5. - expressed by all strains?
Yes, for > 99% of UK MenB isolates
923 UK isolates
ST-11 T366 frame shift
cc162 A650 frame shift
cc286 fHbp deletion
4 have frame shifts
3 have a deletion
6. - sequence conservation?
923 UK isolates
V1
101 fHbps
Family B
V2
Family A
Masignani et al., J Exp Med 2003
Fletcher et al., Infect Immun 2004
Brehony et al. Microbiology 2009
V3
many different fHbps
8. - sequence conservation?
923 UK isolates
V1
101 fHbps
Family B
V2
Family A
Masignani et al., J Exp Med 2003
Fletcher et al., Infect Immun 2004
Brehony et al. Microbiology 2009
V3
many different fHbps
16. - inactivate function
fHBP
Hide immunogenic epitopes
Less opportunity for
‘blocking’ antibodies
SCR 6 and 7
Reduce immunogenicity
17. - inactivate function
Amino acid substitutions generate
non-functional fHbps
Johnson et al. PLoS Pathog. 2012
18. - inactivate function
Amino acid substitutions generate
non-functional fHbps
Schneider et al.
Nature 2009
B
V1
double Glu
Beernik et al.
J Immunol 2010
Johnson et al.
PLoS Pathog 2012
Arg-Ser
8 Ala subs.
V2
14 Ala subs.
V3
9 Ala subs.
Jongerius et al.
PLoS Pathog 2013
Rossi et al.
Vaccine 2013
(two subs.)
A
one sub.
Johnson et al. PLoS Pathog. 2012
19. - inactivate function
Host modification
human
mouse
human
mouse
human
mouse
fHbp
Murine SCR6/7
Human SCR6/7
- humanising the binding site insufficient to allow murine fH to bind fHbp
- SCR 6 and 7 have distinct orientations in mfH and hfH
Johnson et al. PLoS Pathog. 2012
20. - inactivate function
X
C3b
Host modification
C3b
SAP/GAGs
mfH
mfH
SAP/GAGs
? C3b
? SAP/GAGs
extra
hfH
chimeric
fH
fHbp
+
fHbp
Non-functional fHbp as or more immunogenic than w/t fHbps
Johnson et al. PLoS Pathog. 2012
Beernik et al. J Immunol. 2011
21. - easy to manufacture
Distribution of fHbps in MRF collection
2010-2012 (n=916)
10%
34%
v1
56%
v2
v3
no V2 fHbp containing vaccine
22. - easy to manufacture
fHbp V2 is inherently unstable
Trypsin digestion
Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC)
V1
V2
V3
no V2 fHbp containing vaccine
Crystal structure
23. - easy to manufacture
fHbp V2 is inherently unstable
Trypsin digestion
Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC)
Wild-type
M6
M5
M4a
M4b
no V2 fHbp containing vaccine
stable V2 fHbps
24. - easy to manufacture
fHbp V2 is inherently unstable
5 of 10 single amino acid substitutions
de-stabilise the antigen
M6
R85A
L135A
V136A
A204P
V211A
E222A
T225A
E252A
no V2 fHbp containing vaccine
stable V2 fHbps
non-functional stable V2 fHbps
25. - ? elicits herd immunity
N. meningitidis
Temp. (°C)
CssA
fHbp
(alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase)
30
37
42
Temperature acts
as a danger signal
Lst
RmpM
? less fHbp at lower temp in the nasopharynx
? less effect of vaccine on carriage
Oriente et al., J Bact 2010
Loh et al. Nature 2013
26. -
What next for fHbp?
Vaccine
enhanced immunogenicity
cross variant/family protection
non-functional fHbps
-
Serum bactericidal activity
27. -
What next for fHbp?
Vaccine
enhanced immunogenicity
cross variant/family protection
non-functional fHbps
Naturally occurring variants
Seib et al., Infect Immun 2009
Jongerius et al., PLoS Pathog 2013
Hybrid fHbp
Scarselli et al., Sci Trans Med 2011
28. -
What next for fHbp?
Vaccine
enhanced immunogenicity
cross variant/family protection
non-functional fHbps
29. -
What next for fHbp?
Vaccine
enhanced immunogenicity
cross variant/family protection
non-functional fHbps
Host susceptibility
fHbp:fH interactions
fHbp:CFHR interactions
interactions with polymorphic proteins
30. Susan Lea
Steven Johnson
Joe Caesar
Phil Ward
Rachel Everitt
Martin Maiden
Odile Harrison
- University of Oxford
Ray Borrow
Jay Lucidarme
- Meningococcal Reference Laboratory
Matthew Pickering - Imperial College London
Elena Goicoechea de Jorge
Hayley
Lavender
Rachel Exley
Ilse Jongerius
Stijn van den Veen
Edmund Loh
Notes de l'éditeur
Binding at SCR67 and E283/304Previous work in our lab has determined the crystal structure of fHbp shown here in turquoise, green and yellow in complex with fH shown in blueWe have shown that fHbp binds to a specific region of fH with high affinity, There are amino acid residues in fHbp which appear to be crucial, Glutamate at 283 and 304As fHbp binds to fH with high affinity, we hypothesised that this could affect its immunogenicity as a vaccine by (1) hiding immunogenic epitopes within the binding site and (2) also result in the development of autoantibodies as the immune system sees fH in complex with a foreign antigenI thus generated modified fHbps with mutations at these critical residues to assess whether these potentially non-fH binding proteins are immunogenic
Binding at SCR67 and E283/304Previous work in our lab has determined the crystal structure of fHbp shown here in turquoise, green and yellow in complex with fH shown in blueWe have shown that fHbp binds to a specific region of fH with high affinity, There are amino acid residues in fHbp which appear to be crucial, Glutamate at 283 and 304As fHbp binds to fH with high affinity, we hypothesised that this could affect its immunogenicity as a vaccine by (1) hiding immunogenic epitopes within the binding site and (2) also result in the development of autoantibodies as the immune system sees fH in complex with a foreign antigenI thus generated modified fHbps with mutations at these critical residues to assess whether these potentially non-fH binding proteins are immunogenic
Binding at SCR67 and E283/304Previous work in our lab has determined the crystal structure of fHbp shown here in turquoise, green and yellow in complex with fH shown in blueWe have shown that fHbp binds to a specific region of fH with high affinity, There are amino acid residues in fHbp which appear to be crucial, Glutamate at 283 and 304As fHbp binds to fH with high affinity, we hypothesised that this could affect its immunogenicity as a vaccine by (1) hiding immunogenic epitopes within the binding site and (2) also result in the development of autoantibodies as the immune system sees fH in complex with a foreign antigenI thus generated modified fHbps with mutations at these critical residues to assess whether these potentially non-fH binding proteins are immunogenic
Binding at SCR67 and E283/304Previous work in our lab has determined the crystal structure of fHbp shown here in turquoise, green and yellow in complex with fH shown in blueWe have shown that fHbp binds to a specific region of fH with high affinity, There are amino acid residues in fHbp which appear to be crucial, Glutamate at 283 and 304As fHbp binds to fH with high affinity, we hypothesised that this could affect its immunogenicity as a vaccine by (1) hiding immunogenic epitopes within the binding site and (2) also result in the development of autoantibodies as the immune system sees fH in complex with a foreign antigenI thus generated modified fHbps with mutations at these critical residues to assess whether these potentially non-fH binding proteins are immunogenic
Binding at SCR67 and E283/304Previous work in our lab has determined the crystal structure of fHbp shown here in turquoise, green and yellow in complex with fH shown in blueWe have shown that fHbp binds to a specific region of fH with high affinity, There are amino acid residues in fHbp which appear to be crucial, Glutamate at 283 and 304As fHbp binds to fH with high affinity, we hypothesised that this could affect its immunogenicity as a vaccine by (1) hiding immunogenic epitopes within the binding site and (2) also result in the development of autoantibodies as the immune system sees fH in complex with a foreign antigenI thus generated modified fHbps with mutations at these critical residues to assess whether these potentially non-fH binding proteins are immunogenic