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Joshi PRH, Venereo-Sanchez A. Functional Baculovirus Particle Quantification via Plaque Assay. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2829:259-265. [PMID: 38951341 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3961-0_19] [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] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Plaque assay method enables the quantification of infectious baculovirus when defined as plaque forming units (PFU). It allows to determine the amount of infectious virus needed to infect the cells at a specific multiplicity of infection (MOI). Serial dilutions of baculovirus stock are added to the Sf9 cells monolayer followed by addition of 5% Agarose overlay. Six days after infection clear infection halos are observed using a neutral red solution. Here we describe the quantification of recombinant baculovirus expression vector (rBEV) carrying a transgene in an rAAV expression cassette. Reproducible quantification of PFU is obtained with this method.
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- Pranav R H Joshi
- Viral Vectors and Vaccines Bioprocessing Group, Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Canova CT, Inguva PK, Braatz RD. Mechanistic modeling of viral particle production. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023; 120:629-641. [PMID: 36461898 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28296] [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: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Viral systems such as wild-type viruses, viral vectors, and virus-like particles are essential components of modern biotechnology and medicine. Despite their importance, the commercial-scale production of viral systems remains highly inefficient for multiple reasons. Computational strategies are a promising avenue for improving process development, optimization, and control, but require a mathematical description of the system. This article reviews mechanistic modeling strategies for the production of viral particles, both at the cellular and bioreactor scales. In many cases, techniques and models from adjacent fields such as epidemiology and wild-type viral infection kinetics can be adapted to construct a suitable process model. These process models can then be employed for various purposes such as in-silico testing of novel process operating strategies and/or advanced process control.
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- Christopher T Canova
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Shin H, Park SJ, Kim J, Lee JS, Min DH. A graphene oxide-based fluorescent nanosensor to identify antiviral agents via a drug repurposing screen. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 183:113208. [PMID: 33839535 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Currently, there are no approved therapeutics for Dengue virus (DENV) infection, even though it can cause fatal complications. Understanding DENV infection and its propagation process in host cells is necessary to develop specific antiviral therapeutics. Here, we developed a graphene oxide-based fluorescent system (Graphene Oxide-based Viral RNA Analysis system, GOViRA) that enables sensitive and quantitative real-time monitoring of the intracellular viral RNA level in living cells. The GOViRA system consists of a fluorescent dye-labeled peptide nucleic acid (PNA) with a complementary sequence to the DENV genome and a dextran-coated reduced graphene oxide nanocolloid (DRGON). When the dye labeled PNA is adsorbed onto DRGON, the fluorescence of the dye is effectively quenched. The quenched fluorescence signal is recovered when the dye labeled PNA forms interaction with intracellular viral RNA in DENV infected host cells. We demonstrated the successful use of the GOViRA platform for high-throughput screening to discover novel antiviral compounds. Through a cell-based high-throughput screening of FDA-approved small-molecule drugs, we identified ulipristal, a selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM), as a potent inhibitor against DENV infection. The anti-DENV activity of ulipristal was confirmed both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, we suggest that the mode of action of ulipristal is mediated by inhibiting viral entry into the host cells.
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- Hojeong Shin
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; Institute of Biotherapeutics Convergence Technology, Lemonex Inc., Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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When a virus infects a host cell, it hijacks the biosynthetic capacity of the cell to produce virus progeny, a process that may take less than an hour or more than a week. The overall time required for a virus to reproduce depends collectively on the rates of multiple steps in the infection process, including initial binding of the virus particle to the surface of the cell, virus internalization and release of the viral genome within the cell, decoding of the genome to make viral proteins, replication of the genome, assembly of progeny virus particles, and release of these particles into the extracellular environment. For a large number of virus types, much has been learned about the molecular mechanisms and rates of the various steps. However, in only relatively few cases during the last 50 years has an attempt been made-using mathematical modeling-to account for how the different steps contribute to the overall timing and productivity of the infection cycle in a cell. Here we review the initial case studies, which include studies of the one-step growth behavior of viruses that infect bacteria (Qβ, T7, and M13), human immunodeficiency virus, influenza A virus, poliovirus, vesicular stomatitis virus, baculovirus, hepatitis B and C viruses, and herpes simplex virus. Further, we consider how such models enable one to explore how cellular resources are utilized and how antiviral strategies might be designed to resist escape. Finally, we highlight challenges and opportunities at the frontiers of cell-level modeling of virus infections.
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- John Yin
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Although viruses are simple biological systems, they are capable of evolving highly efficient techniques for infecting cells, expressing their genomes, and generating new copies of themselves. It is possible to genetically manipulate most of the different classes of known viruses in order to produce recombinant viruses that express foreign proteins. Recombinant viruses have been used in gene therapy to deliver selected genes into higher organisms, in vaccinology and immunotherapy, and as important research tools to study the structure and function of these proteins. Virus-like particles (VLPs) are multiprotein structures that mimic the organization and conformation of authentic native viruses but lack the viral genome. They have been applied not only as prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines but also as vehicles in drug and gene delivery and, more recently, as tools in nanobiotechnology. In this chapter, basic and advanced features of viruses and VLPs are presented and their major applications are discussed. The different production platforms based on animal cell technology are explained, and their main challenges and future perspectives are explored. The implications of large-scale production of viruses and VLPs are discussed in the context of process control, monitoring, and optimization. The main upstream and downstream technical challenges are identified and discussed accordingly.
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The ability to make a large variety of virus-like particles (VLPs) has been successfully achieved in the baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS)/insect cell system. The production and scale-up of these particles, which are mostly sought as vaccine candidates, are currently being addressed. Furthermore, these VLPs are being investigated as delivery agents for use as therapeutics. The use of host insect cells allows mass production of VLPs in a proven scalable system.
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- Christine M Thompson
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, 2500, Chemin de Polytechnique, Montreal, QC, Canada
- National Research Council Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1.
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- National Research Council Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Wu HC, Hu YC, Bentley WE. Tubular Bioreactor for Probing Baculovirus Infection and Protein Production. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1350:461-467. [PMID: 26820873 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3043-2_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Probing the baculovirus infection process is essential in optimizing recombinant protein production. Typically, researchers monitor the infection process in stirred reactors that contain cells that have been infected at different times after virus inoculation, particularly if cells pass the primary infection and become infected by progeny virus. This chapter describes several alternative bioreactor systems for baculovirus infection. We provide an example alternative system that holds promise to avoid asynchronous distributions in infection time. Namely, we describe a two-stage reactor system consisting of an upstream continuous stirred tank reactor and a downstream tubular reactor with segmented plug flow for probing baculovirus infection and production.
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- Hsuan-Chen Wu
- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 20742, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
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Self-assembly and release of peste des petits ruminants virus-like particles in an insect cell-baculovirus system and their immunogenicity in mice and goats. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104791. [PMID: 25117931 PMCID: PMC4130610 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute, febrile, viral disease of small ruminants that has a significant economic impact. For many viral diseases, vaccination with virus-like particles (VLPs) has shown considerable promise as a prophylactic approach; however, the processes of assembly and release of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) VLPs are not well characterized, and their immunogenicity in the host is unknown. In this study, VLPs of PPRV were generated in a baculovirus system through simultaneous expression of PPRV matrix (M) protein and hemaglutin in (H) or fusion (F) protein. The released VLPs showed morphology similar to that of the native virus particles. Subcutaneous injection of these VLPs (PPRV-H, PPRV-F) into mice and goats elicited PPRV-specific IgG production, increased the levels of virus neutralizing antibodies, and promoted lymphocyte proliferation. Without adjuvants, the immune response induced by the PPRV-H VLPs was comparable to that obtained using equivalent amounts of PPRV vaccine. Thus, our results demonstrated that VLPs containing PPRV M protein and H or F protein are potential “differentiating infected from vaccinated animals” (DIVA) vaccine candidates for the surveillance and eradication of PPR.
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Liu F, Wu X, Li L, Liu Z, Wang Z. Use of baculovirus expression system for generation of virus-like particles: successes and challenges. Protein Expr Purif 2013; 90:104-16. [PMID: 23742819 PMCID: PMC7128112 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2013.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Revised: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A brief overview of principles and applications of BES. Generation of VLPs using BES. Major properties of BES: promoting generation of VLPs. Bioprocess considerations for generation of VLPs.
The baculovirus expression system (BES) has been one of the versatile platforms for the production of recombinant proteins requiring multiple post-translational modifications, such as folding, oligomerization, phosphorylation, glycosylation, acylation, disulfide bond formation and proteolytic cleavage. Advances in recombinant DNA technology have facilitated application of the BES, and made it possible to express multiple proteins simultaneously in a single infection and to produce multimeric proteins sharing functional similarity with their natural analogs. Therefore, the BES has been used for the production of recombinant proteins and the construction of virus-like particles (VLPs), as well as for the development of subunit vaccines, including VLP-based vaccines. The VLP, which consists of one or more structural proteins but no viral genome, resembles the authentic virion but cannot replicate in cells. The high-quality recombinant protein expression and post-translational modifications obtained with the BES, along with its capacity to produce multiple proteins, imply that it is ideally suited to VLP production. In this article, we critically review the pros and cons of using the BES as a platform to produce both enveloped and non-enveloped VLPs.
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- Fuxiao Liu
- National Research Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, Shandong 266032, China
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Li K, Gao L, Gao H, Qi X, Gao Y, Qin L, Wang Y, Wang X. Codon optimization and woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element enhance the immune responses of DNA vaccines against infectious bursal disease virus in chickens. Virus Res 2013; 175:120-7. [PMID: 23631937 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2013.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to evaluate the protective efficacy of DNA vaccines against infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) in chickens and to determine whether codon optimization and the woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element (WPRE) could improve the immunogenicity of the DNA vaccines. The VP2, VP243 and codon-optimized VP243 genes of IBDV were cloned into pCAGGS vector, and designated as pCAGVP2, pCAGVP243 and pCAGoptiVP243, respectively. Plasmids pCAGWVP243 and pCAGWoptiVP243 carrying the WPRE elements were also constructed as DNA vaccines. To evaluate vaccine efficacy, 2-week-old chickens were injected intramuscularly with the constructed plasmids twice at 2-week intervals and challenged with very virulent IBDV 2 weeks post-boost. Plasmid pCAGVP243 induced better immune responses than pCAGVP2. Chickens immunized with pCAGoptiVP243 and pCAGWVP243 had higher levels of antibody titers, lymphoproliferation responses and cytokine production compared with pCAGVP243. Furthermore, plasmid pCAGWoptiVP243 induced the highest levels of immune responses among the groups. After challenged, DNA vaccines pCAGVP2, pCAGVP243, pCAGoptiVP243, pCAGWVP243 and pCAGWoptiVP243 conferred protection for 33%, 60%, 80%, 87% and 100% of chickens, respectively, as evidenced by the absence of clinical signs, mortality, and bursal atrophy. These results indicate that codon optimization and WPRE could enhance the protective efficacy of DNA vaccines against IBDV and these two approaches could work together synergistically in a single DNA vaccine.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral/blood
- Birnaviridae Infections/mortality
- Birnaviridae Infections/pathology
- Birnaviridae Infections/prevention & control
- Cell Proliferation
- Chickens
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Gene Expression
- Hepatitis B Virus, Woodchuck/genetics
- Infectious bursal disease virus/genetics
- Infectious bursal disease virus/immunology
- Injections, Intramuscular
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Protein Biosynthesis
- Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional
- Survival Analysis
- Vaccination/methods
- Vaccines, DNA/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, DNA/genetics
- Vaccines, DNA/immunology
- Vaccines, Synthetic/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
- Viral Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Viral Vaccines/genetics
- Viral Vaccines/immunology
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- Kai Li
- Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, PR China
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Matindoost L, Chan LC, Qi YM, Nielsen LK, Reid S. Suspension culture titration: A simple method for measuring baculovirus titers. J Virol Methods 2012; 183:201-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Roldão A, Mellado MCM, Lima JC, Carrondo MJT, Alves PM, Oliveira R. On the effect of thermodynamic equilibrium on the assembly efficiency of complex multi-layered virus-like particles (VLP): the case of rotavirus VLP. PLoS Comput Biol 2012; 8:e1002367. [PMID: 22359487 PMCID: PMC3280969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Previous studies have reported the production of malformed virus-like-particles (VLP) in recombinant host systems. Here we computationally investigate the case of a large triple-layered rotavirus VLP (RLP). In vitro assembly, disassembly and reassembly data provides strong evidence of microscopic reversibility of RLP assembly. Light scattering experimental data also evidences a slow and reversible assembly untypical of kinetic traps, thus further strengthening the fidelity of a thermodynamically controlled assembly. In silico analysis further reveals that under favourable conditions particles distribution is dominated by structural subunits and completely built icosahedra, while other intermediates are present only at residual concentrations. Except for harshly unfavourable conditions, assembly yield is maximised when proteins are provided in the same VLP protein mass composition. The assembly yield decreases abruptly due to thermodynamic equilibrium when the VLP protein mass composition is not obeyed. The latter effect is more pronounced the higher the Gibbs free energy of subunit association is and the more complex the particle is. Overall this study shows that the correct formation of complex multi-layered VLPs is restricted to a narrow range of association energies and protein concentrations, thus the choice of the host system is critical for successful assembly. Likewise, the dynamic control of intracellular protein expression rates becomes very important to minimize wasted proteins.
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- António Roldão
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica-Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-UNL), Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET), Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica-Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-UNL), Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET), Oeiras, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT/UNL), Caparica, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica-Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-UNL), Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET), Oeiras, Portugal
- Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT/UNL), Monte de Caparica, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica-Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB-UNL), Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET), Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET), Oeiras, Portugal
- REQUIMTE, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT/UNL), Caparica, Portugal
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Sokolenko S, George S, Wagner A, Tuladhar A, Andrich JMS, Aucoin MG. Co-expression vs. co-infection using baculovirus expression vectors in insect cell culture: Benefits and drawbacks. Biotechnol Adv 2012; 30:766-81. [PMID: 22297133 PMCID: PMC7132753 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Revised: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS) is a versatile and powerful platform for protein expression in insect cells. With the ability to approach similar post-translational modifications as in mammalian cells, the BEVS offers a number of advantages including high levels of expression as well as an inherent safety during manufacture and of the final product. Many BEVS products include proteins and protein complexes that require expression from more than one gene. This review examines the expression strategies that have been used to this end and focuses on the distinguishing features between those that make use of single polycistronic baculovirus (co-expression) and those that use multiple monocistronic baculoviruses (co-infection). Three major areas in which researchers have been able to take advantage of co-expression/co-infection are addressed, including compound structure-function studies, insect cell functionality augmentation, and VLP production. The core of the review discusses the parameters of interest for co-infection and co-expression with time of infection (TOI) and multiplicity of infection (MOI) highlighted for the former and the choice of promoter for the latter. In addition, an overview of modeling approaches is presented, with a suggested trajectory for future exploration. The review concludes with an examination of the gaps that still remain in co-expression/co-infection knowledge and practice.
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- Stanislav Sokolenko
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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Galibert L, Merten OW. Latest developments in the large-scale production of adeno-associated virus vectors in insect cells toward the treatment of neuromuscular diseases. J Invertebr Pathol 2011; 107 Suppl:S80-93. [PMID: 21784234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 02/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors are gene vectors of choice for the development of gene therapy treatments for many rare diseases affecting various tissues including retina, central nervous system, liver, and muscle. The AAV based gene therapy approach became conceivable only after the development of easily scalable production systems including the Sf9 cell/baculovirus expression system. Since the establishment of the production of AAV in the Sf9/baculovirus system by the group of Rob Kotin, this new production system has largely been developed for optimizing the large scale production of different serotypes of AAV for preclinical and clinical purposes. Today this manufacturing system allows for the production of purified vector genome (vg) quantities of up to 2 × 10(15) for AAV1 using a 50L reactor and the scale up to larger reactor volumes is paralleled by a corresponding increase in the vector yield. This review presents the principles and achievements of the Sf9/baculovirus system for the production of AAV in comparison to other expression systems based on mammalian cells. In addition, new developments and improvements, which have not yet been implemented at a large scale, and perspectives for further optimization of this production system will be discussed. All of these achievements as well as further process intensifications are urgently needed for the production of clinical doses for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases for which estimated doses of up to 10(14)vg/kg body mass are required.
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- Lionel Galibert
- Généthon, Laboratory for Applied Vectorology and Innovation, 1 rue de l'Internationale, BP60, F-91002 Evry Cedex 2, France
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Roldão A, Silva A, Mellado M, Alves P, Carrondo M. Viruses and Virus-Like Particles in Biotechnology. COMPREHENSIVE BIOTECHNOLOGY 2011. [PMCID: PMC7151966 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-088504-9.00072-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Although viruses are simple biological systems, they are capable of evolving highly efficient techniques for infecting cells, expressing their genomes, and generating new copies of themselves. It is possible to genetically manipulate most of the different classes of known viruses in order to produce recombinant viruses that express foreign proteins. Recombinant viruses have been used in gene therapy to deliver selected genes into higher organisms, in vaccinology and immunotherapy, and as important research tools to study the structure and function of these proteins. Virus-like particles (VLPs) are multiprotein structures that mimic the organization and conformation of authentic native viruses but lack the viral genome. They have been applied not only as prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines but also as vehicles in drug and gene delivery and, more recently, as tools in nanobiotechnology. In this article, basic and advanced features of viruses and VLPs are presented and their major applications are discussed. The different production platforms based on animal cell technology are explained, and their main challenges and future perspectives are explored. The implications of large-scale production of viruses and VLPs are discussed in the context of process control, monitorization, and optimization. The main upstream and downstream technical challenges are identified and discussed accordingly.
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Mena JA, Aucoin MG, Montes J, Chahal PS, Kamen AA. Improving adeno-associated vector yield in high density insect cell cultures. J Gene Med 2010; 12:157-67. [DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Gotoh T, Fukuhara M, Kikuchi KI. Mathematical model for change in diameter distribution of baculovirus-infected Sf-9 insect cells. Biochem Eng J 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2008.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gotoh T, Ando N, Kikuchi KI. Re-Infection Profile of Baculoviruses to Sf-9 Insect Cells that Have Already Been Infected: Virus Binding and Recombinant Protein Production. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN 2008. [DOI: 10.1252/jcej.08we032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Takeshi Gotoh
- Department of Engineering in Applied Chemistry, Akita University
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- Department of Engineering in Applied Chemistry, Akita University
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- Department of Engineering in Applied Chemistry, Akita University
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Sidorenko Y, Schulze-Horsel J, Voigt A, Reichl U, Kienle A. Stochastic population balance modeling of influenza virus replication in vaccine production processes. Chem Eng Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Statistical determination of optimal baculovirus infection condition for recombinant protein production in Drosophila S2 cells. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2007; 142:243-52. [PMID: 18025585 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-007-0016-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2006] [Revised: 08/25/2006] [Accepted: 08/29/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Insect Drosophila melanogaster S2 cell was developed as plasmid-based and, therefore, a nonlytic expression system for functional foreign proteins. To achieve multiple protein expressions, it was suggested that baculovirus be used on S2 cell system because baculovirus can infect S2 cells but cannot replicate inside the cells. Therefore, establishment of baculovirus infection conditions is the first important step and this should be properly optimized for production yield. We used statistical methodology to optimize the baculovirus infection conditions using green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a reporter protein. Consequently, we arrived at optimal infection conditions through a statistical regression method. The secreted GFP yield from vMT-GFP baculovirus-infected wild-type S2 cells under optimal infection conditions was >15-fold higher than that under nonoptimal conditions and comparable to that from stably transfected recombinant S2 cells.
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Probing the baculovirus infection process is essential in optimizing the recombinant protein production. Typically, researchers monitor the infection process in the stirred tank reactor, which, however, contains a population of cells infected at different times after virus inoculation. This chapter describes a two-stage reactor system consisting of an upstream continuous stirred tank reactor and a downstream tubular reactor with segmented plug flow for probing baculovirus infection and production.
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Population kinetics during simultaneous infection of insect cells with two different recombinant baculoviruses for the production of rotavirus-like particles. BMC Biotechnol 2007; 7:39. [PMID: 17610729 PMCID: PMC1929069 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-7-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Accepted: 07/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background The simultaneous production of various recombinant proteins in every cell of a culture is often needed for the production of virus-like particles (VLP) or vectors for gene therapy. A common approach for such a purpose is the coinfection of insect cell cultures with different recombinant baculoviruses, each containing one or more recombinant genes. However, scarce information exists regarding kinetics during multiple infections, and to our knowledge, no studies are available on the behavior of the different populations that arise during coinfections. Such information is useful for designing infection strategies that maximize VLP or vector yield. In this work, kinetics of cell populations expressing rotavirus GFPVP2 (infected with bacGFPVP2), VP6 (infected with bacVP6), or both proteins simultaneously (coinfected with both baculoviruses) were followed by flow cytometry. Results In single infections, the population infected with any of the recombinant baculoviruses followed the Poisson distribution, as the population expressing a recombinant protein exhibited a hyperbolic-type function with respect to the multiplicity of infection (MOI) up to 5 pfu/cell. In coinfections, the population fraction expressing each recombinant protein could not be anticipated from results of single infections, as in some cases interference and synergistic effects were found. Only cultures with a total MOI below 5 pfu/cell followed the Poisson distribution. For cultures with a MOI of bacGFPVP2 above that of bacVP6 (overall MOI above 5 pfu/cell), the total population expressing one or both recombinant proteins was as low as 50% below that predicted by Poisson. In contrast, the population fraction expressing VP6 increased in coinfections, compared to that in single infections. The largest population fraction simultaneously expressing both recombinant proteins was 58%, and corresponded to cultures infected at a MOI of 5 and 1 pfu/cell of bacGFPVP2 and bacVP6, respectively. Conclusion The infection conditions that maximize the cell population simultaneously expressing two recombinant proteins were determined. Such conditions could not have been anticipated from population kinetics in individual infections. This information should be taken into account for improved simultaneous production of various recombinant proteins in any work dealing with coinfections.
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Tsai CT, Chan ZR, Lu JT, Yang DG, Lo WH, Hu YC. Factors influencing the production and storage of baculovirus for gene delivery: An alternative perspective from the transducing titer assay. Enzyme Microb Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Shadwick FS, Doran PM. Propagation of plant viruses in hairy root cultures: a potential method for in vitro production of epitope vaccines and foreign proteins. Biotechnol Bioeng 2007; 96:570-83. [PMID: 16900508 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Hairy roots were used as an in vitro culture system for the propagation of wild-type and transgenic plant viruses. Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) was added to the liquid culture medium at the same time as root inoculation. Hairy root growth was unaffected by viral infection. Maximum concentrations of TMV in Nicotiana benthamiana hairy roots were 1-2 orders of magnitude greater than in suspended N. benthamiana cells and reached levels of 1-2 mg g(-1) dry weight or 20-28% total soluble protein. Virus accumulated in the roots initially with a constant doubling time of about 1.0 day; subsequent reductions in viral growth rate were correlated with a significant decline in infectivity relative to the inoculum virus. The morphological integrity of the viral particles was maintained during propagation in hairy roots. The contribution to the overall viral titer of passive association of virus with the biomass, for example, by surface adsorption, was negligible compared with active viral replication. N. benthamiana hairy roots were also infected with a TMV-based viral vector developed to express green fluorescent protein (GFP). This vector was about 260-fold less infectious than wild-type TMV and accumulated much more slowly in the roots. Maximum levels of TMV-GFP in the biomass were about 65-fold lower than for TMV. This work demonstrates that hairy root cultures are a feasible means for in vitro propagation of wild-type and transgenic plant viruses under conditions that allow a high degree of environmental containment and control.
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- Fiona S Shadwick
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Roldão A, Vieira HLA, Charpilienne A, Poncet D, Roy P, Carrondo MJT, Alves PM, Oliveira R. Modeling rotavirus-like particles production in a baculovirus expression vector system: Infection kinetics, baculovirus DNA replication, mRNA synthesis and protein production. J Biotechnol 2007; 128:875-94. [PMID: 17289202 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2006] [Revised: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 01/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea in children worldwide, responsible for more than half a million deaths in children per year. Rotavirus-like particles (Rota VLPs) are excellent vaccine candidates against rotavirus infection, since they are non-infectious, highly immunogenic, amenable to large-scale production and safer to produce than those based on attenuated viruses. This work focuses on the analysis and modeling of the major events taking place inside Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf-9) cells infected by recombinant baculovirus that may be critical for the expression of rotavirus viral proteins (VPs). For model validation, experiments were performed adopting either a co-infection strategy, using three monocistronic recombinant baculovirus each one coding for viral proteins VP(2), VP(6) and VP(7), or single-infection strategies using a multigene baculovirus coding for the three proteins of interest. A characteristic viral DNA (vDNA) replication rate of 0.19+/-0.01 h(-1) was obtained irrespective of the monocistronic or multigene vector employed, and synthesis of progeny virus was found to be negligible in comparison to intracellular vDNA concentrations. The timeframe for vDNA, mRNA and VP synthesis tends to decrease with increasing multiplicity of infection (MOI) due to the metabolic burden effect. The protein synthesis rates could be ranked according to the gene size in the multigene experiments but not in the co-infection experiments. The model exhibits acceptable prediction power of the dynamics of intracellular vDNA replication, mRNA synthesis and VP production for the three proteins involved. This model is intended to be the basis for future Rota VLPs process optimisation and also a means to evaluating different baculovirus constructs for Rota VLPs production.
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Aucoin MG, Jacob D, Chahal PS, Meghrous J, Bernier A, Kamen AA. Virus-like particle and viral vector production using the baculovirus expression vector system/insect cell system: adeno-associated virus-based products. Methods Mol Biol 2007; 388:281-296. [PMID: 17951776 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-457-5_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The ability to make a large variety of virus-like particles (VLPs) has been successfully achieved in the baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS)/insect cell system. The production and scale-up of these particles, which are mostly sought as candidate vaccines, are currently being addressed. Furthermore, these VLPs are being investigated as delivery agents for use as therapeutics. Recently, adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors, which can be potentially used for human gene therapy, have been produced in insect cells using three baculovirus vectors to supply the required genes. The use of host insect cells allows mass production of VLPs in a proven scaleable system. This chapter focuses on the methodology, based on the work done in our lab, for the production of AAV-like particles and vectors in a BEVS/insect cell system.
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- Marc G Aucoin
- Animal Cell Technology Group, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council Canada, Montreal, Canada
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Intracellular dynamics in rotavirus-like particles production: Evaluation of multigene and monocistronic infection strategies. Process Biochem 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2006.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zhang YH. Multi-peak phenomenon of insect cell infection with baculovirus at low multiplicity of infection. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2005; 37:857-61. [PMID: 16331331 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2005.00115.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In this communication we report the infection of armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda IPLB-Sf-21 cells with Anticarsia gemmatalis multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus at low multiplicity of infection (MOI). The temporal variation of the extra-cellular virus and of the unstained cell was followed. The series of peaks in the virus concentration and the unstained cells count were used in order to infer the dynamic mechanism of the infection at low MOI. This mechanism can be used as the basis for the future formulation of a mathematical model of the process.
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- You-Hong Zhang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Chemical Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
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Bleckwenn NA, Bentley WE, Shiloach J. Evaluation of production parameters with the vaccinia virus expression system using microcarrier attached HeLa cells. Biotechnol Prog 2005; 21:554-61. [PMID: 15801798 DOI: 10.1021/bp0498443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Parameters that affect production of the recombinant reporter protein, EGFP, in the T7 promoter based VOTE vaccinia virus-HeLa cell expression system were examined. Length of infection phase, inducer concentration, and timing of its addition relative to infection were evaluated in 6-well plate monolayer cultures. One hour infection with 1.0 mM IPTG added at the time of infection provided a robust process. For larger scale experiments, anchorage-dependent HeLa cells were grown on 5 g/L Cytodex 3 microcarriers. The change to this dynamic culture environment, with cell-covered microcarriers suspended in culture medium in spinner flasks, suggested a re-examination of the multiplicity of infection (MOI) for this culture type that indicated a need for an increase in the number of virus particles per cell to 5.0, higher than that needed for complete infection in monolayer tissue flask culture. Additionally, dissolved oxygen level and temperature during the protein production phase were evaluated for their effect on EGFP expression in microcarrier spinner flask culture. Both increased dissolved oxygen, based on surface area to volume (SA/V) adjustments, and decreased temperature from 37 to 31 degrees C showed increases in EGFP production over the course of the production phase. The level of production achieved with this system reached approximately 17 microg EGFP/10(6) infected cells.
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- Nicole A Bleckwenn
- Biotechnology Unit, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Enden G, Zhang YH, Merchuk JC. A model of the dynamics of insect cell infection at low multiplicity of infection. J Theor Biol 2005; 237:257-64. [PMID: 15979650 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2004] [Revised: 04/13/2005] [Accepted: 04/15/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In the present paper, we offer a preliminary mathematical model that describes the dynamic process of cell infection with baculovirus at low multiplicity of infection (MOI). The model accounts for the chain of events that follow the infection of insect cells, namely the eclipse period, the budding of viral particles from those cells, their attachment to non-infected cells and the initiation of a new infection cycle. These cycles appear as fluctuations in the viral concentration of actual cell culture media. The potential of the present approach in simulating the in vitro production of biological insecticides is demonstrated. The influence of the shape of the virus-budding function is shown, and parameter sensitivity analysis is carried out. The model provides a quantitative tool for the analysis of this complex dynamic system.
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- Giora Enden
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.
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Intracellular events that take place during influenza virus replication in animal cells are well understood qualitatively. However, to better understand the complex interaction of the virus with its host cell and to quantitatively analyze the use of cellular resources for virion formation or the overall dynamic for the entire infection cycle, a mathematical model for influenza virus replication has to be formulated. Here, we present a structured model for the single-cell reproductive cycle of influenza A virus in animal cells that accounts for the individual steps of the process such as attachment, internalization, genome replication and translation, and progeny virion assembly. The model describes an average cell surrounded by a small quantity of medium and infected by a low number of virus particles. The model allows estimation of the cellular resources consumed by virus replication. Simulation results show that the number of cellular surface receptors and endosomes, as well as other resources, such as the number of free nucleotides or amino acids, is not significantly influenced by influenza virus propagation. A factor that limits the growth rate of progeny viruses and their release is the total amount of matrix proteins (M1) in the nucleus while other newly synthesized viral proteins (e.g., nucleoprotein NP) and viral RNAs accumulate. During budding, synthesis of vRNPs (viral ribonucleoprotein complexes) represents another limiting factor. Based on this model it is also possible to analyze effects of parameter changes on the dynamics of virus replication, to identify possible targets for molecular engineering, or to develop strategies for improving yields in vaccine production processes. Furthermore, a better insight into the interactions of viruses and host cells might help to improve our understanding of virus-related diseases and to develop therapies.
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- Y Sidorenko
- Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Sandtorstr. 1, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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Gotoh T, Chiba K, Kikuchi KI. Probabilistic Characterization for Baculovirus-lnfected Insect Cells Destined to Synthesize Progeny Viruses and Recombinant Protein and to Die. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN 2004. [DOI: 10.1252/jcej.37.1357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Takeshi Gotoh
- Department of Materials-Process Engineering and Applied Chemistry for Environments, Akita University
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- Department of Materials-Process Engineering and Applied Chemistry for Environments, Akita University
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- Department of Materials-Process Engineering and Applied Chemistry for Environments, Akita University
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Li J, Huang Y, Liang X, Lu M, Li L, Yu L, Deng R. Plasmid DNA encoding antigens of infectious bursal disease viruses induce protective immune responses in chickens: factors influencing efficacy. Virus Res 2003; 98:63-74. [PMID: 14609631 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2003.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The complete polyprotein (VP2/4/3) and VP2 genes of two infectious bursal disease viruses (IBDVs) (one attenuated strain JD1 and one virulent strain ZJ2000) were amplified by long and accurate polymerase chain reaction (LA-PCR), cloned, sequenced and inserted into plasmids pCI and pcDNA3 under the control of human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) immediate early enhancer and promoter. A series of DNA vaccine preparations were made using liposome as the adjuvant to examine their immunogenicity. Although VP2 is the main protective immunogen of IBDV, DNA encoding VP2 initiated a very low level of neutralizing antibody and only protected chickens from clinical outbreak and morality, but not bursal damage. In contrast, DNA encoding VP2/4/3 induced neutralizing antibody and satisfactory protection against virulent IBDV. Recombinant plasmids encoding the polyprotein gene of strain ZJ2000 were more efficient at inducing an immune response than that of strain JD1. Polyprotein expressed by the pCI vector induced better immune response than that expressed by the pcDNA3. Delivery of DNA through intramuscular and/or intradermal routes elicited much higher protective responses than that of oral and eyedrop routes. Most of the chickens vaccinated with high doses of DNA were protected from challenge. Additionally, the immune response to the DNA vaccine was significantly enhanced by a liposome adjuvant. These results indicate that the source of the target genes (from different IBDV strains), the eukaryotic expression vector, the adjuvant, the delivery route and the dosage might play a role of varying degree in influencing the efficacy of the DNA vaccine against IBDV.
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- Jianrong Li
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310029, PR China.
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A method using flow cytometry (FCM) analysis was developed to quantitate baculovirus total particles produced in insect cell cultures. The method is a direct count of particles and involves staining of the baculovirus DNA with SYBR Green I, a highly fluorescent nucleic acid specific dye. Sample preparation of cell-free supernatant containing budded viral particles involves fixation with paraformaldehyde, freeze-thaw treatment, viral membrane permeabilization with Triton X-100, and sample heating to improve staining efficiency and enhance baculovirus particle green fluorescence intensities. In this study, the effects of the different treatment steps and medium composition on viral particle counts were examined in order to identify optimal preparation conditions. FCM analysis linearity was established over a viral concentration range of two logs with a lower detection limit at 10(5) viral particles per ml. Robustness and reproducibility of the method were assessed using samples from large-scale bioreactor cultures. The events (or virus particle counts) obtained by FCM analysis were usually higher than the titres obtained by end-point dilution assay (EPDA). Results from 16 different viral stocks showed an average ratio of 3.7 total particles (FCM) to infectious particles (EPDA). Essentially, the FCM analysis reported below shortens baculovirus quantitation time to 2 h and provides a good estimation of virus titers. It is believed that these findings will contribute to acceleration of process development in the area of baculovirus expression technology in general and specifically in process where stoichiometric multi-viral infections of cells are critical to the expression of complex products.
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- Chun Fang Shen
- Animal Cell Technology Group, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 6100 Royalmount Ave, Montréal, Quebec, Canada H4P 2R2
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Cruz PE, Maranga L, Carrondo MJT. Integrated process optimization: lessons from retrovirus and virus-like particle production. J Biotechnol 2002; 99:199-214. [PMID: 12385709 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(02)00210-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The optimization of production and purification processes is usually approached by engineers from a strictly biotechnological point of view. The present paper envisages the definition and application of an optimization model that takes into account the impact of both biological and technological issues upon the optimization protocols and strategies. For this purpose, the optimization of three analogous but different systems comprising animal cell growth and bioparticle production is presented. These systems were: human immunodeficiency 1 (HIV-1) and porcine parvovirus (PPV) virus-like particles (VLPs) produced in insect cells and retrovirus produced in mammalian cells. For the systematization of the optimization process four levels of optimization were defined-product, technology, design and integration. In this paper, the limits of each of the optimization levels defined are discussed by applying the concept to the systems described. This analysis leads to decisions regarding the production of VLPs and retrovirus as well as on the points relevant for further process development. Finally, the definition of the objective function or performance index, the possible strategies and tools for bioprocess optimization are described. Although developed from the three described processes, this approach can, based on the recent literature evidence reviewed here, be applied more universally for the process development of complex biopharmaceuticals.
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- P E Cruz
- IBET/ITQB, Apartado 12, P-2780 Oeiras, Portugal
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Maranga L, Cruz PE, Aunins JG, Carrondo MJT. Production of core and virus-like particles with baculovirus infected insect cells. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2002; 74:183-206. [PMID: 11991179 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45736-4_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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In this paper the fundamental aspects of process development for the production of core and virus-like particles with baculovirus infected insect cells are reviewed. The issues addressed include: particle formation and monomer composition, chemical and physical conditions for optimal cell growth, baculovirus replication and product expression, multiplicity of infection strategy, and scale-up of the process. Study of the differences in the metabolic requirements of infected and non-infected cells is necessary for high cell density processes. In the bioreactor, the specific oxygen uptake rate (OURsp) plays a central role in process scale-up, leading to the specification of the bioreactor operational parameters. Shear stress can also be an important variable for bioreactor operation due to its influence on cell growth and product expression. The determination of the critical variables in process development is discussed, showing the relevance of the mathematical models that have been developed for the insect cells/baculovirus system in process implementation and control.
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- Luis Maranga
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica/Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica IBET/ITQB, Oeiras, Portugal
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Hu YC, Bentley WE. Effect of MOI ratio on the composition and yield of chimeric infectious bursal disease virus-like particles by baculovirus co-infection: deterministic predictions and experimental results. Biotechnol Bioeng 2001; 75:104-19. [PMID: 11536133 DOI: 10.1002/bit.1170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Virus-like particles (VLPs) are empty particles consisting of virus capsid proteins that closely resemble native virus but are devoid of the native viral nucleic acids and therefore have attracted significant attention as noninfectious vaccines. A recombinant baculovirus, vIBD-7, which encodes the structural proteins (VP2, VP3, and VP4) of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), produces native IBD VLPs in infected Spodoptera frugiperda insect cells. Another baculovirus, vEDLH-22, encodes VP2 that is fused with a histidine affinity-tag (VP2H) at the C-terminus. By co-infection with these two baculoviruses, hybrid VLPs with histidine tags were formed and purified by immobilized metal affinity chromatography (Hu et al., 1999). Also, we demonstrated that varying the MOI ratio of these infecting viruses altered the extent of VP2H incorporated into the particles. A dynamic mathematical model that described baculovirus infection and VLP synthesis (Hu and Bentley, 2000) was adapted here for co-infection and validated by immunofluorescence labeling. It was shown to predict the VLP composition as a dynamic function of MOI. A constraint in the VP2H content incorporated into the particles was predicted and shown by experiments. Also, the MOI ratio of both infecting viruses was shown to be the major factor influencing the composition of the hybrid particles and an important factor in determining the overall yield. ELISA results confirmed that VP2H was exhibited to a varied extent on the outer surface of the particles. This model provides insight on the use of virus co-infection in virus-mediated recombinant protein expression systems and aids in the optimization of chimeric VLP synthesis.
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- Y C Hu
- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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