{"title":"Identification of a broad-inhibition influenza neuraminidase antibody from pre-existing memory B cells","authors":"Xin Wang, Huihui Kong, Bingxin Chu, Qian Yang, Chaohui Lin, Rui Liu, Changxu Chen, Yang Gao, Guojun Wang, Dayan Wang, Chen Qin, Xiaohua Ye, Lifei Yu, Xiangfei Xu, Jie Jin, Ren Sun, Hualan Chen, Xudong Wu, Zeli Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.chom.2024.12.004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Identifying broadly reactive B precursor cells and conserved epitopes is crucial for developing a universal flu vaccine. In this study, using influenza neuraminidase (NA) mutant probes, we find that human pre-existing NA-specific memory B cells (MBCs) account for ∼0.25% of total MBCs, which are heterogeneous and dominated by class-unswitched MBCs. In addition, we identify three NA broad-inhibition monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) (BImAbs) that block the activity of NA derived from different influenza strains, including the recent cow H5N1. The cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure shows that the BImAb targets the conserved NA enzymatic pocket and a separate epitope in the neighboring NA monomer. Furthermore, the NA BImAbs protect mice from the lethal challenge of the human pandemic H1N1 and H5N1. Our work demonstrates that the NA broad-inhibition precursor MBCs exist in healthy adults and could be targeted by the NA-based universal flu vaccine.","PeriodicalId":9693,"journal":{"name":"Cell host & microbe","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cell host & microbe","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2024.12.004","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MICROBIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Identifying broadly reactive B precursor cells and conserved epitopes is crucial for developing a universal flu vaccine. In this study, using influenza neuraminidase (NA) mutant probes, we find that human pre-existing NA-specific memory B cells (MBCs) account for ∼0.25% of total MBCs, which are heterogeneous and dominated by class-unswitched MBCs. In addition, we identify three NA broad-inhibition monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) (BImAbs) that block the activity of NA derived from different influenza strains, including the recent cow H5N1. The cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure shows that the BImAb targets the conserved NA enzymatic pocket and a separate epitope in the neighboring NA monomer. Furthermore, the NA BImAbs protect mice from the lethal challenge of the human pandemic H1N1 and H5N1. Our work demonstrates that the NA broad-inhibition precursor MBCs exist in healthy adults and could be targeted by the NA-based universal flu vaccine.
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Cell Host & Microbe is a scientific journal that was launched in March 2007. The journal aims to provide a platform for scientists to exchange ideas and concepts related to the study of microbes and their interaction with host organisms at a molecular, cellular, and immune level. It publishes novel findings on a wide range of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses. The journal focuses on the interface between the microbe and its host, whether the host is a vertebrate, invertebrate, or plant, and whether the microbe is pathogenic, non-pathogenic, or commensal. The integrated study of microbes and their interactions with each other, their host, and the cellular environment they inhabit is a unifying theme of the journal. The published work in Cell Host & Microbe is expected to be of exceptional significance within its field and also of interest to researchers in other areas. In addition to primary research articles, the journal features expert analysis, commentary, and reviews on current topics of interest in the field.