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Structural basis of malaria RIFIN binding by LILRB1-containing antibodies

Chen, Y. and Xu, K. and Piccoli, L. and Foglierini, M. and Tan, J. and Jin, W. and Gorman, J. and Tsybovsky, Y. and Zhang, B. and Traore, B. and Silacci-Fregni, C. and Daubenberger, C. and Crompton, P. D. and Geiger, R. and Sallusto, F. and Kwong, P. D. and Lanzavecchia, A.. (2021) Structural basis of malaria RIFIN binding by LILRB1-containing antibodies. Nature (592). pp. 639-643.

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Abstract

Some Plasmodium falciparum repetitive interspersed families of polypeptides (RIFINs)-variant surface antigens that are expressed on infected erythrocytes1-bind to the inhibitory receptor LAIR1, and insertion of DNA that encodes LAIR1 into immunoglobulin genes generates RIFIN-specific antibodies2,3. Here we address the general relevance of this finding by searching for antibodies that incorporate LILRB1, another inhibitory receptor that binds to β2 microglobulin and RIFINs through their apical domains4,5. By screening plasma from a cohort of donors from Mali, we identified individuals with LILRB1-containing antibodies. B cell clones isolated from three donors showed large DNA insertions in the switch region that encodes non-apical LILRB1 extracellular domain 3 and 4 (D3D4) or D3 alone in the variable-constant (VH-CH1) elbow. Through mass spectrometry and binding assays, we identified a large set of RIFINs that bind to LILRB1 D3. Crystal and cryo-electron microscopy structures of a RIFIN in complex with either LILRB1 D3D4 or a D3D4-containing antibody Fab revealed a mode of RIFIN-LILRB1 D3 interaction that is similar to that of RIFIN-LAIR1. The Fab showed an unconventional triangular architecture with the inserted LILRB1 domains opening up the VH-CH1 elbow without affecting VH-VL or CH1-CL pairing. Collectively, these findings show that RIFINs bind to LILRB1 through D3 and illustrate, with a naturally selected example, the general principle of creating novel antibodies by inserting receptor domains into the VH-CH1 elbow.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Clinical Immunology (Daubenberger)
UniBasel Contributors:Daubenberger, Claudia
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
ISSN:0028-0836
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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