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ArticleBiotechnology and bioengineering2021

Development of a platform process for the production and purification of single-domain antibodies.

Laura E Crowell, Chaz Goodwine, Carla S Holt, Lucia Rocha, Celina Vega, Sergio A Rodriguez, Neil C Dalvie, Mary K Tracey, Mariana Puntel, Andrés Wigdorovitz and 4 more

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Article in Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura E CrowellKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3371-7193
Chaz GoodwineDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA.
Carla S HoltInstituto de Virología, Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lucia RochaInstituto de Virología, Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Celina VegaInstituto de Virología, Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sergio A RodriguezKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Neil C DalvieKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Mary K TraceyKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Mariana PuntelInstituto de Virología, Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Andrés WigdorovitzInstituto de Virología, Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Viviana ParreñoInstituto de Virología, Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Kerry R LoveKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Steven M CramerDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4635-5221
J Christopher LoveKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0921-3144
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · USNational Agricultural Technology Institute · ARRensselaer Polytechnic Institute · US

Funding

VIRUS PRODUCTION COREP30CA014051 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI MATTHEW G. VANDER HEIDEN · 1985 to 2026
$93.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-domain antibodies (sdAbs) offer the affinity and therapeutic value of conventional antibodies, with increased stability and solubility. Unlike conventional antibodies, however, sdAbs do not benefit from a platform manufacturing process. While successful production of a variety of sdAbs has been shown in numerous hosts, purification methods are often molecule specific or require affinity tags, which generally cannot be used in clinical manufacturing due to regulatory concerns. Here, we have developed a broadly applicable production and purification process for sdAbs in Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris) and demonstrated the production of eight different sdAbs at a quality appropriate for nonclinical studies. We developed a two-step, integrated purification process without the use of affinity resins and showed that modification of a single process parameter, pH of the bridging buffer, was required for the successful purification of a variety of sdAbs. Further, we determined that this parameter can be predicted based only on the biophysical characteristics of the target molecule. Using these methods, we produced nonclinical quality sdAbs as few as 5 weeks after identifying the product sequence. Nonclinical studies of three different sdAbs showed that molecules produced using our platform process conferred protection against viral shedding of rotavirus or H1N1 influenza and were equivalent to similar molecules produced in Escherichia coli and purified using affinity tags.

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Antibodies, ViralSingle-Chain AntibodiesAnimalsInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRotavirusSaccharomycetalesAntibodies, ViralSingle-Chain Antibodiesintegrated purificationKomagataella phaffiiPichia pastorissingle-domain antibodiesstraight-through chromatographyVHH

Identifiers

PMID33624832
PMCPMC8451865
OpenAlexW3129745840

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