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Hazra P, Buddha M, Reddy C, Gupta I. Large-scale crystallization as an intermediate processing step in insulin downstream process: explored advantages and identified tool for process intensification. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2023; 46:1765-1776. [PMID: 37938390 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-023-02931-z] [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: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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The rising global prevalence of diabetes and increasing demand for insulin, calls for an increase in accessibility and affordability of insulin drugs through efficient and cost-effective manufacturing processes. Often downstream operations become manufacturing bottlenecks while processing a high volume of product. Thus, process integration and intensification play an important role in reducing process steps and time, volume reduction, and lower equipment footprints, which brings additional process efficiencies and lowers the production cost. Manufacturers thrive to optimize existing unit operation to maximize its benefit replacing with simple but different efficient technologies. In this manuscript, the typical property of insulin in forming the pH-dependent zinc-insulin complex is explored. The benefit of zinc chloride precipitation/crystallization has been shown to increase the in-process product purity by reducing the product and process-related impurities. Incorporation of such unit operation in the insulin process has also a clear potential for replacing the high cost involved capture chromatography step. Same time, the reduction in volume of operation, buffer consumption, equipment footprint, and capabilities of product long time storage brings manufacturing flexibility and efficiencies. The data and capabilities of simple operation captured here would be significantly helpful for insulins and other biosimilar manufacturer to make progresses on cost-effective productions.
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- Partha Hazra
- Biocon Biologics Limited (BBL), Biocon Research Center (BRC), Biocon Park, Plot No. 2 & 3, Bommasandra Industrial Estate, IV Phase, Bommasandra Jigani Link Road, Bangalore, 560 099, India.
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- Biocon Biologics Limited (BBL), Biocon Research Center (BRC), Biocon Park, Plot No. 2 & 3, Bommasandra Industrial Estate, IV Phase, Bommasandra Jigani Link Road, Bangalore, 560 099, India
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- Biocon Biologics Limited (BBL), Biocon Research Center (BRC), Biocon Park, Plot No. 2 & 3, Bommasandra Industrial Estate, IV Phase, Bommasandra Jigani Link Road, Bangalore, 560 099, India
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- Biocon Biologics Limited (BBL), Biocon Research Center (BRC), Biocon Park, Plot No. 2 & 3, Bommasandra Industrial Estate, IV Phase, Bommasandra Jigani Link Road, Bangalore, 560 099, India
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Dubey KK, Kumar A, Baldia A, Rajput D, Kateriya S, Singh R, Nikita, Tandon R, Mishra YK. Biomanufacturing of glycosylated antibodies: Challenges, solutions, and future prospects. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 69:108267. [PMID: 37813174 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108267] [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: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Traditionally, recombinant protein production has been done in several expression hosts of bacteria, fungi, and majorly CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary) cells; few have high production costs and are susceptible to harmful toxin contamination. Green algae have the potential to produce recombinant proteins in a more sustainable manner. Microalgal diversity leads to offer excellent opportunities to produce glycosylated antibodies. An antibody with humanized glycans plays a crucial role in cellular communication that works to regulate cells and molecules, to control disease, and to stimulate immunity. Therefore, it becomes necessary to understand the role of abiotic factors (light, temperature, pH, etc.) in the production of bioactive molecules and molecular mechanisms of product synthesis from microalgae which would lead to harnessing the potential of algal bio-refinery. However, the potential of microalgae as the source of bio-refinery has been less explored. In the present review, omics approaches for microalgal engineering, methods of humanized glycoproteins production focusing majorly on N-glycosylation pathways, light-based regulation of glycosylation machinery, and production of antibodies with humanized glycans in microalgae with a major emphasis on modulation of post-translation machinery of microalgae which might play a role in better understanding of microalgal potential as a source for antibody production along with future perspectives.
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- Kashyap Kumar Dubey
- Biomanufacturing and Process Development Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
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- Biomanufacturing and Process Development Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Biomanufacturing and Process Development Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Biomanufacturing and Process Development Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Laboratory of Optobiotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Laboratory of Optobiotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Laboratory of AIDS Research and Immunology, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Laboratory of AIDS Research and Immunology, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Mads Clausen Institute, NanoSYD, University of Southern Denmark, Alison 2, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark.
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Zha J, Liu D, Ren J, Liu Z, Wu X. Advances in Metabolic Engineering of Pichia pastoris Strains as Powerful Cell Factories. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:1027. [PMID: 37888283 PMCID: PMC10608127 DOI: 10.3390/jof9101027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Pichia pastoris is the most widely used microorganism for the production of secreted industrial proteins and therapeutic proteins. Recently, this yeast has been repurposed as a cell factory for the production of chemicals and natural products. In this review, the general physiological properties of P. pastoris are summarized and the readily available genetic tools and elements are described, including strains, expression vectors, promoters, gene editing technology mediated by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9, and adaptive laboratory evolution. Moreover, the recent achievements in P. pastoris-based biosynthesis of proteins, natural products, and other compounds are highlighted. The existing issues and possible solutions are also discussed for the construction of efficient P. pastoris cell factories.
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- Jian Zha
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China; (D.L.); (J.R.); (Z.L.)
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China; (D.L.); (J.R.); (Z.L.)
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Üstüntanır Dede AF, Arslanyolu M. Recombinant production of hormonally active human insulin from pre-proinsulin by Tetrahymena thermophila. Enzyme Microb Technol 2023; 170:110303. [PMID: 37562115 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2023.110303] [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: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Alternative cell factories, such as the unicellular ciliate eukaryotic Tetrahymena thermophila, may be required for the production of protein therapeutics that are challenging to produce in conventional expression systems. T. thermophila (Tt) can secrete proteins with the post-translational modifications necessary for their function in humans. In this study, we tested if T. thermophila could process the human pre-proinsulin to produce hormonally active human insulin (hINS) with correct modifications. Flask and bioreactor culture of T. thermophila were used to produce the recombinant Tt-hINS either with or without an affinity tag from a codon-adapted pre-proinsulin sequence. Our results indicate that T. thermophila can produce a 6 kDa Tt-hINS monomer with the appropriate disulfide bonds after removal of the human insulin signal sequence or endogenous phospholipase A signal sequence, and the C-peptide of the human insulin. Additionally, Tt-hINS can form 12 kDa dimeric, 24 kDa tetrameric, and 36 kDa hexameric complexes. Tt-hINS-sfGFP fusion protein was localized to the vesicles within the cytoplasm and was secreted extracellularly. Assessing the affinity-purified Tt-hINS activity using the in vivo T. thermophila extracellular glucose drop assay, we observed that Tt-hINS induced a significant reduction (approximately 21 %) in extracellular glucose levels, indicative of its functional insulin activity. Our results demonstrate that T. thermophila is a promising candidate for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries as a host organism for the production of human protein drugs.
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- Ayça Fulya Üstüntanır Dede
- Department of Biology, Institute of Graduate Programs, Eskisehir Technical University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey,.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Eskisehir Technical University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey.
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Palma A, Rettenbacher LA, Moilanen A, Saaranen M, Pacheco-Martinez C, Gasser B, Ruddock L. Biochemical analysis of Komagataella phaffii oxidative folding proposes novel regulatory mechanisms of disulfide bond formation in yeast. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14298. [PMID: 37652992 PMCID: PMC10471769 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41375-z] [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: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Oxidative protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is driven mainly by protein disulfide isomerase PDI and oxidoreductin Ero1. Their activity is tightly regulated and interconnected with the unfolded protein response (UPR). The mechanisms of disulfide bond formation have mainly been studied in human or in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here we analyze the kinetics of disulfide bond formation in the non-conventional yeast Komagataella phaffii, a common host for the production of recombinant secretory proteins. Surprisingly, we found significant differences with both the human and S. cerevisiae systems. Specifically, we report an inactive disulfide linked complex formed by K. phaffii Ero1 and Pdi1, similarly to the human orthologs, but not described in yeast before. Furthermore, we show how the interaction between K. phaffii Pdi1 and Ero1 is unaffected by the introduction of unfolded substrate into the system. This is drastically opposed to the previously observed behavior of the human pathway, suggesting a different regulation of the UPR and/or possibly different interaction mechanics between K. phaffii Pdi1 and Ero1.
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- Arianna Palma
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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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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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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Utami N, Nurdiani D, Hariyatun H, Putro EW, Patria FP, Kusharyoto W. Full-length versus truncated α-factor secretory signal sequences for expression of recombinant human insulin precursor in yeast Pichia pastoris: a comparison. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2023; 21:67. [PMID: 37212962 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-023-00521-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Human insulin was the first FDA-approved biopharmaceutical drug produced through recombinant DNA technology. The previous studies successfully expressed recombinant human insulin precursors (HIP) in Pichia pastoris truncated and full-length α-factor recombinant clones. The matting α-factor (Matα), a signal secretion, direct the HIP protein into the culture media. This study aimed to compare the HIP expression from full-length and truncated α-factor secretory signals clones that grown in two types of media, buffered methanol complex medium (BMMY) and methanol basal salt medium (BSMM). RESULTS ImageJ analysis of the HIP's SDS-PAGE shows that the average HIP expression level of the recombinant P. pastoris truncated α-factor clone (CL4) was significantly higher compared to the full-length (HF7) when expressed in both media. Western blot analysis showed that the expressed protein was the HIP. The α-factor protein structure was predicted using the AlphaFold and visualized using UCSF ChimeraX to confirm the secretion ability for both clones. CONCLUSIONS CL4 clone, which utilized a truncated α-factor in the P. pastoris HIP expression cassette, significantly expressed HIP 8.97 times (in BMMY) and 1.17 times (in BSMM) higher than HF7 clone, which used a full-length α-factor secretory signal. This research confirmed that deletion of some regions of the secretory signal sequence significantly improved the efficiency of HIP protein expression in P. pastoris.
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- Nuruliawaty Utami
- Research Center for Genetic Engineering, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Bogor, 16911, Indonesia.
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- Research Center for Genetic Engineering, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Bogor, 16911, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Genetic Engineering, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Bogor, 16911, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Applied Microbiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Bogor, 16911, Indonesia
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- Laboratory Department, Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences (i3L), Jakarta, Timur, 13210, Indonesia
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- Research Center for Genetic Engineering, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Bogor, 16911, Indonesia
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An engineered SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain produced in Pichia pastoris as a candidate vaccine antigen. N Biotechnol 2022; 72:11-21. [PMID: 35953030 PMCID: PMC9359770 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2022.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Developing affordable and easily manufactured SARS-CoV-2 vaccines will be essential to achieve worldwide vaccine coverage and long-term control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here the development is reported of a vaccine based on the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD), produced in the yeast Pichia pastoris. The RBD was modified by adding flexible N- and C-terminal amino acid extensions that modulate protein/protein interactions and facilitate protein purification. A fed-batch methanol fermentation with a yeast extract-based culture medium in a 50 L fermenter and an immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography-based downstream purification process yielded 30-40 mg/L of RBD. Correct folding of the purified protein was demonstrated by mass spectrometry, circular dichroism, and determinations of binding affinity to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. The RBD antigen also exhibited high reactivity with sera from convalescent individuals and Pfizer-BioNTech or Sputnik V vaccinees. Immunization of mice and non-human primates with 50 µg of the recombinant RBD adjuvanted with alum induced high levels of binding antibodies as assessed by ELISA with RBD produced in HEK293T cells, and which inhibited RBD binding to ACE2 and neutralized infection of VeroE6 cells by SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, the RBD protein stimulated IFNγ, IL-2, IL-6, IL-4 and TNFα secretion in splenocytes and lung CD3+-enriched cells of immunized mice. The data suggest that the RBD recombinant protein produced in yeast P. pastoris is suitable as a vaccine candidate against COVID-19.
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Current advances and future prospects in production of recombinant insulin and other proteins to treat diabetes mellitus. Biotechnol Lett 2022; 44:643-669. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-022-03247-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Microbial protein cell factories fight back? Trends Biotechnol 2021; 40:576-590. [PMID: 34924209 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The biopharmaceutical market is growing faster than ever, with two production systems competing for market dominance: mammalian cells and microorganisms. In recent years, based on the rise of antibody-based therapies, new biotherapeutic approvals have favored mammalian hosts. However, not only has extensive research elevated our understanding of microbes to new levels, but emerging therapeutic molecules also facilitate their use; thus, is it time for microbes to fight back? In this review, we answer this timely question by cross-comparing four microbial production hosts and examining the innovations made to both their secretion and post-translational modification (PTM) capabilities. Furthermore, we discuss the impact of tools, such as omics and systems biology, as well as alternative production systems and emerging biotherapeutics.
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Customized yeast cell factories for biopharmaceuticals: from cell engineering to process scale up. Microb Cell Fact 2021; 20:124. [PMID: 34193127 PMCID: PMC8246677 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-021-01617-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The manufacture of recombinant therapeutics is a fastest-developing section of therapeutic pharmaceuticals and presently plays a significant role in disease management. Yeasts are established eukaryotic host for heterologous protein production and offer distinctive benefits in synthesising pharmaceutical recombinants. Yeasts are proficient of vigorous growth on inexpensive media, easy for gene manipulations, and are capable of adding post translational changes of eukaryotes. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is model yeast that has been applied as a main host for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and is the major tool box for genetic studies; nevertheless, numerous other yeasts comprising Pichia pastoris, Kluyveromyces lactis, Hansenula polymorpha, and Yarrowia lipolytica have attained huge attention as non-conventional partners intended for the industrial manufacture of heterologous proteins. Here we review the advances in yeast gene manipulation tools and techniques for heterologous pharmaceutical protein synthesis. Application of secretory pathway engineering, glycosylation engineering strategies and fermentation scale-up strategies in customizing yeast cells for the synthesis of therapeutic proteins has been meticulously described.
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Large scale purification and characterization of A21 deamidated variant-most prominent post translational modification (PTM) for insulins which is also widely observed in insulins pharmaceutical manufacturing and storage. Protein Expr Purif 2021; 185:105895. [PMID: 33957255 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2021.105895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Biopharmaceutical development demands appropriate understanding of product related variants, which are formed due to post-translational modification and during downstream processing. These variants can lead to low yield, reduced biological activity, and suboptimal product quality. In addition, these variants may undergo immune reactions, henceforth need to be appropriately controlled to ensure consistent product quality and patient safety. Deamidation of insulin is the most common post-translational modification occurring in insulin and insulin analogues. AsnA21 desamido variant is also the most prominent product variant formed during human insulin manufacturing process and/or during the storage. Often, this deamidated variant is used as an impurity standard during in-process and final product analysis in the QC system. However, purification of large quantity of purified deamidated material is always being challenging due to highly similar mass, ionic, hydrophobic properties, and high structural similarity of the variant compared to the parent product. Present work demonstrates the simplified and efficient scalable process for generation of AsnA21 deamidated variant in powder form with ~96% purity. The mixed-mode property of anion exchange resin PolyQuat was utilized to purify the deamidated impurity with high recovery. Subsequent reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) step was introduced for concentration of product in bind elute mode. Elution pool undergone isoelectric precipitation and lyophilisation. The lyophilized product allows users for convenient use of the deamidated impurity for intended purposes. Detailed characterization by Mass spectrometry revealed deamidation is at AsnA21 and further confirmed that, structural and functional characterization as well as the biological activity of isolated variant is equivalent to insulin.
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Caballero-Pérez A, Viader-Salvadó JM, Herrera-Estala AL, Fuentes-Garibay JA, Guerrero-Olazarán M. Buried Kex2 Sites in Glargine Precursor Aggregates Prevent Its Intracellular Processing in Pichia pastoris Mut s Strains and the Effect of Methanol-Feeding Strategy and Induction Temperature on Glargine Precursor Production Parameters. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:2806-2829. [PMID: 33931817 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03567-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Glargine is a long-acting insulin analog with less hypoglycemia risk. Like human insulin, glargine is a globular protein composed of two polypeptide chains linked by two disulfide bonds. Pichia pastoris KM71 Muts strains were engineered to produce and secrete insulin glargine through the cleavage of two Kex2 sites. Nevertheless, the recombinant product was the single-chain insulin glargine (glargine precursor) instead of the expected double-chain glargine. Molecular model analysis of the dimeric and hexameric forms of the single-chain glargine showed buried Kex2 sites that prevent intracellular glargine precursor processing. The effect of the methanol-feeding strategy (methanol limited fed-batch vs. methanol non-limited fed-batch) and the induction temperature (28 °C vs. 24 °C) on the cell growth and production parameters in bioreactor cultures was also evaluated. Exponential growth at a constant specific growth rate was observed in all the cultures. The volumetric productivities and specific substrate consumption rates were directly proportional to the specific growth rate. The lower temperature led to increased metabolic activity of the yeast cells, which increased the specific growth rate. The methanol non-limited fed-batch culture at 24 °C showed the highest values for the process parameters. After 75 h of induction, 0.122 g/L of glargine precursor was obtained from the culture medium.
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- Abel Caballero-Pérez
- Instituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, 66455, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L, Mexico
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, 66455, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L, Mexico
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, 66455, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L, Mexico
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, 66455, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L, Mexico
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, 66455, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L, Mexico.
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A novel peptide design aids in the expression and its simplified process of manufacturing of Insulin Glargine in Pichia pastoris. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:3061-3074. [PMID: 33821296 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11224-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Manufacturing of insulin and its analogues relied upon in vitro enzymatic cleavages of its precursor forms (single chain precursor, SCP) at both ends of a connecting peptide (C-peptide) that links the respective B-chain and A-chains to corresponding final forms. We have demonstrated a simplified approach of cleaving P. pastoris expressed SCP, distinctly at one site for conversion to insulin glargine. The design of the precursor was made in such a way that there is no C-peptide in the precursor which needs to be removed in the final product. Instead of traditional both side cleavage of the C-peptide and removing the C-peptide (by trypsin), followed by 2nd enzyme reaction (typically carboxipeptidase B), present work established only one side cleavage of the sequence by only trypsin converts the precursor to final insulin glargine product. The novel design of the precursor helped in producing insulin glargine in a single step with an application of single enzyme brought high degree of process efficiencies. Highly purified product was generated through two reversed phase high pressure chromatographic steps. Purified product was compared with the reference product Lantus®, for various physico-chemical and biological properties. Primary, secondary and tertiary structures as well as biological pharmaco-dynamic effects were found comparable. High cell density fermentation that gave a good yield of the SCP, a single step conversion to insulin glargine, enabled by a unique design of SCP and a distinct purification approach, has led to a simplified and economical manufacturing process of this important drug used to treat diabetes. KEY POINTS: • Novel concept for processing single chain precursor of insulin glargine • Simple and economic process for insulin glargine • Physicochemical characterization and animal Pharmacodynamics show similarity to Lantus.
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Shen Q, Yu Z, Zhou XT, Zhang SJ, Zou SP, Xiong N, Xue YP, Liu ZQ, Zheng YG. Identification of a novel promoter for driving antibiotic-resistant genes to reduce the metabolic burden during protein expression and effectively select multiple integrations in Pichia Pastoris. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:3211-3223. [PMID: 33818673 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11195-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Routine approaches for the efficient expression of heterogenous proteins in Pichia pastoris include using the strong methanol-regulated alcohol oxidase (AOX1) promoter and multiple inserts of expression cassettes. To screen the transformants harboring multiple integrations, antibiotic-resistant genes such as the Streptoalloteichus hindustanus bleomycin gene are constructed into expression vectors, given that higher numbers of insertions of antibiotic-resistant genes on the expression vector confer resistance to higher concentrations of the antibiotic for transformants. The antibiotic-resistant genes are normally driven by the strong constitutive translational elongation factor 1a promoter (PTEF1). However, antibiotic-resistant proteins are necessary only for the selection process. Their production during the heterogenous protein expression process may increase the burden in cells, especially for the high-copy strains which harbor multiple copies of the expression cassette of antibiotic-resistant genes. Besides, a high concentration of the expensive antibiotic is required for the selection of multiple inserts because of the effective expression of the antibiotic-resistant gene by the TEF1 promoter. To address these limitations, we replaced the TEF1 promoter with a weaker promoter (PDog2p300) derived from the potential promoter region of 2-deoxyglucose-6-phosphate phosphatase gene for driving the antibiotic-resistant gene expression. Importantly, the PDog2p300 has even lower activity under carbon sources (glycerol and methanol) used for the AOX1 promoter-based production of recombinant proteins compared with glucose that is usually used for the selection process. This strategy has proven to be successful in screening of transformants harboring more than 3 copies of the gene of interest by using plates containing 100 μg/ml of Zeocin. Meanwhile, levels of Zeocin resistance protein were undetectable by immunoblotting in these multiple-copy strains during expression of heterogenous proteins.Key points• PDog2p300 was identified as a novel glucose-regulated promoter.• The expression of antibiotic-resistant gene driven by PDog2p300 was suppressed during the recombinant protein expression, resulting in reducing the metabolic burden.• The transformants harboring multiple integrations were cost-effectively selected by using the PDog2p300 for driving antibiotic-resistant genes.
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- Qi Shen
- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China. .,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.,Engineering Research Center of Bioconversion and Biopurification of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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Cell-Free Expression of a Plant Membrane Protein BrPT2 From Boesenbergia Rotunda. Mol Biotechnol 2021; 63:316-326. [PMID: 33565047 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-021-00304-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Prenylation of aromatic natural products by membrane-bound prenyltransferases (PTs) is an important biosynthesis step of many bioactive compounds. At present, only a few plant flavonoid-related PT genes have been functionally characterized, mainly due to the difficulties of expressing these membrane proteins. Rapid and effective methods to produce functional plant membrane proteins are thus indispensable. Here, we evaluated expression systems through cell-based and cell-free approaches to express Boesenbergia rotunda BrPT2 encoding a membrane-bound prenyltransferase. We attempted to express BrPT2 in Escherichia coli and tobacco plants but failed to detect this protein using the Western-blot technique, whereas an intact single band of 43 kDa was detected when BrPT2 was expressed using a cell-free protein synthesis system (PURE). Under in vitro enzymatic condition, the synthesized BrPT2 successfully catalyzed pinostrobin chalcone to pinostrobin. Molecular docking analysis showed that pinostrobin chalcone interacts with BrPT2 at two cavities: (1) the main binding site at the central cavity and (2) the allosteric binding site located away from the central cavity. Our findings suggest that cell-free protein synthesis could be an alternative for rapid production of valuable difficult-to-express membrane proteins.
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Evolution of Pichia pastoris as a model organism for vaccines production in healthcare industry. GENE REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2020.100937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Katla S, Pavan SS, Mohan N, Sivaprakasam S. Biocalorimetric monitoring of glycoengineered P. pastoris cultivation for the production of recombinant huIFNα2b: A quantitative study based on mixed feeding strategies. Biotechnol Prog 2020; 36:e2971. [PMID: 31990134 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Real-time monitoring of glycoengineered Pichia pastoris by employing process analytical technology (PAT) tools is vital for gaining deeper insights into the therapeutic protein production process. The present study focuses on influence of mixed feed carbon substrates during the induction phases of glycoengineered P. pastoris cultivation, for recombinant human interferon α2b (huIFNα2b) production by employing calorimetric (biological heat rate, q B ) and respirometric (oxygen uptake rate and carbon dioxide evolution rate) measurements. Mixed feed stream of carbon substrates (methanol + glycerol, methanol + sorbitol) at a predetermined "C-molar ratios" were added during the induction phases. Methanol- and sorbitol-based mixed feeding approach resulted in an improved huIFNα2b titer of 288 mg/L by channeling of methanol predominantly towards an optimal functioning of AOX expression system. A stand-off between biomass yield Y X S and biomass heat yield Y Q X coefficient, degree of reduction of methanol and its cosubstrate (glycerol and sorbitol) determines the fraction of carbon energy channeled toward biomass and protein production, under strict aerobic conditions. Calorespirometric monitoring and assessment of thermal yields enables a reliable prediction of process variables, leading to futuristic efficient PAT-based feed rate control.
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- Srikanth Katla
- BioPAT Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- BioPAT Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- BioPAT Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- BioPAT Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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Specific PCR method for detection of species origin in biochemical drugs via primers for the ATPase 8 gene by electrophoresis. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 186:634. [PMID: 31428871 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3738-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A PCR method is described to identify the species origin of various animal and human tissue-derived biochemical drugs. Four commercialized drugs, including spermary tablets, compound embryonic bovine liver extract tablets, spleen aminopeptide solution, and placenta polypeptide injection, were used as a proof-of-principle in this study. Primers were designed to amplify conservative regions of mitochondrial cytochrome b and ATPase 8 genes from beef, pork, lamb and human DNA, respectively. The specificity of primers for ATPase 8 gene is found to be higher than those for cytochrome b under the given experimental conditions. The amplicon sizes of ATPase 8 were 212, 271, 293 and 405 bp for pork, beef, lamb and human tissue, respectively. The minimum detectable concentration of DNA sample for species identification is 0.05-0.5 pg·μL-1. The species origin can be distinguished by this method in extremely low concentrations of template DNAs extracted. Conceivably, this PCR method for meat authentication may be extended to quality control of other biochemical drugs and raw materials. Graphical abstract A specific PCR method was developed for the detection of species origin in biochemical drugs via species-specific primers targeting mitochondrial ATPase 8 genes. The PCR products were separated by gel electrophoresis and species origins were indicated by comparison to references.
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Wu J, Gong G, Han S, Zhang W, Hu Y, Xie L. Expression, purification, and characterization of the Degludec precursor DesB30. Protein Expr Purif 2019; 161:28-39. [PMID: 31039402 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2019.04.010] [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: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease, for which recombinant human insulin is the most effective and mainstream treatment. DesB30 is an insulin analogue in which the B chain lacks amino acid 30 (Thr) compared with human insulin. This analogue can be used to produce the long-acting insulin Degludec or Detemir. In this study, a spacer peptide was added before the sequence of DesB30 and the C-peptide was replaced with AAK, a short connecting peptide. The target gene was cloned under the control of AOX1 and expressed as a secretory protein in Pichia pastoris. A high-yield recombination strain was selected by screening for resistance to G418. The basal salts medium was optimized and a lower salt concentration medium was found to show the best effects. Both media were used to compare the yield of high-density fermentation. The maximum yield reached 4.51 g/L in 1/2 basal salt medium, which is the highest reported yield to date. The insulin precursor, which is single-stranded, was purified by weak cation exchange chromatograph and preparative reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), from which 73.39% of product was recovered at over 95% purity. The double-stranded protein (DesB30) was obtained by digesting the insulin precursor with trypsin. Using preparative RP-HPLC, the product was obtained with over 95% purity. Finally, the structure of DesB30 was confirmed.
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- Junyi Wu
- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai, 201203, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai, 201203, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai, 201203, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai, 201203, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai, 201203, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai, 201203, PR China.
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Sun X, Su X. Harnessing the knowledge of protein secretion for enhanced protein production in filamentous fungi. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 35:54. [PMID: 30900052 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-019-2630-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Filamentous fungi are important microorganisms used in industrial production of proteins and enzymes. Among these organisms, Trichoderma reesei, Aspergilli, and more recently Myceliophthora thermophile are the most widely used and promising ones which have powerful protein secretion capability. In recent years, there have been tremendous achievements in understanding the molecular mechanisms of the secretory pathways in filamentous fungi. The acquired pieces of knowledge can be harnessed to enhance protein production in filamentous fungi with assistance of state-of-the-art genetic engineering techniques.
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- Xianhua Sun
- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Shukla R, Ramasamy V, Rajpoot RK, Arora U, Poddar A, Ahuja R, Beesetti H, Swaminathan S, Khanna N. Next generation designer virus-like particle vaccines for dengue. Expert Rev Vaccines 2019; 18:105-117. [PMID: 30587054 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2019.1562909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A safe and efficacious vaccine for dengue continues to be an unmet public health need. The recent licensing of a dengue vaccine (Dengvaxia) developed by Sanofi has brought to the fore the safety issue of vaccine-induced infection enhancement. AREAS COVERED This article focuses on two new yeast-produced tetravalent dengue envelope domain III-displaying virus-like particulate vaccine candidates reported in early 2018 and reviews the rationale underlying their design, and pre-clinical data which suggest that these may offer promising alternate options. EXPERT COMMENTARY These are the only vaccine candidates so far to have demonstrated the induction of primarily serotype-specific neutralizing antibodies to all dengue virus serotypes in experimental animals. Interestingly, these antibodies lack infection-enhancing potential when evaluated using the AG129 mouse model.
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- Rahul Shukla
- a Recombinant Gene Products Group, Molecular Medicine Division , International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology , New Delhi , India
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- a Recombinant Gene Products Group, Molecular Medicine Division , International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology , New Delhi , India
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- a Recombinant Gene Products Group, Molecular Medicine Division , International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology , New Delhi , India
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- a Recombinant Gene Products Group, Molecular Medicine Division , International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology , New Delhi , India
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- a Recombinant Gene Products Group, Molecular Medicine Division , International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology , New Delhi , India
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- a Recombinant Gene Products Group, Molecular Medicine Division , International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology , New Delhi , India
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- a Recombinant Gene Products Group, Molecular Medicine Division , International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology , New Delhi , India
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- a Recombinant Gene Products Group, Molecular Medicine Division , International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology , New Delhi , India
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- a Recombinant Gene Products Group, Molecular Medicine Division , International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology , New Delhi , India.,b NCR Biotech Science Cluster , Translational Health Science & Technology Institute , Faridabad , India
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Vorauer-Uhl K, Lhota G. Quantification of Recombinant Products in Yeast. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1923:385-428. [PMID: 30737753 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9024-5_20] [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: 06/09/2023]
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Quantification of various proteins expressed in yeast can be performed by different methods. In this respect, classical as well as advanced techniques can be applied, where the analysis of crude supernatants is of special interest in screening but also manufacturing.The following chapter addresses the analytical background of the introduced methods followed by specific recommendations for the quantification of different products of industrial interest. The method portfolio includes electrophoresis, chromatography, and ELISA as classical techniques, but also biosensor-based, microfluidic and automated, miniaturized methods are introduced. Furthermore, individual strengths and perceived limitations are summarized.Although prominent examples are described, it should be noted that individual modifications are required according to host and cultivation mode.
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- Karola Vorauer-Uhl
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
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Mi Y, Gao Y, Fan D, Duan Z, Fu R, Liang L, Xue W, Wang S. Stability improvement of human collagen α1(I) chain using insulin as a fusion partner. Chin J Chem Eng 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Li H, Xia Y. High cell density fed-batch production of insecticidal recombinant ribotoxin hirsutellin A from Pichia pastoris. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:145. [PMID: 30342541 PMCID: PMC6195745 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-0992-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The fungal ribotoxin hirsutellin A (HtA) exhibits strong insecticidal activity; however, efficient systems for expressing recombinant HtA (rHtA) are lacking. Here, we established an efficient heterologous expression system to produce large amounts of rHtA. RESULTS Recombinant Pichia pastoris transformants with high levels of secretory rHtA were screened, and in a fed-batch reactor, rHtA was secreted at levels up to 80 mg/l following methanol induction, which was more than sixfold higher than that in shake flasks. Approximately 7 mg of highly pure rHtA was obtained from 300 ml of fed-batch culture supernatant by Ni+-nitriloacetic acid affinity chromatography and CM Sepharose ion-exchange chromatography. Mass spectrometry results revealed rHtA as a native N-terminal non-glycosylated monomeric protein with a molecular weight of 15.3 kDa. Purified rHtA exhibited excellent thermal and protease stability and dose-dependent cytotoxicity to Sf9 insect cells and insecticidal activity against Galleria mellonella larvae. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of rHtA expression in P. pastoris. The rHtA was expressed at a high level under high-cell-density fed-batch fermentation and was efficiently purified using a two-step purification method. Purified rHtA exhibited thermal and protease stability, as well as appropriate bioactivities. Our results indicate that fed-batch production by P. pastoris is an efficient method to produce functional rHtA.
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- Hongbo Li
- Postdoctoral Mobile Station of Biology, Genetic Engineering Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
- College of Biological and Food Engineering, Huaihua University, Huaihua, 418008, China
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- Postdoctoral Mobile Station of Biology, Genetic Engineering Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China.
- Genetic Engineering Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, No. 55 South Road of University Town, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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Roth G, Vanz AL, Lünsdorf H, Nimtz M, Rinas U. Fate of the UPR marker protein Kar2/Bip and autophagic processes in fed-batch cultures of secretory insulin precursor producing Pichia pastoris. Microb Cell Fact 2018; 17:123. [PMID: 30092809 PMCID: PMC6083527 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-0970-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Secretory recombinant protein production with Pichia (syn. Komagataella) pastoris is commonly associated with the induction of an unfolded protein response (UPR) usually apparent through increased intracellular levels of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) resident chaperones such as Kar2/Bip. During methanol-induced secretory production of an insulin precursor (IP) under industrially relevant fed-batch conditions the initially high level of intracellular Kar2/Bip after batch growth on glycerol unexpectedly declined in the following methanol fed-batch phase misleadingly suggesting that IP production had a low impact on UPR activation. Results Analysis of the protein production independent level of Kar2/Bip revealed that high Kar2/Bip levels were reached in the exponential growth phase of glycerol batch cultures followed by a strong decline of Kar2/Bip during entry into stationary phase. Ultra-structural cell morphology studies revealed autophagic processes (e.g. ER phagy) at the end of the glycerol batch phase most likely responsible for the degradation of ER resident chaperones such as Kar2/Bip. The pre-induction level of Kar2/Bip did not affect the IP secretion efficiency in the subsequent methanol-induced IP production phase. During growth on methanol intracellular Kar2/Bip levels declined in IP producing and non-producing host cells. However, extracellular accumulation of Kar2/Bip was observed in IP-producing cultures but not in non-producing controls. Most importantly, the majority of the extracellular Kar2/Bip accumulated in the culture supernatant of IP producing cells as truncated protein (approx. 35 kDa). Conclusions Rapid growth leads to higher basal levels of the major UPR marker protein Kar2/Bip independent of recombinant protein production. Entry into stationary phase or slower growth on poorer substrate, e.g. methanol, leads to a lower basal Kar2/Bip level. Methanol-induced secretory IP production elicits a strong UPR activation which counteracts the reduced UPR during slow growth on methanol. The major ER chaperone Kar2/Bip is found together with recombinant IP in the culture medium where full-length Kar2/Bip accumulates in addition to large amounts of truncated Kar2/Bip. Thus, for judging UPR activating properties of the produced protein it is important to additionally analyze the medium not only for intact Kar2/Bip but also for truncated versions of this UPR reporter protein. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12934-018-0970-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Gustavo Roth
- Technical Chemistry-Life Science, Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry-Life Science, Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Brunswick, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Brunswick, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry-Life Science, Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany. .,Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Brunswick, Germany.
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Xia Y, Yang L, Xia L. High-level production of a fungal β-glucosidase with application potentials in the cost-effective production of Trichoderma reesei cellulase. Process Biochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2018.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Engineering of Yeast Glycoprotein Expression. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 175:93-135. [DOI: 10.1007/10_2018_69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Wang J, Wang X, Shi L, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Cai M. Reduced methanol input induces increased protein output by AOX1 promoter in a trans-acting elements engineered Pichia pastoris. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 45:25-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-017-1988-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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High oxygen consumption and heat release caused by methanol catabolism usually bring difficulties to industrial scale-up and cost for protein expression driven by methanol-induced AOX1 promoter in Pichia pastoris. Here, reduced methanol feeding levels were investigated for expression of insulin precursor in a trans-acting elements engineered P. pastoris strain MF1-IP. Insulin precursor expression level reached 6.69 g/(L supernatant) at the methanol feeding rate of 6.67 mL/(h·L broth), which was 59% higher than that in the wild-type strain WT-IP at the methanol feeding rate of 12 mL/(h·L broth). Correspondingly, the insulin precursor expression level in fermentation broth and maximum specific insulin precursor production rate was 137 and 77% higher than the WT-IP, respectively. However, oxygen consumption and heat evolution were reduced, and the highest oxygen consumption rate and heat evolution rate of the MF1-IP were 18.0 and 37.7% lower than the WT-IP, respectively.
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- Jinjia Wang
- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 School of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 School of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
- 0000 0001 2163 4895 grid.28056.39 School of Biotechnology East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road 200237 Shanghai China
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Theron CW, Berrios J, Delvigne F, Fickers P. Integrating metabolic modeling and population heterogeneity analysis into optimizing recombinant protein production by Komagataella (Pichia) pastoris. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 102:63-80. [PMID: 29138907 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8612-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The methylotrophic yeast Komagataella (Pichia) pastoris has become one of the most utilized cell factories for the production of recombinant proteins over the last three decades. This success story is linked to its specific physiological traits, i.e., the ability to grow at high cell density in inexpensive culture medium and to secrete proteins at high yield. Exploiting methanol metabolism is at the core of most P. pastoris-based processes but comes with its own challenges. Co-feeding cultures with glycerol/sorbitol and methanol is a promising approach, which can benefit from improved understanding and prediction of metabolic response. The development of profitable processes relies on the construction and selection of efficient producing strains from less efficient ones but also depends on the ability to master the bioreactor process itself. More specifically, how a bioreactor processes could be monitored and controlled to obtain high yield of production. In this review, new perspectives are detailed regarding a multi-faceted approach to recombinant protein production processes by P. pastoris; including gaining improved understanding of the metabolic pathways involved, accounting for variations in transcriptional and translational efficiency at the single cell level and efficient monitoring and control of methanol levels at the bioreactor level.
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- Chrispian W Theron
- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, University of Liège - Gembloux AgroBio Tech, Avenue de la Faculté, 2B, B-5030, Gembloux, Belgium
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, University of Liège - Gembloux AgroBio Tech, Avenue de la Faculté, 2B, B-5030, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, University of Liège - Gembloux AgroBio Tech, Avenue de la Faculté, 2B, B-5030, Gembloux, Belgium.
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Engineering strategies for enhanced production of protein and bio-products in Pichia pastoris: A review. Biotechnol Adv 2017; 36:182-195. [PMID: 29129652 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pichia pastoris has been recognized as one of the most industrially important hosts for heterologous protein production. Despite its high protein productivity, the optimization of P. pastoris cultivation is still imperative due to strain- and product-specific challenges such as promoter strength, methanol utilization type and oxygen demand. To address the issues, strategies involving genetic and process engineering have been employed. Optimization of codon usage and gene dosage, as well as engineering of promoters, protein secretion pathways and methanol metabolic pathways have proved beneficial to innate protein expression levels. Large-scale production of proteins via high cell density fermentation additionally relies on the optimization of process parameters including methanol feed rate, induction temperature and specific growth rate. Recent progress related to the enhanced production of proteins in P. pastoris via various genetic engineering and cultivation strategies are reviewed. Insight into the regulation of the P. pastoris alcohol oxidase 1 (AOX1) promoter and the development of methanol-free systems are highlighted. Novel cultivation strategies such as mixed substrate feeding are discussed. Recent advances regarding substrate and product monitoring techniques are also summarized. Application of P. pastoris to the production of biodiesel and other value-added products via metabolic engineering are also reviewed. P. pastoris is becoming an indispensable platform through the use of these combined engineering strategies.
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Wang XD, Jiang T, Yu XW, Xu Y. Effects of UPR and ERAD pathway on the prolyl endopeptidase production in Pichia pastoris by controlling of nitrogen source. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 44:1053-1063. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-017-1938-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) is very useful in various industries, while the high cost of enzyme production remains a major obstacle for its industrial applications. Pichia pastoris has been used for the PEP production; however, the fermentation process has not be investigated and little is known about the impact of excessive PEP production on the host cell physiology. Here, we optimized the nitrogen source to improve the PEP expression level and further evaluated the cellular response including UPR and ERAD. During methanol induction phase the PEP activity (1583 U/L) was increased by 1.48-fold under the optimized nitrogen concentration of NH4+ (300 mmol/L) and casamino acids [1.0% (w/v)] in a 3-L bioreactor. Evaluated by RT-PCR the UPR and ERAD pathways were confirmed to be activated. Furthermore, a strong decrease of ERAD-related gene transcription was observed with the addition of nitrogen source, which contributed to a higher PEP expression level.
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- Xiao-Dong Wang
- 0000 0001 0708 1323 grid.258151.a The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi People’s Republic of China
- 0000 0001 0708 1323 grid.258151.a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi People’s Republic of China
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- 0000 0001 0708 1323 grid.258151.a The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi People’s Republic of China
- 0000 0001 0708 1323 grid.258151.a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi People’s Republic of China
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- 0000 0001 0708 1323 grid.258151.a The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi People’s Republic of China
- 0000 0001 0708 1323 grid.258151.a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi People’s Republic of China
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- 0000 0001 0708 1323 grid.258151.a The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi People’s Republic of China
- 0000 0001 0708 1323 grid.258151.a State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Jiangnan University 214122 Wuxi People’s Republic of China
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Methanol-Independent Protein Expression by AOX1 Promoter with trans-Acting Elements Engineering and Glucose-Glycerol-Shift Induction in Pichia pastoris. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41850. [PMID: 28150747 PMCID: PMC5288789 DOI: 10.1038/srep41850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The alcohol oxidase 1 promoter (PAOX1) of Pichia pastoris is commonly used for high level expression of recombinant proteins. While the safety risk of methanol and tough process control for methanol induction usually cause problems especially in large-scale fermentation. By testing the functions of trans-acting elements of PAOX1 and combinatorially engineering of them, we successfully constructed a methanol-free PAOX1 start-up strain, in which, three transcription repressors were identified and deleted and, one transcription activator were overexpressed. The strain expressed 77% GFP levels in glycerol compared to the wide-type in methanol. Then, insulin precursor (IP) was expressed, taking which as a model, we developed a novel glucose-glycerol-shift induced PAOX1 start-up for this methanol-free strain. A batch phase with glucose of 40 g/L followed by controlling residual glucose not lower than 20 g/L was compatible for supporting cell growth and suppressing PAOX1. Then, glycerol induction was started after glucose used up. Accordingly, an optimal bioprocess was further determined, generating a high IP production of 2.46 g/L in a 5-L bioreactor with dramatical decrease of oxygen consumption and heat evolution comparing with the wild-type in methanol. This mutant and bioprocess represent a safe and efficient alternative to the traditional glycerol-repressed/methanol-induced PAOX1 system.
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Ji S, Li W, Baloch AR, Wang M, Li H, Cao B, Zhang H. Efficient biosynthesis of a Cecropin A-melittin mutant in Bacillus subtilis WB700. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40587. [PMID: 28071737 PMCID: PMC5223193 DOI: 10.1038/srep40587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The efficient production of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for clinical applications has attracted the attention of the scientific community. To develop a novel microbial cell factory for the efficient biosynthesis of a cecropin A-melittin mutant (CAM-W), a recombinant Bacillus subtilis WB700 expression system was genetically modified with a novel vector, including a fusion gene encoding CAM-W, the autoprotease EDDIE and the signal peptide SacB under the control of the maltose-inducible promoter Pglv. A total of 159 mg of CAM-W was obtained from 1 L of fermentation supernatant. The purified CAM-W showed a consistent size with the expected molecular weight of 3.2 kDa. Our findings suggest that this novel expression system can be used as a powerful tool for the efficient production of CAM-W.
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- Shengyue Ji
- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100094, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100094, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
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Polez S, Origi D, Zahariev S, Guarnaccia C, Tisminetzky SG, Skoko N, Baralle M. A Simplified and Efficient Process for Insulin Production in Pichia pastoris. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167207. [PMID: 27907132 PMCID: PMC5131935 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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A significant barrier to insulin is affordability. In this manuscript we describe improvements to key steps in the insulin production process in Pichia pastoris that reduce cost and time. The strategy for recovery and processing of human insulin precursor has been streamlined to two steps from bioreactor to the transpeptidation reaction. In the first step the insulin precursor secreted during the methanol induction phase is recovered directly from the culture broth using Tangential Flow Filtration with a Prostak™ module eliminating the laborious and time-consuming multi-step clarification, including centrifugation. In the second step the protein is applied at very high loadings on a cation exchange resin and eluted in a mixture of water and ethanol to obtain a concentrated insulin precursor, suitable for use directly in the transpeptidation reaction. Overall the yield from insulin precursor to human insulin was 51% and consisted of three purification chromatography steps. In addition we describe a method for recovery of the excess of H-Thr(tBu)-OtBu from the transpeptidation reaction mixture, one of the more costly reagents in the process, along with its successful reuse.
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- Biomanufacturing Sciences Network, Process Solutions, Merck SpA, Vimodrone (Milan), Italy
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Marquard D, Enders A, Roth G, Rinas U, Scheper T, Lindner P. In situ microscopy for online monitoring of cell concentration in Pichia pastoris cultivations. J Biotechnol 2016; 234:90-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2016.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Revised: 07/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Expression and Purification of C-Peptide Containing Insulin Using Pichia pastoris Expression System. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:3423685. [PMID: 27579308 PMCID: PMC4989069 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3423685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Increase in the incidence of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) among people from developed and developing countries has created a large global market for insulin. Moreover, exploration of new methods for insulin delivery including oral or inhalation route which require very high doses would further increase the demand of cost-effective recombinant insulin. Various bacterial and yeast strains have been optimized to overproduce important biopharmaceuticals. One of the approaches we have taken is the production of recombinant human insulin along with C-peptide in yeast Pichia pastoris. We procured a cDNA clone of insulin from Origene Inc., USA. Insulin cDNA was PCR amplified and cloned into yeast vector pPICZ-α. Cloned insulin cDNA was confirmed by restriction analysis and DNA sequencing. pPICZ-α-insulin clone was transformed into Pichia pastoris SuperMan5 strain. Several Zeocin resistant clones were obtained and integration of insulin cDNA in Pichia genome was confirmed by PCR using insulin specific primers. Expression of insulin in Pichia clones was confirmed by ELISA, SDS-PAGE, and Western blot analysis. In vivo efficacy studies in streptozotocin induced diabetic mice confirmed the activity of recombinant insulin. In conclusion, a biologically active human proinsulin along with C-peptide was expressed at high level using Pichia pastoris expression system.
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Aizen J, Chandler JC, Fitzgibbon QP, Sagi A, Battaglene SC, Elizur A, Ventura T. Production of recombinant insulin-like androgenic gland hormones from three decapod species: In vitro testicular phosphorylation and activation of a newly identified tyrosine kinase receptor from the Eastern spiny lobster, Sagmariasus verreauxi. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2016; 229:8-18. [PMID: 26883686 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In crustaceans the insulin-like androgenic gland hormone (IAG) is responsible for male sexual differentiation. To date, the biochemical pathways through which IAG exerts its effects are poorly understood and could be elucidated through the production of a functional recombinant IAG (rIAG). We have successfully expressed glycosylated, biologically active IAG using the Pichia pastoris yeast expression system. We co-expressed recombinant single-chain precursor molecules consisting of the B and A chains (the mature hormone) tethered by a flexible linker, producing rIAGs of the following commercially important species: Eastern spiny lobster Sagmariasus verreauxi (Sv), redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (Cq) and giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Mr). We then tested the biological activity of each, through the ability to increase phosphorylation in the testis; both Sv and Cq rIAGs significantly elevated phosphorylation specific to their species, and in a dose-dependent manner. Mr rIAG was tested on Macrobrachium australiense (Ma), eliciting a similar response. Moreover, using bioinformatics analyses of the de novo assembled spiny lobster transcriptome, we identified a spiny lobster tyrosine kinase insulin receptor (Sv-TKIR). We validated this discovery with a receptor activation assay in COS-7 cells expressing Sv-TKIR, using a reporter SRE-LUC system designed for RTKs, with each of the rIAG proteins acting as the activation ligand. Using recombinant proteins, we aim to develop specific tools to control sexual development through the administration of IAG within the critical sexual differentiation time window. The biologically active rIAGs generated might facilitate commercially feasible solutions for the long sought techniques for sex-change induction and monosex population culture in crustaceans and shed new light on the physiological mode of action of IAG in crustaceans.
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- Joseph Aizen
- Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, GeneCology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland 4558, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, GeneCology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland 4558, Australia
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- Fisheries and Aquaculture, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Life Sciences and The National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Fisheries and Aquaculture, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, GeneCology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland 4558, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, GeneCology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland 4558, Australia.
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Morozkina EV, Vavilova EA, Zatcepin SS, Klyachko EV, Yagudin TA, Chulkin AM, Dudich IV, Semenkova LN, Churilova IV, Benevolensky SV. Engineering of a System for the Production of Mutant Human Alpha-Fetoprotein in the Methylotrophic Yeast Pichia pastoris. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683816020125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Enhanced truncated-t-PA (CT-b) expression in high-cell-density fed-batch cultures of Pichia pastoris through optimization of a mixed feeding strategy by response surface methodology. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2016; 39:565-73. [PMID: 26758714 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-016-1538-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Recently, Pichia pastoris has been the focal point of interest as an expression system for production of many recombinant proteins. The study and optimization of feeding strategy are of major importance to achieve maximum volumetric productivity in fed-batch cultivations. Among different feeding strategies used in P. pastoris fed-batch cultures, those trying to maintain a constant specific growth rate have usually resulted in superior productivities. The objective of the present study was to investigate and optimize the co-feeding of glycerol and methanol to attain maximum expression of t-PA in P. pastoris fed-batch cultures with constant specific growth rate. The experiments were designed by response surface methodology, considering the specific feeding rates of methanol and glycerol as independent variables. In each experiment, glycerol and methanol were fed according to a predetermined equation to maintain a constant specific growth rate. It was found that with glycerol feeding for higher specific growth rates, the inhibitory properties of glycerol are more pronounced, while the best expression level was achieved when the ratio of µ set glycerol to that of methanol was around 1.67. In all specific growth rates tested, almost a similar ratio of the specific glycerol feeding rate to that of methanol led to the maximum protein production and activity. The statistical model predicted the optimal operating conditions for µ set glycerol and that of methanol to be 0.05 and 0.03 h(-1), respectively. Applying the optimum strategy, maximum of 52 g/L biomass, 300 mg/L t-PA and 340,000 IU/mL enzyme activity were obtained.
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Looser V, Bruhlmann B, Bumbak F, Stenger C, Costa M, Camattari A, Fotiadis D, Kovar K. Cultivation strategies to enhance productivity of Pichia pastoris: A review. Biotechnol Adv 2015; 33:1177-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2014] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Kang Z, Zhang N, Zhang Y. Enhanced production of leech hyaluronidase by optimizing secretion and cultivation in Pichia pastoris. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 100:707-17. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-7056-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Madhavan A, Sukumaran RK. Signal peptides from filamentous fungi efficiently mediate the secretion of recombinant proteins in Kluyveromyces lactis. Biochem Eng J 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2015.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Canales C, Altamirano C, Berrios J. Effect of dilution rate and methanol-glycerol mixed feeding on heterologous Rhizopus oryzae lipase production with Pichia pastoris Mut(+) phenotype in continuous culture. Biotechnol Prog 2015; 31:707-14. [PMID: 25740724 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The induction using substrate mixtures is an operational strategy for improving the productivity of heterologous protein production with Pichia pastoris. Glycerol as a cosubstrate allows for growth at a higher specific growth rate, but also has been reported to be repressor of the expression from the AOX1 promoter. Thus, further insights about the effects of glycerol are required for designing the induction stage with mixed substrates. The production of Rhizopus oryzae lipase (ROL) was used as a model system to investigate the application of methanol-glycerol feeding mixtures in fast metabolizing methanol phenotype. Cultures were performed in a simple chemostat system and the response surface methodology was used for the evaluation of both dilution rate and methanol-glycerol feeding composition as experimental factors. Our results indicate that productivity and yield of ROL are strongly affected by dilution rate, with no interaction effect between the involved factors. Productivity showed the highest value around 0.04-0.06 h(-1) , while ROL yield decreased along the whole dilution rate range evaluated (0.03-0.1 h(-1) ). Compared to production level achieved with methanol-only feeding, the highest specific productivity was similar in mixed feeding (0.9 UA g-biomass(-1) h(-1) ), but volumetric productivity was 70% higher. Kinetic analysis showed that these results are explained by the effects of dilution rate on specific methanol uptake rate, instead of a repressor effect caused by glycerol feeding. It is concluded that despite the effect of dilution rate on ROL yield, mixed feeding strategy is a proper process option to be applied to P. pastoris Mut(+) phenotype for heterologous protein production.
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- Christian Canales
- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso, Chile
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso, Chile
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2085, Valparaíso, Chile
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Baeshen NA, Baeshen MN, Sheikh A, Bora RS, Ahmed MMM, Ramadan HAI, Saini KS, Redwan EM. Cell factories for insulin production. Microb Cell Fact 2014; 13:141. [PMID: 25270715 PMCID: PMC4203937 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-014-0141-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The rapid increase in the number of diabetic patients globally and exploration of alternate insulin delivery methods such as inhalation or oral route that rely on higher doses, is bound to escalate the demand for recombinant insulin in near future. Current manufacturing technologies would be unable to meet the growing demand of affordable insulin due to limitation in production capacity and high production cost. Manufacturing of therapeutic recombinant proteins require an appropriate host organism with efficient machinery for posttranslational modifications and protein refolding. Recombinant human insulin has been produced predominantly using E. coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae for therapeutic use in human. We would focus in this review, on various approaches that can be exploited to increase the production of a biologically active insulin and its analogues in E. coli and yeast. Transgenic plants are also very attractive expression system, which can be exploited to produce insulin in large quantities for therapeutic use in human. Plant-based expression system hold tremendous potential for high-capacity production of insulin in very cost-effective manner. Very high level of expression of biologically active proinsulin in seeds or leaves with long-term stability, offers a low-cost technology for both injectable as well as oral delivery of proinsulin.
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- Nabih A Baeshen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia. .,Nucleic Acids Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia. .,Cell Biology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Centre, Tahrir St. Dokki, Cairo, 12311, Egypt.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia. .,Protein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City for Scientific Research and Applied Technology, New Borg AL-Arab, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Madhavan A, Sukumaran RK. Promoter and signal sequence from filamentous fungus can drive recombinant protein production in the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 165:302-308. [PMID: 24661814 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Cross-recognition of promoters from filamentous fungi in yeast can have important consequences towards developing fungal expression systems, especially for the rapid evaluation of their efficacy. A truncated 510bp inducible Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase I (cbh1) promoter was tested for the expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) in Kluyveromyces lactis after disrupting its native β-galactosidase (lac4) promoter. The efficiency of the CBH1 secretion signal was also evaluated by fusing it to the lac4 promoter of the yeast, which significantly increased the secretion of recombinant protein in K. lactis compared to the native α-mating factor secretion signal. The fungal promoter is demonstrated to have potential to drive heterologous protein production in K. lactis; and the small sized T. reesei cbh1 secretion signal can mediate the protein secretion in K. lactis with high efficiency.
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- Aravind Madhavan
- Centre for Biofuels, Biotechnology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Industrial Estate PO, Trivandrum 695 019, India
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- Centre for Biofuels, Biotechnology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Industrial Estate PO, Trivandrum 695 019, India.
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Meehl MA, Stadheim TA. Biopharmaceutical discovery and production in yeast. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2014; 30:120-7. [PMID: 25014890 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The selection of an expression platform for recombinant biopharmaceuticals is often centered upon suitable product titers and critical quality attributes, including post-translational modifications. Although notable differences between microbial, yeast, plant, and mammalian host systems exist, recent advances have greatly mitigated any inherent liabilities of yeasts. Yeast expression platforms are important to both the supply of marketed biopharmaceuticals and the pipelines of novel therapeutics. In this review, recent advances in yeast-based expression of biopharmaceuticals will be discussed. The advantages of using glycoengineered yeast as a production host and in the discovery space will be illustrated. These advancements, in turn, are transforming yeast platforms from simple production systems to key technological assets in the discovery and selection of biopharmaceutical lead candidates.
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- Michael A Meehl
- GlycoFi, Biologics Research, Merck & Co., Inc., 16 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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- GlycoFi, Biologics Research, Merck & Co., Inc., 16 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA.
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Wang W, Liu C, Ma Y, Liu X, Zhang K, Zhang M. Improved production of two expansin-like proteins in Pichia pastoris and investigation of their functional properties. Biochem Eng J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vanz AL, Nimtz M, Rinas U. Decrease of UPR- and ERAD-related proteins in Pichia pastoris during methanol-induced secretory insulin precursor production in controlled fed-batch cultures. Microb Cell Fact 2014; 13:23. [PMID: 24521445 PMCID: PMC3930904 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-13-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Pichia pastoris is a popular yeast preferably employed for secretory protein production. Secretion is not always efficient and endoplasmic retention of proteins with aberrant folding properties, or when produced at exaggerated rates, can occur. In these cases production usually leads to an unfolded protein response (UPR) and the induction of the endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation (ERAD). P. pastoris is nowadays also an established host for secretory insulin precursor (IP) production, though little is known about the impact of IP production on the host cell physiology, in particular under industrially relevant production conditions. Here, we evaluate the cellular response to aox1 promoter-controlled, secretory IP production in controlled fed-batch processes using a proteome profiling approach. Results Cells were first grown in a batch procedure using a defined medium with a high glycerol concentration. After glycerol depletion IP production was initiated by methanol addition which was kept constant through continuous methanol feeding. The most prominent changes of the intracellular proteome after the onset of methanol feeding were related to the enzymes of central carbon metabolism. In particular, the enzymes of the methanol dissimilatory pathway - virtually absent in the glycerol batch phase - dominated the proteome during the methanol fed-batch phase. Unexpectedly, a strong decrease of UPR and ERAD related proteins was also observed during methanol-induced IP production. Compared to non-producing control strains grown under identical conditions the UPR down-regulation was less pronounced indicating that IP production elicits a detectable but non prominent UPR response which is repressed by the general culture condition-dependent UPR down-regulation after the shift from glycerol to methanol. Conclusions The passage of IP through the secretory pathway using an optimized IP vector and growing the strain at fed-batch conditions with a high initial glycerol concentration does not impose a significant burden on the secretory machinery even under conditions leading to an extracellular accumulation of ~ 3 g L-1 IP. The glycerol batch pre-induction culture conditions are associated with a high constitutive - recombinant protein production independent - induction of the UPR and ERAD pathways probably preconditioning the cells for effective IP secretion in the methanol fed-batch phase.
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- Leibniz University of Hannover, Technical Chemistry - Life Science, Callinstr, 5, 30167 Hannover, Germany.
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A non-ionic surfactant reduces the induction time and enhances expression levels of bubaline somatotropin in Pichia pastoris. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:855-63. [PMID: 24442314 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-013-2926-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study describes a simple approach for enhanced secretory expression of bubaline somatotropin (BbST) in the methylotropic yeast Pichia pastoris. A Mut(s) Pichia transformant carrying multi-copy, non-codon optimized BbST cDNA sequence, expressed and secreted the recombinant protein into the culture medium to a level of 25 % of the total proteins in the culture supernatant, after 120 h of induction. Inclusion of polysorbate-80 in the inducing medium resulted in a significant improvement in the BbST expression (up to 45 % of the total culture supernatant proteins) with concomitant reduction in the induction time to 48 h. The amount of BbST obtained was 148 mg/L, which was around fivefold higher than that obtained without the surfactant. BbST was purified to near homogeneity by FPLC on Q-sepharose FF anion-exchange column. Protein authenticity was judged by SDS-PAGE and western blot analyses. A bioassay based on proliferation of Nb2 rat lymphoma cell lines confirmed that the purified, recombinant BbST is biologically active. Use of polysorbate-80 in combination with methanol, during the induction phase, is likely to have general applicability in lowering the induction time and enhancing the secretory expression of other commercially important proteins in Mut(s) strains of P. pastoris.
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Liu H, Zhou X, Tian S, Hao X, You J, Zhang Y. Two-step transpeptidation of the insulin precursor expressed in Pichia pastoris to insulin ester via trypsin-catalyzed cleavage and coupling. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2013; 61:408-17. [PMID: 24325254 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Insulin precursor fusion protein expressed in Pichia pastoris is a single-chain protein with a spacer peptide (EEAEAEAEPK) localized at its N-terminal. Currently, the one-step transpeptidation reaction with low yield and high cost is generally employed to convert the insulin precursor fusion protein into human insulin ester. In this study, a two-step transpeptidation reaction was proposed separating the cleavage step from the coupling step so that each reaction was performed under its optimal conditions. Using this method, the total efficiency doubled and the reaction time was shortened compared with the one-step method. In addition, the amount of O-t-butyl-l-threonine t-butyl ester and trypsin dosages were reduced by 50% and 75%, respectively. This two-step transpeptidation strategy was simple and efficient and could be used for the pharmaceutical production of human insulin.
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- Haifeng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.,Shandong Dong-e E-Jiao Co., Ltd., Shandong, People's Republic of China.,Shandong Ehua Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Dong-e E-Jiao Co., Ltd., Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Dong-e E-Jiao Co., Ltd., Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Dong-e E-Jiao Co., Ltd., Shandong, People's Republic of China.,Shandong Ehua Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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