Sy. Chen et al., COMBINED INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR IMMUNIZATION AGAINST HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 INFECTION WITH A HUMAN ANTI-GP120 ANTIBODY, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United Statesof America, 91(13), 1994, pp. 5932-5936
In this study, a human CD4(+) T lymphocyte line was transduced to secr
ete Fab fragments of a broadly neutralizing human monoclonal antibody
F105 that reacts with the CD4-binding site of human immunodeficiency v
irus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope protein. In the transduced cells infected
with HIV-1, the nascent Fab fragments bind intracellularly to the HIV
-1 envelope protein and inhibit HIV-1 production. The secreted Fab fra
gments are able to neutralize cell-free HIV-1. In addition, the nascen
t Fab fragments can inhibit HIV-1 production by binding intracellularl
y to envelope mutants that escape neutralization by extracellular F105
antibody. The combined intra- and extracellular binding activities of
the expressed Fab fragments result in the efficient blocking of cytop
athic syncytium formation and infectious virus production. Thus, these
antibody-producing T lymphocytes are not only resistant to HIV-1 infe
ction but also can protect surrounding lymphocytes by secreting neutra
lizing antibodies. This novel strategy of combining intracellular and
extracellular immunization may be useful for gene therapy of AIDS and
other diseases.