a, Percentage of GC B cells (CD38−CD71+) among all B cells (CD3−CD20+) in fine needle aspirate samples of rhesus macaques 3 or 10 weeks post immunization with 10E8-GT10.2 12mer, as described in Fig. 7. Each symbol represents an independent lymph node (n = 16 from n = 8 independent animals). b, Frequency of epitope-specific (10E8-GT10.2++10E8-GT10.2-KO−) GC B cells (CD38−CD71+) observed as a percentage of total B cells (CD3−CD20+) 2 weeks prior to or 3 or 10 weeks post immunization with 10E8-GT10.2 12mer, as described in Fig. 7. Each symbol represents an independent lymph node (n = 8 for week −2, n = 16 for week 3 and 10). c, Median percent amino acid (aa) mutations in the VH of epitope-specific (10E8-GT10.2++10E8-GT10.2-KO−or 10E8-GT12++10E8-GT12-KO−) BCRs sorted from macaques immunized with 10E8−GT10.2 12mer or 10E8-GT12 12mer at the indicated time-points from GC B cells (CD38−CD71+) or PBMC-memory B cells (CD20+IgD−) among BCRs with 10E8-class HCDR3s (10E8-class) compared to BCRs lacking the YxFW motif (Competitor). Symbols represent individual animals, bars indicate median values. d, SPR-measured monovalent KD values for 10E8-GT10.2 binding to selected antibodies with 10E8-class HCDR3s (10E8-class) or lacking the YxFW motif (Competitor) induced by 10E8-GT10.2 12mer isolated from the GCs at week 3 (W3) or 10 (W10) post immunization, compared to available matching inferred-germline (iGL) antibodies. Each symbol represents one antibody. e, SPR-measured monovalent KD values for 10E8-GT10.2 binding to selected mutated or unmutated antibodies with 10E8-class HCDR3s (10E8-class) or lacking the YxFW motif (Competitor) induced by 10E8-GT10.2 12mer isolated from PBMC-memory (CD20+IgD−). f, Frequency of 10E8-class IgH among PBMC-memory B cells (CD20+IgD−) at week 11 (GT10.2, n = 6) or week 10 (GT12, n = 5) post immunization compared to macaques immunized with stabilized soluble HIV envelope protein (control, week 10, n = 4). For comparison, dotted lines indicate median frequencies of VRC01-class precursors 8 weeks after high dose (HD) or low dose (LD) immunization with eOD-GT8 60mer in the IAVI G001 human phase 1 clinical trial5, with the caveat that frequencies in G001 were measured among IgG+ B cells rather than IgD−B cells. Open symbols indicate macaques lacking a permissive DH3-41 allele. Lines indicate median values.