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Broadly neutralizing human antibodies against dengue virus identified by single B cell transcriptomics. eLife Durham, N. D., Agrawal, A., Waltari, E., Croote, D., Zanini, F., Fouch, M., Davidson, E., Smith, O., Carabajal, E., Pak, J. E., Doranz, B. J., Robinson, M., Sanz, A. M., Albornoz, L. L., Rosso, F., Einav, S., Quake, S. R., McCutcheon, K. M., Goo, L. 2019; 8

Abstract

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.

View details for DOI 10.7554/eLife.52384

View details for PubMedID 31820734