title: Characterization of monoclonal antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 2 envelope glycoproteins.
abstract: Twelve murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (isolate ROD) envelope glycoproteins have been generated and characterized. Nine MAbs were specific to the external gp125 and three reacted with the transmembrane gp36. A large majority of MAbs displayed a significant affinity for the native gp140 precursor and were shown to bind to viral antigens on the surface of fixed HIV-2-infected cells. In Western blot analysis, the 12 MAbs showed varying profiles of cross-reactivity, but none of the MAbs cross-reacted with the HIV-1LAI envelope. Six MAbs reacted exclusively with the homologous HIV-2ROD isolate whereas only two MAbs displayed cross-reactivity with HIV-2ROD, HIV-2EHO, and SIVmac251. The four other MAbs cross-reacted with either HIV-2EHO or SIVmac251. Results of competitive binding assays indicated that the three anti-gp36 MAbs shared the same competition group, whereas at least eight competition groups were defined with the nine anti-gp125 MAbs. The epitopes of the three anti-gp36 and four anti-gp125 MAbs have been delineated using synthetic peptides or by immunological screening of an SIVmac251 peptide library expressed in yeast. The anti-gp36 MAbs are directed against the same domain of the transmembrane gp36 corresponding to the major antigenic determinant of HIV-2 and HIV-1. The four anti-gp125 MAbs recognize four distinct epitopes localized in the V2, V3, and C1 domains. None of the 12 MAbs displayed neutralizing activity against HIV-2ROD, including the 2 MAbs directed against the V2 and V3 domains.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Hybridolab, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Traincard
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rey-Cuillé
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Huon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dartevelle
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mazié
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benichou
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D003429:Cross Reactions; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D015686:Gene Products, env / Q000276:immunology*; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000276:immunology; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000276:immunology*; D054299:env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015686:Gene Products, env; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015488:HIV Antigens; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes; D011498:Protein Precursors; D054299:env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; C059763:env protein gp36, Human immunodeficiency virus; C066316:gp125 envelope protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 2