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ArticlePharmaceutical research2015

Structural Characterisation of Non-Deamidated Acidic Variants of Erwinia chrysanthemi L-asparaginase Using Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Ion-Mobility Mass Spectrometry.

David Gervais, Darryl King, Patrick Kanda, Nicholas Foote, Lucy Elliott, Phillip Brown, Natacha O Lee, Konstantinos Thalassinos, Claire Pizzey, Robert Rambo and 3 more

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. What makes a good new therapeutic L-asparaginase?World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2019
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  2. Quality Control and Downstream Processing of Therapeutic Enzymes.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2019
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13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

David GervaisPorton Biopharma Limited, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG, UK. dave.gervais@portonbiopharma.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4996-3217
Darryl KingPorton Biopharma Limited, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG, UK.
Patrick KandaPorton Biopharma Limited, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG, UK.
Nicholas FootePorton Biopharma Limited, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG, UK.
Lucy ElliottPorton Biopharma Limited, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG, UK.
Phillip BrownPorton Biopharma Limited, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG, UK.
Natacha O LeeInstitute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, Darwin Building Room 101A, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Konstantinos ThalassinosInstitute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, Darwin Building Room 101A, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Claire PizzeyDiamond Light Source Ltd., Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK.
Robert RamboDiamond Light Source Ltd., Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK.
Thomas C MinshullChELSI Institute, Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
Mark J DickmanChELSI Institute, Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
Stuart SmithPorton Biopharma Limited, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG, UK.
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · GBDiamond Light Source · GBInstitute of Structural and Molecular Biology · GBUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H013849/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L015382/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M012166/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeErwinia chrysanthemi L-asparaginase (ErA) is an enzyme commonly used in the treatment regimen for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). Biopharmaceutical products such as ErA must be monitored for modifications such as deamidation, typically using ion-exchange chromatography (IEX). Analysis of clinical-grade ErA using native IEX resolves a number of enzymatically-active, acidic variants that were poorly characterised.

methodsErA IEX variants were isolated and fully characterised using capillary electrophoresis (cIEF), LC-MS and LC-MS/MS of proteolytic digests, and structural techniques including circular dichroism, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and ion-mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS).

resultsLC-MS, MS/MS and cIEF demonstrated that all ErA isolates consist mainly of enzyme lacking primary-sequence modifications (such as deamidation). Both SAXS and IM-MS revealed a different conformational state in the most prominent acidic IEX peak. However, SAXS data also suggested conformational differences between the main peak and major acidic variant were minor, based on comparisons with crystal structures.

conclusionsIEX data for biopharmaceuticals such as ErA should be thoroughly characterised, as the most common modifications, such as deamidation, may be absent.

Indexed as

Scattering, Small AngleTandem Mass SpectrometryAntineoplastic AgentsAsparaginaseChromatography, LiquidDickeya chrysanthemiElectrophoresis, CapillaryElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelProtein ConformationAntineoplastic AgentsAsparaginasedeamidationion mobilityL-asparaginasepH-induced conformational changeSAXS

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PMID26040662
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