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  1. Article ; Online: The Celiac-Disease Superantigen Oligomerizes and Increases Permeability in an Enterocyte Cell Model.

    Herrera, Maria G / Amundarain, Maria J / Dörfler, Philipp W / Dodero, Veronica I

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

    2024  , Page(s) e202317552

    Abstract: Celiac disease (CeD) is an autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten proteins, affecting approximately 1 % of the global population. The 33-mer deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP) is a metabolically modified wheat-gluten superantigen for CeD. Here, we ... ...

    Abstract Celiac disease (CeD) is an autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten proteins, affecting approximately 1 % of the global population. The 33-mer deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP) is a metabolically modified wheat-gluten superantigen for CeD. Here, we demonstrate that the 33-mer DGP spontaneously assembles into oligomers with a diameter of approximately 24 nm. The 33-mer DGP oligomers present two main secondary structural motifs-a major polyproline II helix and a minor β-sheet structure. Importantly, in the presence of 33-mer DGP oligomers, there is a statistically significant increase in the permeability in the gut epithelial cell model Caco-2, accompanied by the redistribution of zonula occludens-1, a master tight junction protein. These findings provide novel molecular and supramolecular insights into the impact of 33-mer DGP in CeD and highlight the relevance of gliadin peptide oligomerization.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-18
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2011836-3
    ISSN 1521-3773 ; 1433-7851
    ISSN (online) 1521-3773
    ISSN 1433-7851
    DOI 10.1002/anie.202317552
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  2. Article: The Role of Ubiquitin in Regulating Stress Granule Dynamics.

    Krause, Laura J / Herrera, Maria G / Winklhofer, Konstanze F

    Frontiers in physiology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 910759

    Abstract: Stress granules (SGs) are dynamic, reversible biomolecular condensates, which assemble in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells under various stress conditions. Formation of SGs typically occurs upon stress-induced translational arrest and polysome ... ...

    Abstract Stress granules (SGs) are dynamic, reversible biomolecular condensates, which assemble in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells under various stress conditions. Formation of SGs typically occurs upon stress-induced translational arrest and polysome disassembly. The increase in cytoplasmic mRNAs triggers the formation of a protein-RNA network that undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation when a critical interaction threshold has been reached. This adaptive stress response allows a transient shutdown of several cellular processes until the stress is removed. During the recovery from stress, SGs disassemble to re-establish cellular activities. Persistent stress and disease-related mutations in SG components favor the formation of aberrant SGs that are impaired in disassembly and prone to aggregation. Recently, posttranslational modifications of SG components have been identified as major regulators of SG dynamics. Here, we summarize new insights into the role of ubiquitination in affecting SG dynamics and clearance and discuss implications for neurodegenerative diseases linked to aberrant SG formation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-25
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2564217-0
    ISSN 1664-042X
    ISSN 1664-042X
    DOI 10.3389/fphys.2022.910759
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  3. Article: Translational Chemistry Meets Gluten-Related Disorders.

    Lammers, Karen M / Herrera, Maria G / Dodero, Veronica I

    ChemistryOpen

    2018  Volume 7, Issue 3, Page(s) 217–232

    Abstract: Gluten-related disorders are a complex group of diseases that involve the activation of the immune system triggered by the ingestion of gluten. Among these, celiac disease, with a prevalence of 1 %, is the most investigated, but recently, a new pathology, ...

    Abstract Gluten-related disorders are a complex group of diseases that involve the activation of the immune system triggered by the ingestion of gluten. Among these, celiac disease, with a prevalence of 1 %, is the most investigated, but recently, a new pathology, named nonceliac gluten sensitivity, was reported with a general prevalence of 7 %. Finally, there other less-prevalent gluten-related diseases such as wheat allergy, gluten ataxia, and dermatitis herpetiformis (with an overall prevalence of less than 0.1 %). As mentioned, the common molecular trigger is gluten, a complex mixture of storage proteins present in wheat, barley, and a variety of oats that are not fully degraded by humans. The most-studied protein related to disease is gliadin, present in wheat, which possesses in its sequence many pathological fragments. Despite a lot of effort to treat these disorders, the only effective method is a long-life gluten-free diet. This Review summarizes the actual knowledge of gluten-related disorders from a translational chemistry point of view. We discuss what is currently known from the literature about the interaction of gluten with the gut and the critical host responses it evokes and, finally, connect them to our current and novel molecular understanding of the supramolecular organization of gliadin and the 33-mer gliadin peptide fragment under physiological conditions.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-02-27
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2655605-4
    ISSN 2191-1363
    ISSN 2191-1363
    DOI 10.1002/open.201700197
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  4. Article ; Online: Self-organization of gliadin in aqueous media under physiological digestive pHs.

    Herrera, María G / Veuthey, Tania V / Dodero, Verónica I

    Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces

    2016  Volume 141, Page(s) 565–575

    Abstract: Here we showed that gliadin, a complex protein system related to celiac disease and other human diseases, is spontaneously self-organized in a very dilute solution at pH 3.0 and 7.0 in water under low ionic strength (10mM NaCl). The spontaneous self- ... ...

    Abstract Here we showed that gliadin, a complex protein system related to celiac disease and other human diseases, is spontaneously self-organized in a very dilute solution at pH 3.0 and 7.0 in water under low ionic strength (10mM NaCl). The spontaneous self-organization at pH 3.0 increases the apparent solubility due to the formation of finite sized aggregates, such as those formed in the micellization of amphiphilic molecules. Switching the pH from 3.0 to 7.0 lead to a phase separation, however part of the nano-particles are stable remaining disperse in water after centrifugation. Also, beside the pH change led to changes in protein composition and concentration, we determined that the secondary structure of both system is the same. Moreover, Tyrs are slightly more buried and Trps are slightly more exposed to water at pH 7.0 than those at pH 3.0. Electron microscopy techniques showed that both gliadin systems are composed of nanostructures and in the case of pH 7.0 amorphous microaggregates were found, too. Only nanostructures at pH 3.0 showed a micromolar binding affinity to Nile red probe, suggesting the presence of accessible hydrophobic patches which are not more accessible at pH 7.0. All our results suggest that gliadin is able to self-organized at pH 3.0 forming protein micelles type nanostructures (ζ=+13, 42 ± 1.55 mV), meanwhile at 7.0 the decrease of superficial charge to ζ of +4, 78 ± 0.48 mV led to the formation of stable colloidal nanoparticles, unable to interact with Nile red probe. Our findings may open new perspectives for the understanding of gliadin ability to avoid proteolysis, to reach and cross the intestinal lumen and to trigger different immunological disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Circular Dichroism ; Gliadin/chemistry ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions ; Micelles ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission ; Models, Molecular ; Nanoparticles/chemistry ; Nanoparticles/ultrastructure ; Osmolar Concentration ; Plant Proteins/chemistry ; Protein Structure, Secondary ; Triticum/metabolism ; Water/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Micelles ; Plant Proteins ; Water (059QF0KO0R) ; Gliadin (9007-90-3)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-05-01
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1500523-9
    ISSN 1873-4367 ; 0927-7765
    ISSN (online) 1873-4367
    ISSN 0927-7765
    DOI 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.02.019
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  5. Article ; Online: Deglycosylated RBD produced in Pichia pastoris as a low-cost sera COVID-19 diagnosis tool and a vaccine candidate.

    Idrovo-Hidalgo, Tommy / Pignataro, María F / Bredeston, Luis M / Elias, Fernanda / Herrera, María G / Pavan, María F / Foscaldi, Sabrina / Suireszcz, Mayra / Fernández, Natalia B / Wetzler, Diana E / Paván, Carlos H / Craig, Patricio O / Roman, Ernesto A / Ruberto, Lucas A M / Noseda, Diego G / Ibañez, Lorena I / Czibener, Cecilia / Ugalde, Juan E / Nadra, Alejandro D /
    Santos, Javier / D'Alessio, Cecilia

    Glycobiology

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 1

    Abstract: During the COVID-19 outbreak, numerous tools including protein-based vaccines have been developed. The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris (synonymous to Komagataella phaffii) is an eukaryotic cost-effective and scalable system for recombinant protein ... ...

    Abstract During the COVID-19 outbreak, numerous tools including protein-based vaccines have been developed. The methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris (synonymous to Komagataella phaffii) is an eukaryotic cost-effective and scalable system for recombinant protein production, with the advantages of an efficient secretion system and the protein folding assistance of the secretory pathway of eukaryotic cells. In a previous work, we compared the expression of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor Binding Domain in P. pastoris with that in human cells. Although the size and glycosylation pattern was different between them, their protein structural and conformational features were indistinguishable. Nevertheless, since high mannose glycan extensions in proteins expressed by yeast may be the cause of a nonspecific immune recognition, we deglycosylated RBD in native conditions. This resulted in a highly pure, homogenous, properly folded and monomeric stable protein. This was confirmed by circular dichroism and tryptophan fluorescence spectra and by SEC-HPLC, which were similar to those of RBD proteins produced in yeast or human cells. Deglycosylated RBD was obtained at high yields in a single step, and it was efficient in distinguishing between SARS-CoV-2-negative and positive sera from patients. Moreover, when the deglycosylated variant was used as an immunogen, it elicited a humoral immune response ten times greater than the glycosylated form, producing antibodies with enhanced neutralizing power and eliciting a more robust cellular response. The proposed approach may be used to produce at a low cost, many antigens that require glycosylation to fold and express, but do not require glycans for recognition purposes.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19 Testing ; Pichia/genetics ; Pichia/metabolism ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; SARS-CoV-2/metabolism ; Recombinant Proteins/chemistry ; Vaccines/metabolism ; Antibodies, Neutralizing/metabolism ; Antibodies, Viral ; Saccharomycetales
    Chemical Substances Recombinant Proteins ; Vaccines ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1067689-2
    ISSN 1460-2423 ; 0959-6658
    ISSN (online) 1460-2423
    ISSN 0959-6658
    DOI 10.1093/glycob/cwad089
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  6. Article: Self-organization of gliadin in aqueous media under physiological digestive pHs

    Herrera, María G / Tania V. Veuthey / Verónica I. Dodero

    Colloids and surfaces. 2016 May 01, v. 141

    2016  

    Abstract: Here we showed that gliadin, a complex protein system related to celiac disease and other human diseases, is spontaneously self-organized in a very dilute solution at pH 3.0 and 7.0 in water under low ionic strength (10mM NaCl). The spontaneous self- ... ...

    Abstract Here we showed that gliadin, a complex protein system related to celiac disease and other human diseases, is spontaneously self-organized in a very dilute solution at pH 3.0 and 7.0 in water under low ionic strength (10mM NaCl). The spontaneous self-organization at pH 3.0 increases the apparent solubility due to the formation of finite sized aggregates, such as those formed in the micellization of amphiphilic molecules. Switching the pH from 3.0 to 7.0 lead to a phase separation, however part of the nano-particles are stable remaining disperse in water after centrifugation. Also, beside the pH change led to changes in protein composition and concentration, we determined that the secondary structure of both system is the same. Moreover, Tyrs are slightly more buried and Trps are slightly more exposed to water at pH 7.0 than those at pH 3.0. Electron microscopy techniques showed that both gliadin systems are composed of nanostructures and in the case of pH 7.0 amorphous microaggregates were found, too. Only nanostructures at pH 3.0 showed a micromolar binding affinity to Nile red probe, suggesting the presence of accessible hydrophobic patches which are not more accessible at pH 7.0. All our results suggest that gliadin is able to self-organized at pH 3.0 forming protein micelles type nanostructures (ζ=+13, 42±1.55mV), meanwhile at 7.0 the decrease of superficial charge to ζ of +4, 78±0.48mV led to the formation of stable colloidal nanoparticles, unable to interact with Nile red probe. Our findings may open new perspectives for the understanding of gliadin ability to avoid proteolysis, to reach and cross the intestinal lumen and to trigger different immunological disorders.
    Keywords binding capacity ; celiac disease ; centrifugation ; colloids ; electron microscopy ; gliadin ; human diseases ; hydrophobicity ; ionic strength ; micelles ; microaggregates ; nanoparticles ; pH ; protein composition ; proteolysis ; separation ; sodium chloride ; solubility
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2016-0501
    Size p. 565-575.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1500523-9
    ISSN 1873-4367 ; 0927-7765
    ISSN (online) 1873-4367
    ISSN 0927-7765
    DOI 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.02.019
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  7. Article ; Online: Circular dichroism and electron microscopy studies in vitro of 33-mer gliadin peptide revealed secondary structure transition and supramolecular organization.

    Herrera, María G / Zamarreño, Fernando / Costabel, Marcelo / Ritacco, Hernan / Hütten, Andreas / Sewald, Norbert / Dodero, Verónica I

    Biopolymers

    2014  Volume 101, Issue 1, Page(s) 96–106

    Abstract: Gliadin, a protein present in wheat, rye, and barley, undergoes incomplete enzymatic degradation during digestion, producing an immunogenic 33-mer peptide, LQLQPF(PQPQLPY)3 PQPQPF. The special features of 33-mer that provoke a break in its tolerance ... ...

    Abstract Gliadin, a protein present in wheat, rye, and barley, undergoes incomplete enzymatic degradation during digestion, producing an immunogenic 33-mer peptide, LQLQPF(PQPQLPY)3 PQPQPF. The special features of 33-mer that provoke a break in its tolerance leading to gliadin sensitivity and celiac disease remains elusive. Herein, it is reported that 33-mer gliadin peptide was not only able to fold into polyproline II secondary structure but also depending on concentration resulted in conformational transition and self-assembly under aqueous condition, pH 7.0. A 33-mer dimer is presented as one initial possible step in the self-assembling process obtained by partial electrostatics charge distribution calculation and molecular dynamics. In addition, electron microscopy experiments revealed supramolecular organization of 33-mer into colloidal nanospheres. In the presence of 1 mM sodium citrate, 1 mM sodium borate, 1 mM sodium phosphate buffer, 15 mM NaCl, the nanospheres were stabilized, whereas in water, a linear organization and formation of fibrils were observed. It is hypothesized that the self-assembling process could be the result of the combination of hydrophobic effect, intramolecular hydrogen bonding, and electrostatic complementarity due to 33-mer's high content of proline and glutamine amino acids and its calculated nonionic amphiphilic character. Although, performed in vitro, these experiments have revealed new features of the 33-mer gliadin peptide that could represent an important and unprecedented event in the early stage of 33-mer interaction with the gut mucosa prior to onset of inflammation. Moreover, these findings may open new perspectives for the understanding and treatment of gliadin intolerance disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Circular Dichroism ; Gliadin ; Microscopy, Electron ; Peptide Fragments/chemistry ; Peptides/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Peptide Fragments ; Peptides ; Gliadin (9007-90-3)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1123-x
    ISSN 1097-0282 ; 0006-3525
    ISSN (online) 1097-0282
    ISSN 0006-3525
    DOI 10.1002/bip.22288
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  8. Article ; Online: Production of a Highly Immunogenic Antigen from SARS-CoV-2 by Covalent Coupling of the Receptor Binding Domain of Spike Protein to a Multimeric Carrier

    Argentinian AntiCovid Consortium / Berguer, Paula M. / Blaustein, Matias / Bredeston, Luis / Craig, Patricio O. / D'Alessio, Cecilia / Elias, Fernanda / Farré, Paola C. / Fernández, Natalia B. / Gentili, Hernán G. / Gándola, Yamila / Gasulla, Javier / Gudesblat, Gustavo E. / Herrera, María G. / Ibañez, Lorena I. / Idrovo-Hidalgo, Tommy / Nadra, Alejnadro D / Noseda, Diego G. / Paván, Carlos H. /
    Pavan, María F. / Pignataro, María F. / Roman, Ernesto / Ruberto, Lucas A.M / Rubinstein, Natalia / Sanchez, María V. / Santos, Javier / Wetzler, Diana E. / Zelada, Alicia M.

    bioRxiv

    Abstract: Since the discovery of SARS-CoV-2, several antigens have been proposed to be part of COVID-19 vaccines. The receptor binding domain (RBD) of Spike protein is one of the promising candidates to develop effective vaccines since it can induce potent ... ...

    Abstract Since the discovery of SARS-CoV-2, several antigens have been proposed to be part of COVID-19 vaccines. The receptor binding domain (RBD) of Spike protein is one of the promising candidates to develop effective vaccines since it can induce potent neutralizing antibodies. We previously reported the production of RBD in Pichia pastoris and showed it is structurally identical to the protein produced in mammalian HEK-293T cells. In this work we designed an RBD multimer construct with the purpose of increasing RBD immunogenicity. We produced multimeric particles by a transpeptidation reaction between the RBD expressed in P. pastoris and Lumazine Synthase from Brucella abortus (BLS), which is a highly immunogenic and very stable decameric protein of 170 kDa. We vaccinated mice with two doses 30 days apart, and then we measured humoral immune response. When the number of RBD copies coupled to BLS was high (6-7 RBD molecules per BLS decamer, in average), the immune response was significantly better than that elicited by RBD alone or even by RBD-BLS comprising low number of RBD copies (1-2 RBD molecules per BLS decamer). Remarkably, the construct with high number of RBD copies induced high IgG titers with high neutralizing capacity. Furthermore, a superior immune response was observed when Al(OH)<sub>3</sub> adjuvant was added to this formulation, exhibiting a higher titer of neutralizing antibodies. Altogether our results suggest that RBD covalent coupled to BLS forming a multimer-particle shows an advantageous architecture to the antigen-presentation to the immune system which enhances immune responses. This new antigen should be considered a potent candidate for a protein-based vaccine.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-26
    Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1101/2021.04.25.441271
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  9. Article ; Online: Structural and Functional Comparison of SARS-CoV-2-Spike Receptor Binding Domain Produced in Pichia pastoris and Mammalian Cells

    Arbeitman, Claudia R. / Auge, Gabriela / Blaustein, Matías / Bredeston, Luis / Corapi, Enrique S. / Craig, Patricio O. / Cossio, Leandro A. / Dain, Liliana / D’Alessio, Cecilia / Elias, Fernanda / Fernández, Natalia B. / Gasulla, Javier / Gorojovsky, Natalia / Gudesblat, Gustavo E. / Herrera, María G. / Ibañez, Lorena I. / Idrovo, Tommy / Randon, Matías Iglesias / Kamenetzky, Laura /
    Nadra, Alejandro D. / Noseda, Diego G. / Paván, Carlos H. / Pavan, María F. / Pignataro, María F. / Roman, Ernesto / Ruberto, Lucas A. M. / Rubinstein, Natalia / Santos, Javier / Duarte, Francisco Velazquez / Zelada, Alicia M.

    bioRxiv

    Abstract: The yeast Pichia pastoris is a cost-effective and easily scalable system for recombinant protein production. In this work we compared the conformation of the receptor binding domain (RBD) from SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein expressed in P. pastoris and in the ... ...

    Abstract The yeast Pichia pastoris is a cost-effective and easily scalable system for recombinant protein production. In this work we compared the conformation of the receptor binding domain (RBD) from SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein expressed in P. pastoris and in the well established HEK-293T mammalian cell system. RBD obtained from both yeast and mammalian cells was properly folded, as indicated by UV-absorption, circular dichroism and tryptophan fluorescence. They also had similar stability, as indicated by temperature-induced unfolding (observed Tm were 50 °C and 52 °C for RBD produced in P. pastoris and HEK-293T cells, respectively). Moreover, the stability of both variants was similarly reduced when the ionic strength was increased, in agreement with a computational analysis predicting that a set of ionic interactions may stabilize RBD structure. Further characterization by HPLC, size-exclusion chromatography and mass spectrometry revealed a higher heterogeneity of RBD expressed in P. pastoris relative to that produced in HEK-293T cells, which disappeared after enzymatic removal of glycans. The production of RBD in P. pastoris was scaled-up in a bioreactor, with yields above 45 mg/L of 90% pure protein, thus potentially allowing large scale immunizations to produce neutralizing antibodies, as well as the large scale production of serological tests for SARS-CoV-2.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher BioRxiv; WHO
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1101/2020.09.17.300335
    Database COVID19

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  10. Article ; Online: Structural and Functional Comparison of SARS-CoV-2-Spike Receptor Binding Domain Produced in Pichia pastoris and Mammalian Cells

    Argentinian AntiCovid Consortium / Arbeitman, Claudia R. / Auge, Gabriela / Blaustein, Matias / Bredeston, Luis / Corapi, Enrique S. / Craig, Patricio O. / Cossio, Leandro A. / Dain, Liliana / D'Alessio, Cecilia / Elias, Fernanda / Fernandez, Natalia B. / Gasulla, Javier / Gorojovsky, Natalia / Gudesblat, Gustavo E. / Herrera, Maria G. / Ibañez, Lorena I. / Idrovo, Tommy / Iglesias Rando, Matias /
    Kamenetzky, Laura / Nadra, Alejandro D / Noseda, Diego G. / Pavan, Carlos H. / Pavan, Maria F. / Pignataro, Maria F. / Roman, Ernesto / Ruberto, Lucas A.M / Rubinstein, Natalia / Santos, Javier / Velazquez, Francisco / Zelada, Alicia M.

    bioRxiv

    Abstract: The yeast ... Pichia pastoris ... is a cost-effective and easily scalable system for recombinant protein production. In this work we compared the conformation of the receptor binding domain (RBD) from SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein expressed in ... P. pastoris

    Abstract The yeast Pichia pastoris is a cost-effective and easily scalable system for recombinant protein production. In this work we compared the conformation of the receptor binding domain (RBD) from SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein expressed in P. pastoris and in the well established HEK-293T mammalian cell system. RBD obtained from both yeast and mammalian cells was properly folded, as indicated by UV-absorption, circular dichroism and tryptophan fluorescence. They also had similar stability, as indicated by temperature-induced unfolding (observed Tm were 50 °C and 52 °C for RBD produced in P. pastoris and HEK-293T cells, respectively). Moreover, the stability of both variants was similarly reduced when the ionic strength was increased, in agreement with a computational analysis predicting that a set of ionic interactions may stabilize RBD structure. Further characterization by HPLC, size-exclusion chromatography and mass spectrometry revealed a higher heterogeneity of RBD expressed in P. pastoris relative to that produced in HEK-293T cells, which disappeared after enzymatic removal of glycans. The production of RBD in P. pastoris was scaled-up in a bioreactor, with yields above 45 mg/L of 90% pure protein, thus potentially allowing large scale immunizations to produce neutralizing antibodies, as well as the large scale production of serological tests for SARS-CoV-2.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-17
    Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1101/2020.09.17.300335
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