Abstract

The Glycobiology Core will provide a resource for all Center members providing expertise and facilities in glycan/glycoprotein engineering and structural analysis of glycans. Approximately half of the molecular mass of HIV gp120 is comprised of N-linked glycans that shield the protein backbone. These glycans impact on vaccine design in three distinct ways. Firstly, the carbohydrates themselves are distinct from typical human glycosylation and can serve as a target for broadly neutralizing antibodies. Secondly, the glycans of gp120 limit or modulate antibody recognition of underlying protein epitopes. Finally, both viral (and immunogen) glycans can interact with host cell lectins and trigger major immunomodulatory signaling pathways. The Glycobiology Core is devoted to supporting Center members in the optimization of these critical parameters for vaccine design.

Public Health Relevance

The Glycobiology Core will contribute to the development of immunogens by the provision of a range of analytical tools (NP-HPLC, MALDI-MS, ESI-MS/MS and Ion Mobility MS) and provide full compositional and linkage information on viral and immunogen glycans.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Project with Complex Structure Cooperative Agreement (UM1)
Project #
5UM1AI100663-03
Application #
8681350
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAI1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2014-07-01
Budget End
2015-06-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Scripps Research Institute
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
La Jolla
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92037

  Publications

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Walker, Laura M; Burton, Dennis R (2018) Passive immunotherapy of viral infections: 'super-antibodies' enter the fray. Nat Rev Immunol 18:297-308
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He, Linling; Kumar, Sonu; Allen, Joel D et al. (2018) HIV-1 vaccine design through minimizing envelope metastability. Sci Adv 4:eaau6769

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