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ArticleBiotechnology letters2022

High-yield production in Escherichia coli and convenient purification of a candidate vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.

Giulia Maltoni, Lorenzo Scutteri, Francesca Mensitieri, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, Alejandro Hochkoeppler

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Article in Biotechnology letters, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Giulia MaltoniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
Lorenzo ScutteriDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
Francesca MensitieriDepartment of Medicine, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy.
Fabrizio Dal PiazDepartment of Medicine, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy.
Alejandro HochkoepplerDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy. a.hochkoeppler@unibo.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5144-2154
University of Bologna · ITUniversity of Salerno · ITUniversity of Florence · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of the present work was to identify a time-saving, effective, and low-cost strategy to produce in Escherichia coli a protein chimera representing a fusion anti-SARS-CoV-2 candidate vaccine, consisting of immunogenic and antigenic moieties.

resultsWe overexpressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) a synthetic gene coding for CRM197-RBD, and the target protein was detected in inclusion bodies. CRM197-RBD was solubilized with 1 % (w/v) of the anionic detergent N-lauroylsarcosine (sarkosyl), the removal of which from the protein solution was conveniently accomplished with Amberlite XAD-4. The detergent-free CRM197-RBD was then separated from contaminating DNA using polyethylenimine (PEI), and finally purified from PEI by salting out with ammonium sulfate. Structural (CD spectrum) and functional (DNase activity) assays revealed that the CRM197-RBD chimera featured a native and active conformation. Remarkably, we determined a yield of purified CRM197-RBD equal to 23 mg per litre of culture.

conclusionsTo produce CRM197-RBD, we devised the use of sarkosyl as an alternative to urea to solubilize the target protein from E. coli inclusion bodies, and the easy removal of sarkosyl by means of Amberlite XAD-4.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesEscherichia coliHumansSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusCOVID-19 VaccinesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Candidate vaccineCOVID-19CRM197Escherichia coliInclusion bodies

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PMID36161539
PMCPMC9512991
OpenAlexW4297217777

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