Discovery of highly neutralizing human antibodies targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
anti-virulence therapy
antibacterial antibodies
antimicrobial resistance
monoclonal antibodies
patient-derived antibodies
type III secretion system
Journal
Cell
ISSN: 1097-4172
Titre abrégé: Cell
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0413066
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 11 2023
09 11 2023
Historique:
received:
22
03
2023
revised:
17
07
2023
accepted:
02
10
2023
medline:
13
11
2023
pubmed:
3
11
2023
entrez:
2
11
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) poses an emerging threat to human health with urgent need for alternative therapeutic approaches. Here, we deciphered the B cell and antibody response to the virulence-associated type III secretion system (T3SS) in a cohort of patients chronically infected with PA. Single-cell analytics revealed a diverse B cell receptor repertoire directed against the T3SS needle-tip protein PcrV, enabling the production of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) abrogating T3SS-mediated cytotoxicity. Mechanistic studies involving cryoelectron microscopy identified a surface-exposed C-terminal PcrV epitope as the target of highly neutralizing mAbs with broad activity against drug-resistant PA isolates. These anti-PcrV mAbs were as effective as treatment with conventional antibiotics in vivo. Our study reveals that chronically infected patients represent a source of neutralizing antibodies, which can be exploited as therapeutics against PA.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37918395
pii: S0092-8674(23)01084-X
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.10.002
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Bacterial
0
Immunoglobulins
0
Antibodies, Neutralizing
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
5098-5113.e19Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests A patent application encompassing aspects of this work has been filed by the University of Cologne, listing A.S., C.K., F.K., and J.R. as inventors.