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ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical sciences2021

Mechanism of Thimerosal-Induced Structural Destabilization of a Recombinant Rotavirus P[4] Protein Antigen Formulated as a Multi-Dose Vaccine.

Kawaljit Kaur, Jian Xiong, Nishant Sawant, Sanjeev Agarwal, John M Hickey, David A Holland, Tarit K Mukhopadhyay, Joseph R Brady, Neil C Dalvie, Mary Kate Tracey and 5 more

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Article in Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2021. 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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4citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kawaljit KaurDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaccine Analytics and Formulation Center, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047.
Jian XiongDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaccine Analytics and Formulation Center, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047.
Nishant SawantDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaccine Analytics and Formulation Center, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047.
Sanjeev AgarwalDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaccine Analytics and Formulation Center, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047.
John M HickeyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaccine Analytics and Formulation Center, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047.
David A HollandDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaccine Analytics and Formulation Center, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047.
Tarit K MukhopadhyayDepartment of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, Bernard Katz Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Joseph R BradyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.
Neil C DalvieDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.
Mary Kate TraceyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.
Kerry R LoveDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.
J Christopher LoveDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.
David D WeisDepartment of Chemistry and R.N. Adams Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045.
Sangeeta B JoshiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaccine Analytics and Formulation Center, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047.
David B VolkinDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaccine Analytics and Formulation Center, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047. Electronic address: volkin@ku.edu.
University of Kansas · USMassachusetts Institute of Technology · USUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Improved Informatics for Epitope Mapping by Hydrogen Exchange-Mass SpectrometryR21AI135701 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI WEIS, DAVID DANIEL · 2018 to 2019
$436k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI135701
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a companion paper, a two-step developability assessment is presented to rapidly evaluate low-cost formulations (multi-dose, aluminum-adjuvanted) for new subunit vaccine candidates. As a case study, a non-replicating rotavirus (NRRV) recombinant protein antigen P[4] was found to be destabilized by the vaccine preservative thimerosal, and this effect was mitigated by modification of the free cysteine (C173S). In this work, the mechanism(s) of thimerosal-P[4] protein interactions, along with subsequent effects on the P[4] protein's structural integrity, are determined. Reversible complexation of ethylmercury, a thimerosal degradation byproduct, with the single cysteine residue of P[4] protein is demonstrated by intact protein mass analysis and biophysical studies. A working mechanism involving a reversible S-Hg coordinate bond is presented based on the literature. This reaction increased the local backbone flexibility of P[4] within the helical region surrounding the cysteine residue and then caused more global destabilization, both as detected by HX-MS. These effects correlate with changes in antibody-P[4] binding parameters and alterations in P[4] conformational stability due to C173S modification. Epitope mapping by HX-MS demonstrated involvement of the same cysteine-containing helical region of P[4] in antibody-antigen binding. Future formulation challenges to develop low-cost, multi-dose formulations for new recombinant protein vaccine candidates are discussed.

Indexed as

RotavirusThimerosalAntigens, ViralPreservatives, PharmaceuticalVaccines, SubunitAntigens, ViralPreservatives, PharmaceuticalThimerosalVaccines, SubunitEpitope mappingFormulationHX-MSMulti-dosePreservativeProtein antigenRotavirusStabilityThimerosalVaccine

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PMID33278412
PMCPMC7884053
OpenAlexW3109215073

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