal carcinoma: What can be learned from anogenital vaccination programs? Oral Oncol 2015; 51:1057-60. [PMID: 26520047 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are well known causes of anogenital cancers. Recent studies show that HPV also plays a role in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). A review on the role of HPV vaccination in the prevention of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with special emphasis on OPC was conducted and available vaccines and vaccination strategies in HNSCC and OPC are discussed. Prophylactic vaccination is known to be effective for prevention of anogenital HPV infection and precursor lesions in the cervix and anus. While the value of vaccination for prevention of OPC and possibly as an adjuvant treatment is still an open question, evidence to date supports the possibility that HPV vaccination may prove to be effective in reducing the incidence of this malignancy.
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- Robert P Takes
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Departments of Surgery and Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Coordinator of the International Head and Neck Scientific Group, Padua, Italy
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Smith JD, Morton LD, Ulery BD. Nanoparticles as synthetic vaccines. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2015; 34:217-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Naturally Occurring Capsid Protein Variants of Human Papillomavirus Genotype 31 Represent a Single L1 Serotype. J Virol 2015; 89:7748-57. [PMID: 25995264 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00842-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED We investigated naturally occurring variation within the major (L1) and minor (L2) capsid proteins of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype 31 (HPV31) to determine the impact on capsid antigenicity. L1L2 pseudoviruses (PsVs) representing the three HPV31 variant lineages, variant lineages A, B, and C, exhibited comparable particle-to-infectivity ratios and morphologies. Lineage-specific L1L2 PsVs demonstrated subtle differences in susceptibility to neutralization by antibodies elicited following vaccination or preclinical L1 virus-like particle (VLP) immunization or by monoclonal antibodies; however, these differences were generally of a low magnitude. These data indicate that the diagnostic lineage-specific single nucleotide polymorphisms within the HPV31 capsid genes have a limited effect on L1 antibody-mediated neutralization and that the three HPV31 variant lineages belong to a single L1 serotype. These data contribute to our understanding of HPV L1 variant antigenicity. IMPORTANCE The virus coat (capsid) of the human papillomavirus contains major (L1) and minor (L2) capsid proteins. These proteins facilitate host cell attachment and viral infectivity and are the targets for antibodies which interfere with these events. In this study, we investigated the impact of naturally occurring variation within these proteins upon susceptibility to viral neutralization by antibodies induced by L1 VLP immunization. We demonstrate that HPV31 L1 and L2 variants exhibit similar susceptibility to antibody-mediated neutralization and that for the purposes of L1 VLP-based vaccines, these variant lineages represent a single serotype.
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