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ArticleViruses2022

Baculovirus-Free SARS-CoV-2 Virus-like Particle Production in Insect Cells for Rapid Neutralization Assessment.

Marcel Jaron, Michael Lehky, Marta Zarà, Chris Nicole Zaydowicz, Aidin Lak, Rico Ballmann, Philip Alexander Heine, Esther Veronika Wenzel, Kai-Thomas Schneider, Federico Bertoglio and 7 more

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Article in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Marcel JaronDepartment of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Michael LehkyRecombinant Protein Expression Platform, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
Marta ZaràUnit of Brain-Heart Axis, IRCCS Monzino Cardiology Center, Via C. Parea 4, 20138 Milano, Italy.
Chris Nicole ZaydowiczDivision of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Aidin LakInstitute for Electrical Measurement Science and Fundamental Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hans-Sommer-Straße 66, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Rico BallmannDepartment of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Philip Alexander HeineDepartment of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Esther Veronika WenzelAbcalis GmbH, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6931-5612
Kai-Thomas SchneiderDepartment of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Federico BertoglioDepartment of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6477-1785
Susanne KempterDepartment of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München, Germany.
Reinhard Wolfgang KösterDivision of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6593-8196
Silvia Stella BarbieriUnit of Brain-Heart Axis, IRCCS Monzino Cardiology Center, Via C. Parea 4, 20138 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7486-2637
Joop van den HeuvelRecombinant Protein Expression Platform, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5085-4010
Michael HustDepartment of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3418-6045
Stefan DübelDepartment of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8811-7390
Maren SchubertDepartment of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7041-9056
Technische Universität Braunschweig · DECentro Cardiologico Monzino · ITHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research · DEAmedes Genetics (Germany) · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Virus-like particles (VLPs) resemble authentic virus while not containing any genomic information. Here, we present a fast and powerful method for the production of SARS-CoV-2 VLP in insect cells and the application of these VLPs to evaluate the inhibition capacity of monoclonal antibodies and sera of vaccinated donors. Our method avoids the baculovirus-based approaches commonly used in insect cells by employing direct plasmid transfection to co-express SARS-CoV-2 envelope, membrane, and spike protein that self-assemble into VLPs. After optimization of the expression plasmids and vector ratios, VLPs with an ~145 nm diameter and the typical "Corona" aura were obtained, as confirmed by nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Fusion of the membrane protein to GFP allowed direct quantification of binding inhibition to angiotensin II-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) on cells by therapeutic antibody candidates or sera from vaccinated individuals. Neither VLP purification nor fluorescent labeling by secondary antibodies are required to perform these flow cytometric assays.

Indexed as

BaculoviridaeCOVID-19Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Angiotensin IIAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansInsectaSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Angiotensin IIAntibodies, MonoclonalSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusantibodiescellular assayexpression vectorinsect cellsSARS-CoV-2virus-like particles (VLPs)

Identifiers

PMID36298643
PMCPMC9606917
OpenAlexW4296955286

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