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ArticleVaccine2021

Evaluation of a downstream process for the recovery and concentration of a Cell-Culture-Derived rVSV-Spike COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Arik Makovitzki, Elad Lerer, Yaron Kafri, Yaakov Adar, Lilach Cherry, Edith Lupu, Arik Monash, Rona Levy, Ofir Israeli, Eyal Dor and 11 more

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Article in Vaccine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 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

21 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arik MakovitzkiDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Elad LererDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Yaron KafriDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Yaakov AdarDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Lilach CherryDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Edith LupuDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Arik MonashDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Rona LevyDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Ofir IsraeliDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological, Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Eyal DorDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Eyal EpsteinDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Lilach LevinDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Einat ToisterDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Idan HefetzDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Ophir HazanDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Irit SimonDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Arnon TalDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Meni GirshengornDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Hanan TzadokDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Osnat RosenDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel.
Ziv OrenDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, 24 Reuven Lerer St., Nes-Ziona, Israel. Electronic address: zivo@iibr.gov.il.
Israel Institute for Biological Research · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rVSV-Spike (rVSV-S) is a recombinant viral vaccine candidate under development to control the COVID-19 pandemic and is currently in phase II clinical trials. rVSV-S induces neutralizing antibodies and protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection in animal models. Bringing rVSV-S to clinical trials required the development of a scalable downstream process for the production of rVSV-S that can meet regulatory guidelines. The objective of this study was the development of the first downstream unit operations for cell-culture-derived rVSV-S, namely, the removal of nucleic acid contamination, the clarification and concentration of viral harvested supernatant, and buffer exchange. Retaining the infectivity of the rVSV-S during the downstream process was challenged by the shear sensitivity of the enveloped rVSV-S and its membrane protruding spike protein. Through a series of screening experiments, we evaluated and established the required endonuclease treatment conditions, filter train composition, and hollow fiber-tangential flow filtration parameters to remove large particles, reduce the load of impurities, and concentrate and exchange the buffer while retaining rVSV-S infectivity. The combined effect of the first unit operations on viral recovery and the removal of critical impurities was examined during scale-up experiments. Overall, approximately 40% of viral recovery was obtained and the regulatory requirements of less than 10 ng host cell DNA per dose were met. However, while 86-97% of the host cell proteins were removed, the regulatory acceptable HCP levels were not achieved, requiring subsequent purification and polishing steps. The results we obtained during the scale-up experiments were similar to those obtained during the screening experiments, indicating the scalability of the process. The findings of this study set the foundation for the development of a complete downstream manufacturing process, requiring subsequent purification and polishing unit operations for clinical preparations of rVSV-S.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAntibodies, NeutralizingCOVID-19 VaccinesSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusClarificationDownstream processEndonuclease digestionHollow fiberrVSVSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34756612
PMCPMC8531466
OpenAlexW3208137830

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