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Paiva WA, Alakwe SD, Marfai J, Jennison-Henderson MV, Achong RA, Duche T, Weeks AA, Robertson-Anderson RM, Oldenhuis NJ. From Bioreactor to Bulk Rheology: Achieving Scalable Production of Highly Concentrated Circular DNA. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2405490. [PMID: 38935929 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202405490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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DNA serves as a model system in polymer physics due to its ability to be obtained as a uniform polymer with controllable topology and nonequilibrium behavior. Currently, a major obstacle in the widespread adoption of DNA is obtaining it on a scale and cost basis that accommodates bulk rheology and high-throughput screening. To address this, recent advancements in bioreactor-based plasmid DNA production is coupled with anion exchange chromatography producing a unified approach to generating gram-scale quantities of monodisperse DNA. With this method, 1.1 grams of DNA is obtained per batch to generate solutions with concentrations up to 116 mg mL-1. This solution of uniform supercoiled and relaxed circular plasmid DNA, is roughly 69 times greater than the overlap concentration. The utility of this method is demonstrated by performing bulk rheology measurements at sample volumes up to 1 mL on DNA of different lengths, topologies, and concentrations. The measured elastic moduli are orders of magnitude larger than those previously reported for DNA and allowed for the construction of a time-concentration superposition curve that spans 12 decades of frequency. Ultimately, these results can provide important insights into the dynamics of ring polymers and the nature of highly condensed DNA dynamics.
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- Wynter A Paiva
- Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Science, University of New Hampshire, 23 Academic Way, Parsons Hall, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Science, University of New Hampshire, 23 Academic Way, Parsons Hall, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Diego, Shiley Center for Science and Technology, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA, 92110, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Science, University of New Hampshire, 23 Academic Way, Parsons Hall, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Science, University of New Hampshire, 23 Academic Way, Parsons Hall, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Science, University of New Hampshire, 23 Academic Way, Parsons Hall, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Science, University of New Hampshire, 23 Academic Way, Parsons Hall, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Diego, Shiley Center for Science and Technology, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA, 92110, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Engineering and Physical Science, University of New Hampshire, 23 Academic Way, Parsons Hall, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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Javidanbardan A, Messerian KO, Zydney AL. Membrane technology for the purification of RNA and DNA therapeutics. Trends Biotechnol 2024; 42:714-727. [PMID: 38212210 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Nucleic acid therapeutics have the potential to revolutionize the biopharmaceutical industry, providing highly effective vaccines and novel treatments for cancers and genetic disorders. The successful commercialization of these therapeutics will require development of manufacturing strategies specifically tailored to the purification of nucleic acids. Membrane technologies already play a critical role in the downstream processing of nucleic acid therapeutics, ranging from clarification to concentration to selective purification. This review provides an overview of how membrane systems are currently used for nucleic acid purification, while highlighting areas of future need and opportunity, including adoption of membranes in continuous bioprocessing.
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- Amin Javidanbardan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Božič K, Sedlar A, Kralj Š, Černigoj U, Štrancar A, Sekirnik R. Selective hydrophobic interaction chromatography for high purity of supercoiled DNA plasmids. Biotechnol Bioeng 2024; 121:1739-1749. [PMID: 38351874 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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High purity of plasmid DNA (pDNA), particularly in supercoiled isoform (SC), is used for various biopharmaceutical applications, such as a transfecting agent for production of gene therapy viral vectors, for pDNA vaccines, or as a precursor for linearized form that serves as a template for mRNA synthesis. In clinical manufacturing, pDNA is commonly extracted from Escherichia coli cells with alkaline lysis followed by anion exchange chromatography or tangential flow filtration as a capture step for pDNA. Both methods remove a high degree of host cell contaminants but are unable to generically discriminate between SC and open-circular (OC) pDNA isoforms, as well as other DNA impurities, such as genomic DNA (gDNA). Hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) is commonly used as polishing purification for pDNA. We developed HIC-based polishing purification methodology that is highly selective for enrichment of SC pDNA. It is generic with respect to plasmid size, scalable, and GMP compatible. The technique uses ammonium sulfate, a kosmotropic salt, at a concentration selective for SC pDNA binding to a butyl monolith column, while OC pDNA and gDNA are removed in flow-through. The approach is validated on multiple adeno-associated virus- and mRNA-encoding plasmids ranging from 3 to 12 kbp. We show good scalability to at least 300 mg of >95% SC pDNA, thus paving the way to increase the quality of genomic medicines that utilize pDNA as a key raw material.
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- Klemen Božič
- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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Şenel P, Agar S, Yurtsever M, Gölcü A. Voltammetric quantification, spectroscopic, and DFT studies on the binding of the antineoplastic drug Azacitidine with DNA. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 237:115746. [PMID: 37862849 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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In this study, experimental studies were carried out to explore the action mechanism of the anti-cancer drug Azacitidine on the double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). The drug binding constant (Kb) was found to be 4.13 ± 0.23 × 105 M-1 using voltammetric measurements and 1.67 ± 0.24 × 105 M-1 using the fluorescence spectroscopy. Both values are close to the values of 2.04 ± 0.30 × 105 M-1 for deoxyguanosine (dGuO) and 1.23 ± 0.30 × 105 M-1 for deoxyadenosine (dAdo). In the displacement studies, the ethidium bromide, strong DNA intercalator, was replaced by the Azacitidine, hence caused a decrease on the fluorescence emission intensity. In thermal denaturation studies, the increase of 8.60 °C in the melting temperature upon introduction of the Azacitidine into the dsDNA solution cleary indicated intercalation binding mode of the drug. The experimental and theoretical IR spectra of Azacitidine, dsDNA and their H-bonded complex were confirmed the Azacitidine's intercalation ability to induce cytotoxicity. We also developed a method for the detection of Azacitidine at low concentrations using the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The peak current decreases in the oxidation signals of the deoxyguanosine obtained voltammetrically upon the interaction of Azacitidine and dsDNA allowed a sensitive determination of Azacitidine in pH 4.80 acetate buffer. A linear dependence of the deoxyguanosine oxidation signals was observed within the range of 2-20 µM Azacitidine, with a limit of detection (LOD) 0.62 µM.
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- Pelin Şenel
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey.
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Pavlin N, Černigoj U, Bavčar M, Plesničar T, Mavri J, Zidar M, Bone M, Kralj Savič U, Sever T, Štrancar A. Analytical separation of plasmid DNA isoforms using anion exchanging chromatographic monoliths with 6 µm channels. Electrophoresis 2023; 44:1967-1977. [PMID: 37160710 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202300031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-based analytical assays are used to effectively monitor purity and quantity of plasmid DNA (pDNA) throughout the purification process. However, the phenomenon of physical entrapment of open circular (OC) isoforms pDNA inside narrow channels of chromatographic support decreases its accuracy and precision and the effect increases with pDNA size. The purpose of the study was to develop a chromatographic method for accurate analytical separation between isoforms of <16 kbp pDNA using weak anion exchanging monolithic column with large (6 µm) convective channels. Purified samples of 4.7 and 15.4 kbp large pDNA with known isoform composition were prepared and their isoforms separated in ascending salt gradient. Both OC and supercoiled (SC) isoforms were baseline separated at a flow rate below 0.5 mL min-1 in a guanidinium chloride (GdnCl) gradient with a ≥95% OC pDNA elution recovery. However, these chromatographic conditions increased 2 times the peak width for linear (LIN) pDNA isoform compared to the results using monoliths with 1.4 µm channel size. If other chaotropic agents, such as urea or thiocyanate (SCN), were added to Gdn ions, the elution volume for LIN isoform decreased. Optimization of combined GdnCl/GdnSCN gradient for pDNA elution resulted in a simple and robust chromatographic method, where OC-LIN and LIN-SC pDNA (up to 15 kbp size) were separated with resolution above 1.0 and above 2.0, respectively. The accessibility and general acceptance of anion exchange chromatography for pDNA analytics give the newly developed method a great potential for in-process control monitoring of pDNA production processes.
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- Nejc Pavlin
- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovscina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovscina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovscina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovscina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovscina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovscina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovscina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovscina, Slovenia
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Kralj Š, Kodermac ŠM, Bergoč I, Kostelec T, Podgornik A, Štrancar A, Černigoj U. Effect of plasmid DNA isoforms on preparative anion exchange chromatography. Electrophoresis 2023; 44:1953-1966. [PMID: 37271857 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202300035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Increased need for plasmid DNA (pDNA) with sizes above 10 kbp (large pDNA) in gene therapy and vaccination brings the need for its large-scale production with high purity. Chromatographic purification of large pDNA is often challenging due to low process yields and column clogging, especially using anion-exchanging columns. The goal of our investigation was to evaluate the mass balance and pDNA isoform composition at column outlet for plasmids of different sizes in combination with weak anion exchange (AEX) monolith columns of varying channel size (2, 3 and 6 µm channel size). We have proven that open circular pDNA (OC pDNA) isoform is an important driver of reduced chromatographic performance in AEX chromatography. The main reason for the behaviour is the entrapment of OC pDNA in chromatographic supports with smaller channel sizes. Entrapment of individual isoforms was characterised for porous beads and convective monolithic columns. Convective entrapment of OC pDNA isoform was confirmed on both types of stationary phases. Porous beads in addition showed a reduced recovery of supercoiled pDNA (on an 11.6 kbp plasmid) caused by diffusional entrapment within the porous structure. Use of convective AEX monoliths or membranes with channel diameter >3.5 µm has been shown to increase yields and prevent irreversible pressure build-up and column clogging during purification of plasmids at least up to 16 kbp in size.
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- Špela Kralj
- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technical Safety, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- COBIK, Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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Miklavčič R, Megušar P, Kodermac ŠM, Bakalar B, Dolenc D, Sekirnik R, Štrancar A, Černigoj U. High Recovery Chromatographic Purification of mRNA at Room Temperature and Neutral pH. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14267. [PMID: 37762568 PMCID: PMC10532270 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Messenger RNA (mRNA) is becoming an increasingly important therapeutic modality due to its potential for fast development and platform production. New emerging RNA modalities, such as circular RNA, drive the need for the development of non-affinity purification approaches. Recently, the highly efficient chromatographic purification of mRNA was demonstrated with multimodal monolithic chromatography media (CIM® PrimaS), where efficient mRNA elution was achieved with an ascending pH gradient approach at pH 10.5. Here, we report that a newly developed chromatographic material enables the elution of mRNA at neutral pH and room temperature. This material demonstrates weak anion-exchanging properties and an isoelectric point of 5.3. It enables the baseline separation of mRNA (at least up to 10,000 nucleotides (nt) in size) from parental plasmid DNA (regardless of isoform composition) with both a NaCl gradient and ascending pH gradient approach, while mRNA elution is achieved in a pH range of 5-7. In addition, the basic structure of the novel material is a chromatographic monolith, enabling convection-assisted mass transfer of large RNA molecules to and from the active surface. This facilitates the elution of mRNA in 3-7 column volumes with more than 80% elution recovery and uncompromised integrity. This is demonstrated by the purification of a model mRNA (size 995 nt) from an in vitro transcription reaction mixture. The purified mRNA is stable for at least 34 days, stored in purified H2O at room temperature.
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- Rok Miklavčič
- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Mirce 21, 5270 Ajdovščina, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Mirce 21, 5270 Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Mirce 21, 5270 Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Mirce 21, 5270 Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Mirce 21, 5270 Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Mirce 21, 5270 Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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- Sartorius BIA Separations d.o.o., Mirce 21, 5270 Ajdovščina, Slovenia
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Singh VK, Srivastava M, Seed TM. Protein biomarkers for radiation injury and testing of medical countermeasure efficacy: promises, pitfalls, and future directions. Expert Rev Proteomics 2023; 20:221-246. [PMID: 37752078 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2023.2263652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Radiological/nuclear accidents, hostile military activity, or terrorist strikes have the potential to expose a large number of civilians and military personnel to high doses of radiation resulting in the development of acute radiation syndrome and delayed effects of exposure. Thus, there is an urgent need for sensitive and specific assays to assess the levels of radiation exposure to individuals. Such radiation exposures are expected to alter primary cellular proteomic processes, resulting in multifaceted biological responses. AREAS COVERED This article covers the application of proteomics, a promising and fast developing technology based on quantitative and qualitative measurements of protein molecules for possible rapid measurement of radiation exposure levels. Recent advancements in high-resolution chromatography, mass spectrometry, high-throughput, and bioinformatics have resulted in comprehensive (relative quantitation) and precise (absolute quantitation) approaches for the discovery and accuracy of key protein biomarkers of radiation exposure. Such proteome biomarkers might prove useful for assessing radiation exposure levels as well as for extrapolating the pharmaceutical dose of countermeasures for humans based on efficacy data generated using animal models. EXPERT OPINION The field of proteomics promises to be a valuable asset in evaluating levels of radiation exposure and characterizing radiation injury biomarkers.
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- Vijay K Singh
- Division of Radioprotectants, Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Talebnia F, Pushparajah D, Chandrasekaran S, Hersch SJ, Nafissi N, Slavcev R. Application of an electro elution system for direct purification of linear covalently closed DNA fragments. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2023; 1218:123622. [PMID: 36842293 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Gene therapy is a powerful treatment modality. Non-viral gene therapy vectors power one arm of this important approach, due to their enhanced safety profile compared to their viral counterparts. New non-viral approaches continue to be developed, but purification can bottleneck the scaleup and cost-effectiveness and quality of some of these advanced vectors. We require more advanced purification and separation techniques compared to conventional methods to maximize resolution in a scalable manner. The Prep Cell system is a continuous electro elution system that contains a circular gel casting tube where DNA mixtures can be run through and subsequently migrate into an elution chamber, to be eluted by a peristaltic pump. This DNA separation and purification process confers advantages over other conventional methods, including i) the elimination of multiple downstream purification process requirements; ii) its ability to be applied in mid-scale settings, and iii), its high-resolution power. In this study, we assessed the ability of this Prep Cell Model 491 system to purify a novel type of non-viral linear covalently closed (LCC) DNA minivector (ministring DNA) from its precursor parent plasmid DNA and process by-product DNA species by analyzing for effective separation via agarose gel electrophoresis, recovery yield, single enzyme digestion, and quality control assessments. Overall, effective separation and resolution of mini-DNA vectors was obtained using the Prep Cell system, conferring its potential to be applied towards mid-scale purification of DNA vectors for a variety of research, and eventually, clinical applications.
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- F Talebnia
- Mediphage Bioceuticals, Inc. 661 University Avenue, Suite 1300, MaRS West Tower, Toronto, ON M5G0B7, Canada
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- University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Mediphage Bioceuticals, Inc. 661 University Avenue, Suite 1300, MaRS West Tower, Toronto, ON M5G0B7, Canada
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- Mediphage Bioceuticals, Inc. 661 University Avenue, Suite 1300, MaRS West Tower, Toronto, ON M5G0B7, Canada
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- Mediphage Bioceuticals, Inc. 661 University Avenue, Suite 1300, MaRS West Tower, Toronto, ON M5G0B7, Canada.
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- Mediphage Bioceuticals, Inc. 661 University Avenue, Suite 1300, MaRS West Tower, Toronto, ON M5G0B7, Canada; University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Beck J, Biechele M, Repik C, Gruber P, Furtmüller PG, Hahn R. Desorption of plasmid DNA from anion exchangers: Salt concentration at elution is independent of plasmid size and load. J Sep Sci 2023; 46:e2200943. [PMID: 36807776 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202200943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Detailed studies on the sorption behavior of plasmids on anion exchangers are rare compared to proteins. In this study, we systematically compare the elution behavior of plasmid DNA on three common anion exchange resins using linear gradient and isocratic elution experiments. Two plasmids of different lengths, 8 and 20 kbp, were studied and their elution characteristics were compared to a green fluorescent protein. Using established methods for determining retention characteristics of biomolecules in ion exchange chromatography lead to remarkable results. In contrast to the green fluorescent protein, plasmid DNA consistently elutes at one characteristic salt concentration in linear gradient elution. This salt concentration was the same independent of plasmid size but differed slightly for different resins. The behavior is consistent also at preparative loadings of plasmid DNA. Thus, only a single linear gradient elution experiment is sufficient to design elution in a process scale capture step. At isocratic elution conditions, plasmid DNA elutes only above this characteristic concentration. Even at slightly lower concentrations most plasmids remain tightly bound. We hypothesize, that the desorption is accompanied by a conformational change leading to a reduced number of available negative charges for binding. This explanation is supported by structural analysis before and after elution.
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- Jürgen Beck
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Baxalta Innovations GmbH, A Part of Takeda Companies, Orth an der Donau, Austria
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- Baxalta Innovations GmbH, A Part of Takeda Companies, Orth an der Donau, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Katagiri N, Shimokawa D, Suzuki T, Kousai M, Iritani E. Separation Properties of Plasmid DNA Using a Two-Stage Particle Adsorption-Microfiltration Process. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:168. [PMID: 36837671 PMCID: PMC9960540 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Plasmid DNA is used as a vector for gene therapy and DNA vaccination; therefore, the establishment of a mass production method is required. Membrane filtration is widely employed as a separation method suitable for the mass production of plasmid DNA. Furthermore, the separation of plasmid DNA using microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes is being investigated. Because plasmid DNA has a circular structure, it undergoes significant deformation during filtration and easily permeates the membrane, hindering the selection of separation membranes based on molecular weight. In this study, we applied affinity microfiltration to plasmid DNA purification. α-Fe2O3 with an isoelectric point of approximately 8 and a particle size of 0.5 μm was selected as the ligand for two-stage affinity microfiltration of plasmid DNA. In the first stage of microfiltration, the experiment was conducted at a pH of 5, and a cake of α-Fe2O3 with bound plasmid DNA was obtained. Next, liquid permeation (pH 9 and 10) through the cake was performed to elute the bound plasmid DNA. Plasmid DNA was eluted during the early phase of liquid permeation at pH 10. Furthermore, agarose gel analysis confirmed the usefulness of the two-stage affinity microfiltration method with adsorption and desorption for plasmid DNA purification.
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- Nobuyuki Katagiri
- Department of Environmental Technology, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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Nucleic acid drug vectors for diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:39. [PMID: 36650130 PMCID: PMC9844208 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-022-01298-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Nucleic acid drugs have the advantages of rich target selection, simple in design, good and enduring effect. They have been demonstrated to have irreplaceable superiority in brain disease treatment, while vectors are a decisive factor in therapeutic efficacy. Strict physiological barriers, such as degradation and clearance in circulation, blood-brain barrier, cellular uptake, endosome/lysosome barriers, release, obstruct the delivery of nucleic acid drugs to the brain by the vectors. Nucleic acid drugs against a single target are inefficient in treating brain diseases of complex pathogenesis. Differences between individual patients lead to severe uncertainties in brain disease treatment with nucleic acid drugs. In this Review, we briefly summarize the classification of nucleic acid drugs. Next, we discuss physiological barriers during drug delivery and universal coping strategies and introduce the application methods of these universal strategies to nucleic acid drug vectors. Subsequently, we explore nucleic acid drug-based multidrug regimens for the combination treatment of brain diseases and the construction of the corresponding vectors. In the following, we address the feasibility of patient stratification and personalized therapy through diagnostic information from medical imaging and the manner of introducing contrast agents into vectors. Finally, we take a perspective on the future feasibility and remaining challenges of vector-based integrated diagnosis and gene therapy for brain diseases.
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Keulen D, Geldhof G, Bussy OL, Pabst M, Ottens M. Recent advances to accelerate purification process development: a review with a focus on vaccines. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1676:463195. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Preparation and structural regulation of macroporous agarose microspheres for highly efficient adsorption of giant biomolecules. Colloid Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-022-04968-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Camperi J, Moshref M, Dai L, Lee HY. Physicochemical and Functional Characterization of Differential CRISPR-Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein Complexes. Anal Chem 2022; 94:1432-1440. [PMID: 34958212 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Advances in gene-editing technology enable efficient, targeted ex vivo engineering of different cell types, which offer a potential therapeutic platform for most challenging disease areas. CRISPR-Cas9 is a widely used gene-editing tool in therapeutic applications. The quality of gene-editing reagents (i.e., Cas9 nuclease, single guide (sg)RNA) is associated with the final cellular product quality as they can impact the gene-editing accuracy and efficiency. To assess the impact of the quality of Cas9 protein and sgRNA in the formation of a Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex, stability, and functional activities, we developed a size exclusion chromatography method that utilizes multiple detectors and an in vitro DNA cleavage assay using anion-exchange chromatography. Using these methods, we characterized the formation and stability of Cas9 RNP complexes associated with Cas9 and sgRNA characteristics as well as their functional activities. Multi-angle light scattering characterization showed different types and levels of aggregates in different source sgRNA materials, which contribute to form different Cas9 RNP complexes. The aggregations irreversibly dissociated at high temperatures. When the Cas9 RNP complexes derived from non-heated and heated sgRNAs were characterized, the data showed that specific RNP peaks were impacted. The Cas9 RNP complexes derived from the heated sgRNA retained their biological function and cleaved the double-strand target DNA at a higher rate. This work provides new tools to characterize the Cas9 RNP complex formation, stability, and functional activity and provides insights into sgRNA properties and handling procedures to better control the Cas9 RNP complex formation.
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- Julien Camperi
- Cell Therapy Engineering and Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Cell Therapy Engineering and Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Protein Analytical Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Cell Therapy Engineering and Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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Initial Screening of Poly(ethylene glycol) Amino Ligands for Affinity Purification of Plasmid DNA in Aqueous Two-Phase Systems. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11111138. [PMID: 34833014 PMCID: PMC8619368 DOI: 10.3390/life11111138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gene therapy and DNA vaccination are among the most expected biotechnological and medical advances for the coming years. However, the lack of cost-effective large-scale production and purification of pharmaceutical-grade plasmid DNA (pDNA) still hampers their wide application. Downstream processing, which is mainly chromatography-based, of pDNA remains the key manufacturing step. Despite its high resolution, the scaling-up of chromatography is usually difficult and presents low capacity, resulting in low yields. Alternative methods that are based on aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) have been studied. Although higher yields may be obtained, its selectivity is often low. In this work, modified polymers based on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) derivatisation with amino groups (PEG–amine) or conjugation with positively charged amino acids (PEG–lysine, PEG–arginine, and PEG–histidine) were studied to increase the selectivity of PEG–dextran systems towards the partition of a model plasmid. A two-step strategy was employed to obtain suitable pure formulations of pDNA. In the first step, a PEG–dextran system with the addition of the affinity ligand was used with the recovery of the pDNA in the PEG-rich phase. Then, the pDNA was re-extracted to an ammonium-sulphate-rich phase in the second step. After removing the salt, this method yielded a purified preparation of pDNA without RNA and protein contamination.
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Zhao K, Sun B, Shi C, Sun Y, Jin Z, Hu G. Intranasal immunization with O-2'-Hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan nanoparticles loaded with Newcastle disease virus DNA vaccine enhances mucosal immune response in chickens. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:240. [PMID: 34380522 PMCID: PMC8359106 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00983-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background There has been a great interest in developing strategies for enhancing antigen delivery to the mucosal immune system as well as identifying mucosal active immunostimulating agents. To elevate the potential of O-2ʹ-Hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan (O-2ʹ-HACC) as an adjuvant and mucosal immune delivery carrier for DNA vaccine, we prepared the O-2ʹ-HACC loaded with Newcastle disease virus (NDV) F gene plasmid DNA and C3d6 molecular adjuvant (O-2ʹ-HACC/pFDNA microparticles). Results The O-2ʹ-HACC/pFDNA exhibited a regular spherical morphology with a particle size of 202.3 ± 0.52 nm, a zeta potential of 50.8 ± 8.21 mV, encapsulation efficiency of 90.74 ± 1.10%, and a loading capacity of 49.84 ± 1.20%. The plasmid DNA could be sustainably released from the O-2ʹ-HACC/pFDNA after an initial burst release. Intranasal vaccination of chickens immunized with O-2ʹ-HACC/pFDNA not only induced higher anti-NDV IgG and sIgA antibody titers but also significantly promoted lymphocyte proliferation and produced higher levels of IL-2, IL-4, IFN-γ, CD4+, and CD8 + T lymphocytes compared with the NDV commercial live attenuated vaccine. Intranasal delivery of the O-2ʹ-HACC/pFDNA enhanced humoral, cellular, and mucosal immune responses and protected chickens from the infection of highly virulent NDV compared with the intramuscular delivery. Conclusions Collectively, our findings indicated that the O-2ʹ-HACC could be used as a vaccine adjuvant and delivery system for mucosal immunity and have an immense application promise. Graphic Abstract ![]()
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- Kai Zhao
- Institute of Nanobiomaterials and Immunology, School of Life Science, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China. .,Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Institute of Nanobiomaterials and Immunology, School of Life Science, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China.,Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-Efficiency Conversion, College of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Institute of Nanobiomaterials and Immunology, School of Life Science, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China
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Nadar SS, Kelkar RK, Pise PV, Patil NP, Patil SP, Chaubal-Durve NS, Bhange VP, Tiwari MS, Patil PD. The untapped potential of magnetic nanoparticles for forensic investigations: A comprehensive review. Talanta 2021; 230:122297. [PMID: 33934767 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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With a growing interest in precise and sensitive diagnosis for criminal investigations, nanoparticles (NPs) have intrigued scientific minds working in the field of forensic science due to their exceptional properties. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have emerged as a powerful tool for improving forensic analysis due to their super magnetic behavior combined with smaller dimensions. MNP-based applications can benefit criminologists to solve criminal mysteries with greater precision and pace. This review highlights the different types of MNP-based applications and their developmental and implicational aspects of forensic science. It also renders insight into the future prospects of a splendid blend of nanotechnology and forensic science, leading to a better scientific analysis.
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- Shamraja S Nadar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400019, India
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of Engineering, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416234, India
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of Engineering, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416234, India
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of Engineering, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416234, India
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of Engineering, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, 416234, India
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- Department of Basic Science and Humanities, Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, SVKM's NMIMS University, Mumbai, 400056, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Priyadarshini Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440019, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, SVKM's NMIMS University, Mumbai, 400056, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Basic Science and Humanities, Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, SVKM's NMIMS University, Mumbai, 400056, Maharashtra, India.
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Chen Q, Zhang Y, Chen H, Liu J, Liu J. Enhancing the Sensitivity of DNA and Aptamer Probes in the Dextran/PEG Aqueous Two-Phase System. Anal Chem 2021; 93:8577-8584. [PMID: 34101437 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Increasing the local concentration of DNA-based probes is a convenient way to improve the sensitivity of biosensors. Instead of using organic solvents or ionic liquids that phase-separate with water based on hydrophobic interactions, we herein studied a classic aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) comprising polyethylene glycol (PEG) and dextran. Polymers of higher molecular weights and higher concentrations favored phase separation. DNA oligonucleotides are selectively enriched in the dextran-rich phase unless the pH was increased to 12. A higher volume ratio of PEG-to-dextran and a higher concentration of PEG also enrich more DNA probes in the dextran-rich phase. The partition efficiency of the T15 DNA was enriched around seven times in the dextran phase when the volume ratio of dextran and PEG reached 1:10. The detection of limit improved by 3.6-fold in a molecular beacon-based DNA detection system with the ATPS. The ATPS also increased the sensitivity for the detection of Hg2+ and adenosine triphosphate, although these target molecules alone distributed equally in the two phases. This work demonstrates a simple method using water soluble polymers to improve biosensors.
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- Qiaoshu Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China.,Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Lu Y, Bianco P. High-yield purification of exceptional-quality, single-molecule DNA substrates. J Biol Methods 2021; 8:e145. [PMID: 33889652 PMCID: PMC8054919 DOI: 10.14440/jbm.2021.350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Single-molecule studies involving DNA or RNA, require homogeneous preparations of nucleic acid substrates of exceptional quality. Over the past several years, a variety of methods have been published describing different purification methods but these are frustratingly inconsistent with variable yields even in the hands of experienced bench scientists. To address these issues, we present an optimized and straightforward, column-based approach that is reproducible and produces high yields of substrates or substrate components of exceptional quality. Central to the success of the method presented is the use of a non-porous anion exchange resin. In addition to the use of this resin, we encourage the optimization of each step in the construction of substrates. The fully optimized method produces high yields of a hairpin DNA substrate of exceptional quality. While this substrate is suitable for single-molecule, magnetic tweezer experiments, the described method is readily adaptable to the production of DNA substrates for the majority of single-molecule studies involving nucleic acids ranging in size from 70–15000 bp.
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- Yue Lu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6025, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6025, USA
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Alves CPA, Prazeres DMF, Monteiro GA. Minicircle Biopharmaceuticals–An Overview of Purification Strategies. FRONTIERS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fceng.2020.612594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Minicircles are non-viral delivery vectors with promising features for biopharmaceutical applications. These vectors are plasmid-derived circular DNA molecules that are obtained in vivo in Escherichia coli by the intramolecular recombination of a parental plasmid, which generates a minicircle containing the eukaryotic therapeutic cassette of interest and a miniplasmid containing the prokaryotic backbone. The production process results thus in a complex mixture, which hinders the isolation of minicircle molecules from other DNA molecules. Several strategies have been proposed over the years to meet the challenge of purifying and obtaining high quality minicircles in compliance with the regulatory guidelines for therapeutic use. In minicircle purification, the characteristics of the strain and parental plasmid used have a high impact and strongly affect the purification strategy that can be applied. This review summarizes the different methods developed so far, focusing not only on the purification method itself but also on its dependence on the upstream production strategy used.
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Applications of gellan natural polymer microspheres in recombinant catechol-O-methyltransferase direct capture from a Komagataella pastoris lysate. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 172:186-196. [PMID: 33421470 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.12.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The present work shows the application of nickel- and magnesium-crosslinked gellan microspheres in ionic and affinity capture strategies to directly extract hSCOMT from the complex Komagataella pastoris lysate through a simple batch method. Both formulations present similar morphology, but nickel-crosslinked microspheres present higher crosslinker content and smaller diameters. Four different capture strategies were established, by manipulating the ionic strength, pH, temperature and competing agents' presence. The most promising results for hSCOMT capture and clarification were obtained employing an ionic strategy with nickel-crosslinked microspheres and an affinity strategy with magnesium-crosslinked microspheres at 4 °C. The bioactivity results (200%) and purification degree (70%) of hSCOMT captured by the ionic strategy were more satisfactory probably due to the soft ionic conditions used (100 mM NaCl). For the first time, the gellan polysaccharide versatility was demonstrated in the microsphere application for the direct capture of hSCOMT from a complex lysate, simplifying isolation biotechnological procedures.
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Černigoj U, Štrancar A. Scale-Up of Plasmid DNA Downstream Process Based on Chromatographic Monoliths. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2197:167-192. [PMID: 32827137 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0872-2_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Purification of high-quality plasmid DNA in large quantities is a crucial step in its production for therapeutic use and is usually conducted by different chromatographic techniques. Large-scale preparations require the optimization of yield and homogeneity, while maximizing removal of contaminants and preserving molecular integrity. The advantages of Convective Interaction Media® (CIM®) monolith stationary phases, including low backpressure, fast separation of macromolecules, and flow-rate-independent resolution qualified them to be used effectively in separation of plasmid DNA on laboratory as well as on large scale. A development and scale-up of plasmid DNA downstream process based on chromatographic monoliths is described and discussed below. Special emphasis is put on the introduction of process analytical technology principles and tools for optimization and control of a downstream process.
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Valente JFA, Queiroz JA, Sousa F. Dilemma on plasmid DNA purification: binding capacity vs selectivity. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1637:461848. [PMID: 33421679 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Plasmid DNA chromatography is a powerful field in constant development and evolution. The use of this technique is considered mandatory in the production of an efficient and safe formulation to be applied for plasmid-mediated gene therapy. Concerning this, the search for an ideal chromatographic support/ligand combination motivated scientist to pursue a continuous improvement on the plasmid chromatography performance, looking for a progression on the ligands and supports used. The present review explores the different approaches used over time to purify plasmid DNA, ambitioning both high recovery and high purity levels. Overall, it is presented a critical discussion relying on the relevance of the binding capacity versus selectivity of the supports.
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- J F A Valente
- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506Covilhã, Portugal; CDRSP-IPLEIRIA - Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Rua de Portugal - Zona Industrial, 2430-028Marinha Grande, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, Universidade da Beira Interior, Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506Covilhã, Portugal.
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Chu W, Prodromou R, Day KN, Schneible JD, Bacon KB, Bowen JD, Kilgore RE, Catella CM, Moore BD, Mabe MD, Alashoor K, Xu Y, Xiao Y, Menegatti S. Peptides and pseudopeptide ligands: a powerful toolbox for the affinity purification of current and next-generation biotherapeutics. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1635:461632. [PMID: 33333349 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Following the consolidation of therapeutic proteins in the fight against cancer, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative diseases, recent advancements in biochemistry and biotechnology have introduced a host of next-generation biotherapeutics, such as CRISPR-Cas nucleases, stem and car-T cells, and viral vectors for gene therapy. With these drugs entering the clinical pipeline, a new challenge lies ahead: how to manufacture large quantities of high-purity biotherapeutics that meet the growing demand by clinics and biotech companies worldwide. The protein ligands employed by the industry are inadequate to confront this challenge: while featuring high binding affinity and selectivity, these ligands require laborious engineering and expensive manufacturing, are prone to biochemical degradation, and pose safety concerns related to their bacterial origin. Peptides and pseudopeptides make excellent candidates to form a new cohort of ligands for the purification of next-generation biotherapeutics. Peptide-based ligands feature excellent target biorecognition, low or no toxicity and immunogenicity, and can be manufactured affordably at large scale. This work presents a comprehensive and systematic review of the literature on peptide-based ligands and their use in the affinity purification of established and upcoming biological drugs. A comparative analysis is first presented on peptide engineering principles, the development of ligands targeting different biomolecular targets, and the promises and challenges connected to the industrial implementation of peptide ligands. The reviewed literature is organized in (i) conventional (α-)peptides targeting antibodies and other therapeutic proteins, gene therapy products, and therapeutic cells; (ii) cyclic peptides and pseudo-peptides for protein purification and capture of viral and bacterial pathogens; and (iii) the forefront of peptide mimetics, such as β-/γ-peptides, peptoids, foldamers, and stimuli-responsive peptides for advanced processing of biologics.
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- Wenning Chu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 201620 Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile, Donghua University, Songjiang District, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way room 2-009, Raleigh, NC 27606.
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Zhao K, Rong G, Teng Q, Li X, Lan H, Yu L, Yu S, Jin Z, Chen G, Li Z. Dendrigraft poly-L-lysines delivery of DNA vaccine effectively enhances the immunogenic responses against H9N2 avian influenza virus infection in chickens. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2020; 27:102209. [PMID: 32305593 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2020.102209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Biodegradable nanomaterials can protect antigens from degradation, promote cellular absorption, and enhance immune responses. We constructed a eukaryotic plasmid [pCAGGS-opti441-hemagglutinin (HA)] by inserting the optimized HA gene fragment of H9N2 AIV into the pCAGGS vector. The pCAGGS-opti441-HA/DGL was developed through packaging the pCAGGS-opti441-HA with dendrigraft poly-l-lysines (DGLs). DGL not only protected the pCAGGS-opti441-HA from degradation, but also exhibited high transfection efficiency. Strong cellular immune responses were induced in chickens immunized with the pCAGGS-opti441-HA/DGL. The levels of IFN-γ and IL-2, and lymphocyte transformation rate of the vaccinated chickens increased at the third week post the immunization. For the vaccinated chickens, T lymphocytes were activated and proliferated, the numbers of CD3+CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+ increased, and the chickens were protected completely against H9N2 AIV challenge. This study provides a method for the development of novel AIV vaccines, and a theoretical basis for the development of safe and efficient gene delivery carriers.
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- Kai Zhao
- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China; Department of Avian Infectious Disease, and Innovation Team for Pathogenic Ecology Research on Animal Influenza, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Avian Infectious Disease, and Innovation Team for Pathogenic Ecology Research on Animal Influenza, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Avian Infectious Disease, and Innovation Team for Pathogenic Ecology Research on Animal Influenza, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China; Department of Avian Infectious Disease, and Innovation Team for Pathogenic Ecology Research on Animal Influenza, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China; Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High-efficiency Conversion, College of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
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- Department of Avian Infectious Disease, and Innovation Team for Pathogenic Ecology Research on Animal Influenza, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanghai, China.
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Izumrudov VA, Mussabayeva BK, Kassymova ZS, Klivenko AN, Orazzhanova LK. Interpolyelectrolyte complexes: advances and prospects of application. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Advances in the development of water-soluble nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complexes, which are characterized by high stability and can be involved in competitive interpolyelectrolyte reactions, are summarized and analyzed. The complexes remain stable over a wide range of external conditions (pH, ionic strength, temperature), but show a rapid, reversible and highly sensitive response to environmental changes outside this range by changing the phase state. The review considers methods of preparation and properties of nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complexes formed by interactions between oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. These reagents can be used for controlled modification of various surfaces, the preparation of soluble complexes functionalized by different molecules, the suppression and prevention of protein aggregation. The review briefly summarizes new types of soluble polyelectrolytes and polyelectrolyte complexes of different nature and with different structures, including biopolymers and dendrimers, suitable for solving problems in medicine and agricultural biotechnology. In order to evaluate the results achieved, there is a need to integrate and analyze the data on interpolyelectrolyte reactions, which are of most interest for a wide range of researchers.
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Pereira Aguilar P, Schneider TA, Wetter V, Maresch D, Ling WL, Tover A, Steppert P, Jungbauer A. Polymer-grafted chromatography media for the purification of enveloped virus-like particles, exemplified with HIV-1 gag VLP. Vaccine 2019; 37:7070-7080. [PMID: 31300289 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Polymer-grafted chromatography media, especially ion exchangers, are high performance materials for protein purification. However, due to the pore size limitation, conventional chromatography beads are usually not considered for the downstream processing of large biomolecules such as virus-like particles (VLPs). Contrariwise, since the outer surface of the chromatography beads provides satisfactory binding capacity for VLPs and impurities of smaller size can bind inside of the beads, conventional porous beads should be considered for VLP capture and purification. We used HIV-1 gag VLPs with a diameter of 100-200 nm as a model to demonstrate that polymer-grafted anion exchangers are suitable for the purification of bionanoparticles. The equilibrium binding capacity was 1 × 1013 part/mL resin. Moderate salt concentration up to 100 mM NaCl did not affect binding, allowing direct loading of cell culture supernatant onto the column for purification. Dynamic binding capacity at 10% breakthrough, when loading cell culture supernatant, was approximately 6 × 1011 part/mL column; only 1-log lower than for monoliths. Endonuclease treatment of the cell culture supernatant did not increase the dynamic binding capacity, suggesting that dsDNA does not compete for the binding sites of VLPs. Nevertheless, due to simultaneous elution of particles and dsDNA, endonuclease treatment is required to reduce dsDNA contamination in the product. Proteomic analysis revealed that HIV-1 gag VLPs contain different host cell proteins in their cargo. This cargo is composed of conserved proteins and other proteins that vary from one particle population to another, as well as from batch to batch. This process allowed the separation of different particle populations. HIV-1 gag VLPs were directly captured and purified from cell culture supernatant with a total particle recovery in the elution of about 35%. Columns packed with beads can be scaled to practically any dimension and therefore a tailored design of the process is possible.
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IBS, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria; Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria.
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High-Efficiency DNA Extraction Using Poly(4,4′-Cyclohexylidene Bisphenol Oxalate)-Modified Microcrystalline Cellulose-Magnetite Composite. INT J POLYM SCI 2019. [DOI: 10.1155/2019/5738613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In this study, we studied the DNA extraction capability of poly(4,4′-cyclohexylidene bisphenol oxalate) following the surface modification and composite formation with that of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs). The physical characterization techniques like scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were employed for the poly(bisphenol Z oxalate)-MCC-magnetite composite during different stages of its formation. The results confirmed the successful modification of the polymer surface. On testing in the presence of three types of binding buffers, a high value of 72.4% (out of 10,000 ng/μL) efficiency with a total yield of DNA at 2×106 ng and absorbance ratio of A260/A280 (1.980) was observed for the 2 M GuHCl/EtOH binding buffer. These results were compared against the other two buffers of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and NaCl. The lowest value of DNA extraction efficiency at 8125 ng/μL of 58.845% with absorbance ratios of A260/A280 (1.818) for PBS was also observed. The study has concluded an enhancement in the DNA extraction efficiency when the polymer is in the composite stage along with cellulose and magnetite particles as compared against the bare polymer.
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Valente J, Sousa A, Gaspar V, Queiroz J, Sousa F. The biological performance of purified supercoiled p53 plasmid DNA in different cancer cell lines. Process Biochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2018.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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