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Prodromou R, Moore B, Chu W, Deal H, Miguel AS, Brown AC, Daniele MA, Pozdin V, Menegatti S. Molecular engineering of cyclic azobenzene-peptide hybrid ligands for the purification of human blood Factor VIII via photo-affinity chromatography. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 2023; 33:2213881. [PMID: 37576949 PMCID: PMC10421628 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202213881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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The use of benign stimuli to control the binding and release of labile biologics for their isolation from complex feedstocks is a key goal of modern biopharmaceutical technology. This study introduces cyclic azobenzene-peptide (CAP) hybrid ligands for the rapid and discrete photo-responsive capture and release of blood coagulation Factor VIII (FVIII). A predictive method - based on amino acid sequence and molecular architecture of CAPs - was developed to correlate the conformation of cis/trans CAP photo-isomers to FVIII binding and release. The combined in silico and in vitro analysis of FVIII:peptide interactions guided the design of a rational approach to optimize isomerization kinetics and biorecognition of CAPs. A photoaffinity adsorbent, prepared by conjugating selected CAP G-cycloAZOB[Lys-YYKHLYN-Lys]-G on translucent chromatographic beads, featured high binding capacity (> 6 mg of FVIII per mL of resin) and rapid photo-isomerization kinetics (τ < 30s) when exposed to 420-450 nm light at the intensity of 0.1 W·cm-2. The adsorbent purified FVIII from a recombinant harvest using a single mobile phase, affording high product yield (>90%), purity (>95%), and blood clotting activity. The CAPs introduced in this report demonstrate a novel route integrating gentle operational conditions in a rapid and efficient bioprocess for the purification of life-saving biotherapeutics.
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- Raphael Prodromou
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 911 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 911 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 911 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, 890 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, 10555 West Flagler St., Miami, FL 33174, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, 10555 West Flagler St., Miami, FL 33174, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
- Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC), 850 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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Feliciano GP, Arimori SH, Nakao VW, Dos Santos JR, Martins EAL, Bemquerer MP, Cheng E. Non-Cryoprecipitation Separation of Coagulation FVIII and Prothrombin Complex Proteins by Pseudoaffinity Calcium Elution Chromatography Using Anion Exchange Resin. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15101192. [PMID: 36297304 PMCID: PMC9607535 DOI: 10.3390/ph15101192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hemophilia A is treated with human plasma coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) replacement therapy and Hemophilia B with coagulation factor IX, which is purified from prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC). In this paper we evaluated the separation of FVIII and PCC by directly loading raw thawed plasma to an anion exchange resin (AEX). Under this relatively high ionic strength, most of the plasma proteins such as albumin, immunoglobulins and others were not adsorbed. Five resins commonly used in protein purification (plasma fractionation) were tested. With all resins, PCC was eluted by pseudoaffinity in a calcium gradient step. Afterwards, FVIII could be recovered with a good yield and high purification factor in the salt gradient step with 400–500 mM NaCl. Using ANX Sepharose FF and Q Sepharose FF, the CaCl2 elution step was introduced after the intermediate wash with 200 mM NaCl, whereas using DEAE Sepharose FF, Fractogel EMD TMAE and Fractogel EMD DEAD, PCC eluted after the wash of the unbound proteins. Our results indicate that three important fractions: (1) albumin, immunoglobulin etc.; (2) PCC; and (3) FVIII can be separated in one chromatographic AEX column and the delicate and troublesome cryoprecipitation can be eliminated, making the purification of blood products faster and cheaper.
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- Gabriel Pinna Feliciano
- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento de Processos, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Interunidades em Biotecnologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento de Processos, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento de Processos, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biológicos Recombinantes, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento de Processos, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo 05503-900, SP, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-11-2627-9720
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Cheng L, Zhang T, Fei Y, Shen H, Huang H, Chen J, Xu B, Xu J. Expression, Purification and Characterization of Recombinant Human Coagulation Factor XIIIa in Pichia Pastoris. Protein Pept Lett 2021; 28:55-62. [PMID: 32586241 DOI: 10.2174/0929866527666200625203240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coagulation factor XIIIa(FXIIIa) plays a critical role in the final stage of blood coagulation. It is extremely important in wound healing, tissue repairing and promoting cell adhesion. The deficiency of the coagulation factor can cause hemorrhage and slow wound healing. OBJECTIVE In this study, recombinant pPICZαC-FXIIIa was expressed in Pichia pastoris, purified as well as its biological activity was determined. METHODS The FXIIIa fragment obtained from the human placenta was inserted into pPICZαC to obtain pPICZαC-FXIIIa, which was transformed into X33 after linearization, and FXIIIa inserted into Pichia pastoris X33 was screened for methanol induction. The expressed product was identified by western blotting, then the supernatant was purified by affinity chromatography, and the purified product was determined by plasma coagulation experiment. RESULTS Polymerase Chain Reaction(PCR) showed that the FXIIIa fragment of 2250 bp was inserted successfully into pPICZαC. The expression and purification products of the same molecular weight as target protein(about 83 kDa) were obtained, which solidified significantly when reacted with plasma. CONCLUSION The expression and purification products were successful, with sufficient biological activity, which can be used as a candidate FXIIIa hemostatic agent in genetic engineering.
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- Linyan Cheng
- Medical Technology College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310053, China
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- Medical Technology College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310053, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Medical Technology College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310053, China
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- Medical Technology College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310053, China
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- Medical Technology College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310053, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, China
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- Medical Technology College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310053, China
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Photodegradation Pathways of Protein Disulfides: Human Growth Hormone. Pharm Res 2017; 34:2756-2778. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-017-2256-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Verinaud CI, Feliciano GP, de Carvalho RR, Lopes APY, Raw I, Martins EAL, Cheng E. Purification of Plasma-Derived Coagulation Factor VIII by Immobilized-Zn2+ and -Co2+ Affinity Chromatography. Chromatographia 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-017-3345-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Rodrigues ES, Verinaud CI, Oliveira DS, Raw I, Lopes APY, Martins EAL, Cheng E. Purification of coagulation factor VIII by immobilized metal affinity chromatography. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2014; 62:343-8. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 07/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Centro de Biotecnologia; Instituto Butantan; São Paulo SP Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia; Instituto Butantan; São Paulo SP Brazil
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Steinmann D, Ji JA, Wang YJ, Schöneich C. Photodegradation of human growth hormone: a novel backbone cleavage between Glu-88 and Pro-89. Mol Pharm 2013; 10:2693-706. [PMID: 23721578 DOI: 10.1021/mp400128j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The exposure of protein pharmaceuticals to light can cause loss of potency, oxidation, structural changes and aggregation. To elucidate the chemical pathways of photodegradation, we irradiated human growth hormone (hGH) at λ = 254 nm, λ ≈ 265-340 nm, and λ ≈ 295-340 nm (using the spectral cutoff of borosilicate glass) and analyzed the products by mass spectrometry. By means of LC-MS/MS analysis, we observed an unusual peptide backbone cleavage between Glu-88 and Pro-89. The crystal structure of hGH indicates that these residues are in proximity to Trp-86, which likely mediates this backbone cleavage. The two cleavage fragments observed by MS/MS analysis indicate the loss of CO from the amide bond and replacement of the Glu-C(═ O)Pro bond with a Glu-H bond, accompanied by double bond formation on proline. The reaction is oxygen-independent and likely involves hydrogen transfer to the Cα of Glu-88. To probe the influence of the protein fold, we irradiated hGH in its unfolded state, in 1:1 (v/v) acetonitrile/water, and also the isolated tryptic peptide Ile-78-Arg-90, which contains the Glu-88-Pro-89 sequence. In both cases, the cleavage between Glu-88 and Pro-89 was largely suppressed, while other cleavage pathways became dominant, notably between Gln-84 and Ser-85, as well as Ser-85 and Trp-86.
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- Daniel Steinmann
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas , Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United States
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Expression, Purification, and Partial In Vitro Characterization of Biologically Active Human Coagulation Factor VIII Light Chain (A3-C1-C2) in Pichia pastoris. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 171:10-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0338-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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[Separation of coagulation factor VIII with high activity using gigaporous anion exchange chromatography]. Se Pu 2012; 30:618-23. [PMID: 23016297 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1123.2012.01036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A purification process to obtain coagulation factor VIII (F VIII) with high activity from human plasma was established. Based on the analysis of the size ratio between F VIII and matrix porous medium and its effect on the protein activity, a novel purification process designed was superporous ion exchange chromatography (IEC). The operating conditions of gigaporous and traditional anion exchange chromatography were optimized separately. The chromogenic substrate, gel filtration and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) were used to monitor the bioactivity and purity of the chromatographic products. The results showed that the superporous medium could not only protect structure of macro-protein but also enhance its mass transfer, finally giving FVIII product with high activity. The yield of F VIII in superporous chromatography was about five times of commercially agarose chromatography and the specific activity was up to 154 IU/mg protein. Furthermore, we studied the regeneration process of the superporous medium, washing the column with 5 column volumes of 1 mol/L NaOH at a low flow rate, to ensure the chromatographic stability. This purification process is simple, reproducible and suitable for large-scale production.
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