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ReviewJournal of chromatography. A2025

Characterisation and analysis of mRNA critical quality attributes using liquid chromatography based methods.

Alexandra L J Webb, Emma N Welbourne, Caroline A Evans, Mark J Dickman

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alexandra L J WebbSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
Emma N WelbourneSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
Caroline A EvansSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
Mark J DickmanSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK. Electronic address: m.dickman@sheffield.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mRNA technology has been successfully deployed to rapidly develop and mass-manufacture vaccines. Beyond vaccines, RNA-based therapeutics have potential for treatments for infectious diseases, cancer, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular conditions and autoimmune diseases. mRNA based vaccines and therapeutics work by translating exogenous mRNA into the target protein. Analytical methods for mRNA characterisation, lot release and stability testing of mRNA drug substance and drug product must be developed and performed to monitor critical quality attributes (CQAs). mRNA is a highly polar molecule due to its extensive negatively charged phosphodiester backbone. Its single stranded nature forms dynamic alternative secondary structures that can generate potential sample heterogeneity, creating challenges for the analysis and characterisation of this large biomolecule. In this review, we describe current analytical methods, focussing on high performance liquid chromatography in conjunction with both UV detection and mass spectrometry for the analysis and characterisation of mRNA. In particular, we describe recent developments covering a wide range of methods centred on liquid chromatography for the analysis of important CQAs including mRNA identity, mRNA integrity, 5' capping efficiency and poly(A) tail length and heterogeneity.

Indexed as

RNA, MessengerChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, LiquidHumansMass SpectrometryRNA, MessengerCritical quality attributesHPLCMass spectrometrymRNAmRNA vaccines/therapeutics

Identifiers

PMID39946818
PMCPMC11855904

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