Evolution of the Envelope Glycoprotein of HIV-1 Clade B toward Higher Infectious Properties over the Course of the Epidemic

We showed previously that during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the envelope glycoprotein (Env) of HIV-1, and in particular, the gp120 subunit, evolved toward an increased resistance to neutralizing antibodies at a population level. Here, we considered whether the antigenic evolution of the HIV-1 Env is ass...

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Published in:Journal of virology 2019-03, Vol.93 (6)
Main Authors: Bouvin-Pley, Mélanie, Beretta, Maxime, Moreau, Alain, Roch, Emmanuelle, Essat, Asma, Goujard, Cécile, Chaix, Marie-Laure, Moiré, Nathalie, Martin, Loïc, Meyer, Laurence, Barin, Francis, Braibant, Martine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibodies, Neutralizing - immunology
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Cell Line
env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus - immunology
env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus - metabolism
Epidemics
HEK293 Cells
HIV Antibodies - immunology
HIV Envelope Protein gp120 - immunology
HIV Envelope Protein gp120 - metabolism
HIV Infections - immunology
HIV Infections - virology
HIV-1 - immunology
HIV-1 - metabolism
HIV-1 - pathogenicity
Humans
Immunology
Immunotherapy
Life Sciences
Male
Microbiology and Parasitology
Neutralization Tests - methods
Receptors, CCR5 - metabolism
Vaccinology
Virology
Virus Internalization
Virus-Cell Interactions
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Summary:We showed previously that during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the envelope glycoprotein (Env) of HIV-1, and in particular, the gp120 subunit, evolved toward an increased resistance to neutralizing antibodies at a population level. Here, we considered whether the antigenic evolution of the HIV-1 Env is associated with modifications of its functional properties, focusing on cell entry efficacy and interactions with the receptor and coreceptors. We tested the infectivity of a panel of Env-pseudotyped viruses derived from patients infected by subtype B viruses at three periods of the epidemic (1987 to 1991, 1996 to 2000, and 2006 to 2010). Pseudotyped viruses harboring Env from patients infected during the most recent period were approximately 10-fold more infectious in cell culture than those from patients infected at the beginning of the epidemic. This was associated with faster viral entry kinetics: contemporary viruses entered target cells approximately twice as fast as historical viruses. Contemporary viruses were also twice as resistant as historical viruses to the fusion inhibitor enfuvirtide. Resistance to enfuvirtide correlated with a resistance to CCR5 antagonists, suggesting that contemporary viruses expanded their CCR5 usage efficiency. Viruses were equally captured by DC-SIGN, but after binding to DC-SIGN, contemporary viruses infected target cells more efficiently than historical viruses. Thus, we report evidence that the infectious properties of the envelope glycoprotein of HIV-1 increased during the course of the epidemic. It is plausible that these changes affected viral fitness during the transmission process and might have contributed to an increasing virulence of HIV-1. Following primary infection by HIV-1, neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) exert selective pressure on the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env), driving the evolution of the viral population. Previous studies suggested that, as a consequence, Env has evolved at the HIV species level since the start of the epidemic so as to display greater resistance to NAbs. Here, we investigated whether the antigenic evolution of the HIV-1 Env is associated with modifications of its functional properties, focusing on cell entry efficacy and interactions with the receptor and coreceptors. Our data provide evidence that the infectious properties of the HIV-1 Env increased during the course of the epidemic. These changes may have contributed to increasing virulence of HIV-1 and an optimization of transmissio
ISSN:0022-538X
1098-5514
DOI:10.1128/JVI.01171-18