STANDARD_NAME ANDERSON_BLOOD_CN54GP140_ADJUVANTED_WITH_GLA_AF_AGE_18_45YO_LOW_IGM_RESPONDERS_6HY_1DY_UP SYSTEMATIC_NAME M41155 COLLECTION C7:VAX MSIGDB_URL https://www.gsea-msigdb.org/gsea/msigdb/human/geneset/ANDERSON_BLOOD_CN54GP140_ADJUVANTED_WITH_GLA_AF_AGE_18_45YO_LOW_IGM_RESPONDERS_6HY_1DY_UP NAMESPACE HUMAN_GENE_SYMBOL DESCRIPTION_BRIEF Genes up-regulated in blood 6hr/1DY vs 0hr in adults (18-45) (low IgM responders) after exposure to CN54gp140 adjuvanted with GLA-AF , time point 6H/1DY combined (identical signature) , administered i.m. DESCRIPTION_FULL Systems biology approaches have recently provided new insights into the mechanisms of action of human vaccines and adjuvants. Here, we investigated early transcriptional signatures induced in whole blood of healthy subjects following vaccination with a recombinant HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein subunit CN54gp140 adjuvanted with the TLR4 agonist glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant-aqueous formulation (GLA-AF) and correlated signatures to CN54gp140-specific serum antibody responses. Fourteen healthy volunteers aged 18-45 years were immunized intramuscularly three times at 1-month intervals and whole blood samples were collected at baseline, 6 h, and 1, 3, and 7 days post first immunization. Subtle changes in the transcriptomic profiles were observed following immunization, ranging from over 300 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) at day 1 to nearly 100 DEGs at day 7 following immunization. Functional pathway analysis revealed blood transcription modules (BTMs) related to general cell cycle activation, and innate immune cell activation at early time points, as well as BTMs related to T cells and B cell activation at the later time points post-immunization. Diverse CN54gp140-specific serum antibody responses of the subjects enabled their categorization into high or low responders, at early ( < 1 month) and late (up to 6 months) time points post vaccination. BTM analyses revealed repression of modules enriched in NK cells, and the mitochondrial electron chain, in individuals with high or sustained antigen-specific antibody responses. However, low responders showed an enhancement of BTMs associated with enrichment in myeloid cells and monocytes as well as integrin cell surface interactions. Flow cytometry analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from the subjects revealed an enhanced frequency of CD56dim NK cells in the majority of vaccines 14 days after vaccination as compared with the baseline. These results emphasize the utility of a systems biology approach to enhance our understanding on the mechanisms of action of TLR4 adjuvanted human vaccines. PMID 29535712 GEOID AUTHORS Anderson J,Olafsdottir TA,Kratochvil S,McKay PF,Ă–stensson M,Persson J,Shattock RJ,Harandi AM CONTRIBUTOR HIPC SIGNATURES CONTRIBUTOR_ORG NIAID/HIPC SIGNATURES EXACT_SOURCE Results: Early BTM Signatures Induced in Whole Blood Post Vaccination Correlate with Later Serum Antibody Responses FILTERED_BY_SIMILARITY EXTERNAL_NAMES_FOR_SIMILAR_TERMS EXTERNAL_DETAILS_URL SOURCE_MEMBERS CAV1,KCNH1,KRTCAP2,SLC44A1,TXNDC15 GENE_SYMBOLS CAV1,KCNH1,KRTCAP2,SLC44A1,TXNDC15 FOUNDER_NAMES