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J. Virol., 01 1998, 286-293, Vol 72, No. 1
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology

Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity directed against cells expressing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope of primary or laboratory-adapted strains by human and chimpanzee monoclonal antibodies of different epitope specificities

O Alsmadi and SA Tilley
Public Health Research Institute, New York, New York 10016, USA.

The characteristics of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) directed by a panel of human and chimpanzee antienvelope (anti-Env) monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) of different epitope specificities were studied; this was accomplished by using target cells expressing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Envs of either primary or laboratory-adapted strains. Human MAbs of similar apparent affinities (1 x 10(9) to 2 x 10(9) liters/mol) against either a "cluster II"- overlapping epitope of gp41 or against the CD4 binding site, V3 loop, or C5 domain of gp120 directed substantial and comparable levels of specific lysis against targets infected with laboratory-adapted strains of HIV-1. As expected, those MAbs specific for relatively conserved regions of Env generally exhibited ADCC activity against a broader range of HIV-1 strains than those directed against variable epitopes. Significant ADCC activities of selected MAbs against primary isolate Env-expressing cells were demonstrated. In addition, a new ADCC epitope in the V2 domain of gp120 was defined. CD56+ cells were demonstrated to be the effector cells in these studies by fluorescence-activated cell sorting followed by ADCC assays. Notably, all anti-Env MAbs tested in this study, including MAbs directed against each of the known neutralization epitope clusters in gp120, directed significant levels of ADCC against targets expressing Env of one or more HIV-1 strains. These results imply that many, if not most, HIV-1-neutralizing human Abs of high affinity (> or = 3 x 10(8) liters/mol in these studies) and of the immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) subclass (i.e., the predominate IgG subclass) are capable of directing ADCC. Since neutralizing Abs have been associated with long-term survival following HIV-1 infection, this suggests that ADCC activity may be beneficial in vivo.

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