Broad neutralization: linchpin for HIV vaccine development

Alexandra Trkola (Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich)

18 novembre 2022

Séminaire

Infos pratiques

12h00 - 13h00
Salle Rosalind Franklin
Professionnel de recherche
Accès mobilité réduite

Alexandra Trkola is an outstanding expert regarding HIV entry process and the humoral immune response elicited during HIV infection.

She also developed recent projects regarding SARS-CoV-2 entry and neutralization.

 

She is invited by Serge Benichou.

A selection of her most recent publications on HIV and SARS-CoV-2

  • Marconato M, Abela IA, Hauser A, Schwarzmüller M, Katzensteiner R, Braun DL, Epp S, Audigé A, Weber J, Rusert P, Kouyos RD, Günthard HF, Manz MG, Trkola A. Antibodies from convalescent plasma promote SARS-CoV-2 clearance in individuals with and without endogenous antibody response. J Clin Invest. 2022 Jun 15;132(12).
  • Abela IA, Pasin C, Schwarzmüller M, Epp S, Sickmann ME, Schanz MM, Rusert P, Weber J, Schmutz S, Audigé A, Rampini SK, Meyer Sauteur PM, Berger C, Huber M, Böni J, Braun DL, Marconato M, Manz MG, Frey BM, Günthard HF, Kouyos RD, Trkola A. Multifactorial seroprofiling dissects the contribution of pre-existing human coronaviruses responses to SARS-CoV-2 immunity. Nat Commun. 2021 Nov 18;12(1):6703.
  • Friedrich N, Stiegeler E, Glögl M, Lemmin T, Hansen S, Kadelka C, Wu Y, Ernst P, Maliqi L, Foulkes C, Morin M, Trkola A. Distinct conformations of the HIV-1 V3 loop crown are targetable for broad neutralization. Nat Commun. 2021 Nov 18;12(1):6705.
  • Liechti T, Kadelka C, Braun DL, Kuster H, Böni J, Robbiani M, Günthard HF, Trkola A. Widespread B cell perturbations in HIV-1 infection afflict naive and marginal zone B cells. J Exp Med. 2019 Sep 2;216(9):2071-2090.
  • Trkola A. Conformation of the native HIV-1 envelope protein raises questions for vaccine design. Nature. 2019 Apr;568(7752):321-322.
  • Kouyos RD, Rusert P, Kadelka C, Huber M, Marzel A, Ebner H, Schanz M, Liechti T, Friedrich N, Braun DL, Scherrer AU, Weber J, Uhr T, Baumann NS, Leemann C, Kuster H, Chave JP, Cavassini M, Bernasconi E, Hoffmann M, Calmy A, Battegay M, Rauch A, Yerly S, Aubert V, Klimkait T, Böni J, Metzner KJ, Günthard HF, Trkola A. Tracing HIV-1 strains that imprint broadly neutralizing antibody responses. Nature. 2018 Sep;561(7723):406-410.
  • Kadelka C, Liechti T, Ebner H, Schanz M, Rusert P, Friedrich N, Stiegeler E, Braun DL, Huber M, Scherrer AU, Weber J, Uhr T, Kuster H, Misselwitz B, Cavassini M, Bernasconi E, Hoffmann M, Calmy A, Battegay M, Rauch A, Yerly S, Aubert V, Klimkait T, Böni J, Kouyos RD, Günthard HF, Trkola A.Distinct, IgG1-driven antibody response landscapes demarcate individuals with broadly HIV-1 neutralizing activity. J Exp Med. 2018 Jun 4;215(6):1589-1608. doi: 10.1084/jem.20180246. Epub 2018 May 24. PubMed PMID: 29794117; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5987927.