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Prudhomme N, Gianetto-Hill C, Pastora R, Cheung WF, Allen-Vercoe E, McLean MD, Cossar D, Geddes-McAlister J. Quantitative proteomic profiling of shake flask versus bioreactor growth reveals distinct responses of Agrobacterium tumefaciens for preparation in molecular pharming. Can J Microbiol 2020; 67:75-84. [PMID: 32846104 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2020-0238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The preparation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens cultures with strains encoding proteins intended for therapeutic or industrial purposes is an important activity prior to treatment of plants for transient expression of valuable protein products. The rising demand for biologic products such as these underscores the expansion of molecular pharming and warrants the need to produce transformed plants at an industrial scale. This requires large quantities of A. tumefaciens culture, which is challenging using traditional growth methods (e.g., shake flask). To overcome this limitation, we investigate the use of bioreactors as an alternative to shake flasks to meet production demands. Here, we observe differences in bacterial growth among the tested parameters and define conditions for consistent bacterial culturing between shake flask and bioreactor. Quantitative proteomic profiling of cultures from each growth condition defines unique growth-specific responses in bacterial protein abundance and highlights the functional roles of these proteins, which may influence bacterial processes important for effective agroinfiltration and transformation. Overall, our study establishes and optimizes comparable growth conditions for shake flask versus bioreactors and provides novel insights into fundamental biological processes of A. tumefaciens influenced by such growth conditions.
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- N Prudhomme
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- PlantForm Corporation Canada, Toronto, ON M4S 3E2, Canada
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- PlantForm Corporation Canada, Toronto, ON M4S 3E2, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- PlantForm Corporation Canada, Toronto, ON M4S 3E2, Canada
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- PlantForm Corporation Canada, Toronto, ON M4S 3E2, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Gao X, Wu X, Liu G, Zhang Z, Chao J, Li Z, Guo Y, Sun Y. Characterization and Mapping of a Novel Premature Leaf Senescence Mutant in Common Tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum L.). PLANTS 2019; 8:plants8100415. [PMID: 31618834 PMCID: PMC6843228 DOI: 10.3390/plants8100415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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As the last stage of plant development, leaf senescence has a great impact on plant’s life cycle. Genetic manipulation of leaf senescence has been used as an efficient approach in improving the yield and quality of crop plants. Here we describe an ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis induced premature leaf senescence mutant yellow leaf 1 (yl1) in common tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). The yl1 plants displayed early leaf yellowing. Physiological parameters and marker genes expression indicated that the yl1 phenotype was caused by premature leaf senescence. Genetic analyses indicated that the yl1 phenotype was controlled by a single recessive gene that was subsequently mapped to a specific interval of tobacco linkage group 11 using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Exogenous plant hormone treatments of leaves showed that the yl1 mutant was more sensitive to ethylene and jasmonic acid than the wild type. No similar tobacco premature leaf senescence mutants have been reported. This study laid a foundation for finding the gene controlling the mutation phenotype and revealing the molecular regulation mechanism of tobacco leaf senescence in the next stage.
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- Xiaoming Gao
- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
- Plant Genetic, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Gembloux B-5030, Belgium.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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Rosenthal SH, Diamos AG, Mason HS. An intronless form of the tobacco extensin gene terminator strongly enhances transient gene expression in plant leaves. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 96:429-443. [PMID: 29429129 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-018-0708-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE We have found interesting features of a plant gene (extensin) 3' flanking region, including extremely efficient polyadenylation which greatly improves transient expression of transgenes when an intron is removed. Its use will greatly benefit studies of gene expression in plants, research in molecular biology, and applications for recombinant proteins. Plants are a promising platform for the production of recombinant proteins. To express high-value proteins in plants efficiently, the optimization of expression cassettes using appropriate regulatory sequences is critical. Here, we characterize the activity of the tobacco extensin (Ext) gene terminator by transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana, tobacco, and lettuce. Ext is a member of the hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein (HRGP) superfamily and constitutes the major protein component of cell walls. The present study demonstrates that the Ext terminator with its native intron removed increased transient gene expression up to 13.5-fold compared to previously established terminators. The enhanced transgene expression was correlated with increased mRNA accumulation and reduced levels of read-through transcripts, which could impair gene expression. Analysis of transcript 3'-ends found that the majority of polyadenylated transcripts were cleaved at a YA dinucleotide downstream from a canonical AAUAAA motif and a UG-rich region, both of which were found to be highly conserved among related extensin terminators. Deletion of either of these regions eliminated most of the activity of the terminator. Additionally, a 45 nt polypurine sequence ~ 175 nt upstream from the polyadenylation sites was found to also be necessary for the enhanced expression. We conclude that the use of Ext terminator has great potential to benefit the production of recombinant proteins in plants.
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- Sun Hee Rosenthal
- The Biodesign Institute, Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines, and Virotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-4501, USA
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- The Biodesign Institute, Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines, and Virotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-4501, USA
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- The Biodesign Institute, Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines, and Virotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287-4501, USA.
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Wang D, Wang S, Chao J, Wu X, Sun Y, Li F, Lv J, Gao X, Liu G, Wang Y. Morphological phenotyping and genetic analyses of a new chemical-mutagenized population of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). PLANTA 2017; 246:149-163. [PMID: 28401357 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-017-2690-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION A novel tobacco mutant library was constructed, screened, and characterized as a crucial genetic resource for functional genomics and applied research. A comprehensive mutant library is a fundamental resource for investigating gene functions, especially after the completion of genome sequencing. A new tobacco mutant population induced by ethyl methane sulfonate mutagenesis was developed for functional genomics applications. We isolated 1607 mutant lines and 8610 mutant plants with altered morphological phenotypes from 5513 independent M2 families that consisted of 69,531 M2 plants. The 2196 mutations of abnormal phenotypes in the M2 putative mutants were classified into four groups with 17 major categories and 51 subcategories. More than 60% of the abnormal phenotypes observed fell within the five major categories including plant height, leaf shape, leaf surface, leaf color, and flowering time. The 465 M2 mutants exhibited multiple phenotypes, and 1054 of the 2196 mutations were pleiotropic. Verification of the phenotypes in advanced generations indicated that 70.63% of the M3 lines, 84.87% of the M4 lines, and 95.75% of the M5 lines could transmit original mutant phenotypes of the corresponding M2, M3, and M4 mutant plants. Along with the increased generation of mutants, the ratios of lines inheriting OMPs increased and lines with emerging novel mutant phenotypes decreased. Genetic analyses of 18 stably heritable mutants showed that two mutants were double recessive, five were monogenic recessive, eight presented monogenic dominant inheritance, and three presented semi-dominant inheritance. The pleiotropy pattern, saturability evaluation, research prospects of genome, and phenome of the mutant populations were also discussed. Simultaneously, this novel mutant library provided a fundamental resource for investigating gene functions in tobacco.
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- Dawei Wang
- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China.
- Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Qingdao, 266101, China.
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 11 Keyuanjingsi Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, 266101, China.
- Key Laboratory for Tobacco Gene Resources, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Qingdao, 266101, China.
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Zhu H, Reynolds LB, Menassa R. A hyper-thermostable α-amylase from Pyrococcus furiosus accumulates in Nicotiana tabacum as functional aggregates. BMC Biotechnol 2017; 17:53. [PMID: 28629346 PMCID: PMC5477289 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-017-0372-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Alpha amylase hydrolyzes α-bonds of polysaccharides such as starch and produces malto-oligosaccharides. Its starch saccharification applications make it an essential enzyme in the textile, food and brewing industries. Commercially available α-amylase is mostly produced from Bacillus or Aspergillus. A hyper-thermostable and Ca 2++ independent α-amylase from Pyrococcus furiosus (PFA) expressed in E.coli forms insoluble inclusion bodies and thus is not feasible for industrial applications. RESULTS We expressed PFA in Nicotiana tabacum and found that plant-produced PFA forms functional aggregates with an accumulation level up to 3.4 g/kg FW (fresh weight) in field conditions. The aggregates are functional without requiring refolding and therefore have potential to be applied as homogenized plant tissue without extraction or purification. PFA can also be extracted from plant tissue upon dissolution in a mild reducing buffer containing SDS. Like the enzyme produced in P. furiosus and in E. coli, plant produced PFA preserves hyper-thermophilicity and hyper-thermostability and has a long shelf life when stored in lyophilized leaf tissue. With tobacco's large biomass and high yield, hyper-thermostable α-amylase was produced at a scale of 42 kg per hectare. CONCLUSIONS Tobacco may be a suitable bioreactor for industrial production of active hyperthermostable alpha amylase.
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- Hong Zhu
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada
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Kwon KC, Nityanandam R, New JS, Daniell H. Oral delivery of bioencapsulated exendin-4 expressed in chloroplasts lowers blood glucose level in mice and stimulates insulin secretion in beta-TC6 cells. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2013; 11:77-86. [PMID: 23078126 PMCID: PMC3535676 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Revised: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) increases insulin secretion but is rapidly degraded (half-life: 2 min in circulation). GLP-1 analogue, exenatide (Byetta) has a longer half-life (3.3-4 h) with potent insulinotropic effects but requires cold storage, daily abdominal injections with short shelf life. Because patients with diabetes take >60 000 injections in their life time, alternative delivery methods are highly desired. Exenatide is ideal for oral delivery because insulinotropism is glucose dependent, with reduced risk of hypoglycaemia even at higher doses. Therefore, exendin-4 (EX4) was expressed as a cholera toxin B subunit (CTB)-fusion protein in tobacco chloroplasts to facilitate bioencapsulation within plant cells and transmucosal delivery in the gut via GM1 receptors present in the intestinal epithelium. The transgene integration was confirmed by PCR and Southern blot analysis. Expression level of CTB-EX4 reached up to 14.3% of total leaf protein (TLP). Lyophilization of leaf material increased therapeutic protein concentration by 12- to 24-fold, extended their shelf life up to 15 months when stored at room temperature and eliminated microbes present in fresh leaves. The pentameric structure, disulphide bonds and functionality of CTB-EX4 were well preserved in lyophilized materials. Chloroplast-derived CTB-EX4 showed increased insulin secretion similar to the commercial EX4 in beta-TC6, a mouse pancreatic cell line. Even when 5000-fold excess dose of CTB-EX4 was orally delivered, it stimulated insulin secretion similar to the intraperitoneal injection of commercial EX4 but did not cause hypoglycaemia in mice. Oral delivery of the bioencapsulated EX4 should eliminate injections, increase patient compliance/convenience and significantly lower their cost.
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- Kwang-Chul Kwon
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2364, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2364, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2364, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2364, USA
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Cruz-Hernández A, Paredes-lópez O. Fruit Quality: New Insights for Biotechnology. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2012; 52:272-89. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.499844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bhoo SH, Lai H, Ma J, Arntzen CJ, Chen Q, Mason HS. Expression of an immunogenic Ebola immune complex in Nicotiana benthamiana. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2011; 9:807-16. [PMID: 21281425 PMCID: PMC4022790 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00593.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg viruses) cause severe and often fatal haemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates. The US Centers for Disease Control identifies Ebola and Marburg viruses as 'category A' pathogens (defined as posing a risk to national security as bioterrorism agents), which has lead to a search for vaccines that could prevent the disease. Because the use of such vaccines would be in the service of public health, the cost of production is an important component of their development. The use of plant biotechnology is one possible way to cost-effectively produce subunit vaccines. In this work, a geminiviral replicon system was used to produce an Ebola immune complex (EIC) in Nicotiana benthamiana. Ebola glycoprotein (GP1) was fused at the C-terminus of the heavy chain of humanized 6D8 IgG monoclonal antibody, which specifically binds to a linear epitope on GP1. Co-expression of the GP1-heavy chain fusion and the 6D8 light chain using a geminiviral vector in leaves of N. benthamiana produced assembled immunoglobulin, which was purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation and protein G affinity chromatography. Immune complex formation was confirmed by assays to show that the recombinant protein bound the complement factor C1q. Size measurements of purified recombinant protein by dynamic light scattering and size-exclusion chromatography also indicated complex formation. Subcutaneous immunization of BALB/C mice with purified EIC resulted in anti-Ebola virus antibody production at levels comparable to those obtained with a GP1 virus-like particle. These results show excellent potential for a plant-expressed EIC as a human vaccine.
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- Seong Hee Bhoo
- Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4501, USA
- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Plant Metabolism Research Center Kyung Hee University, Yong-In 446-701, Korea
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- Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4501, USA
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St. George’s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE
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- Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4501, USA
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- Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4501, USA
- College of Technology and Innovation, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA
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- Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4501, USA
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Huang D, Luo L, Jiang C, Han J, Wang J, Zhang T, Jiang J, Zhou Z, Chen H. Sinapine detection in radish taproot using surface desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:2148-2156. [PMID: 21332204 DOI: 10.1021/jf103725f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Plant research and natural product detection are of sustainable interests. Benefited by direct detection with no sample preparation, sinapine, a bioactive chemical usually found in various seeds of Brassica plants, has been unambiguously detected in radish taproot (Raphanus sativus) tissue using a liquid-assisted surface desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (DAPCI-MS). A methanol aqueous solution (1:1) was nebulized by a nitrogen sheath gas toward the corona discharge, resulting in charged ambient small droplets, which affected the radish tissue for desorption/ionization of analytes on the tissue surface. Thus, sinapine was directly detected and identified by tandem DAPCI-MS experiments without sample pretreatment. The typical relative standard deviation (RSD) of this method for sinapine detection was 5-8% for six measurements (S/N=3). The dynamic response range was 10(-12)-10(-7) g/cm2 for sinapine on the radish skin surface. The discovery of sinapine in radish taproot was validated by using HPLC-UV methods. The data demonstrated that DAPCI assisted by solvent enhanced the overall efficiency of the desorption/ionization process, enabling sensitive detection of bioactive compounds in plant tissue.
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- Dejuan Huang
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, College of Chemistry, Biology and Material Science, East China Institute of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province 330013, People's Republic of China
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Komarova TV, Kosorukov VS, Frolova OY, Petrunia IV, Skrypnik KA, Gleba YY, Dorokhov YL. Plant-made trastuzumab (herceptin) inhibits HER2/Neu+ cell proliferation and retards tumor growth. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17541. [PMID: 21390232 PMCID: PMC3048398 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Plant biotechnology provides a valuable contribution to global health, in part because it can decrease the cost of pharmaceutical products. Breast cancer can now be successfully treated by a humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb), trastuzumab (Herceptin). A course of treatment, however, is expensive and requires repeated administrations of the mAb. Here we used an Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression system to produce trastuzumab in plant cells. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We describe the cloning and expression of gene constructs in Nicotiana benthamiana plants using intron-optimized Tobacco mosaic virus- and Potato virus X-based vectors encoding, respectively, the heavy and light chains of trastuzumab. Full-size antibodies extracted and purified from plant tissues were tested for functionality and specificity by (i) binding to HER2/neu on the surface of a human mammary gland adenocarcinoma cell line, SK-BR-3, in fluorescence-activated cell sorting assay and (ii) testing the in vitro and in vivo inhibition of HER-2-expressing cancer cell proliferation. We show that plant-made trastuzumab (PMT) bound to the Her2/neu oncoprotein of SK-BR-3 cells and efficiently inhibited SK-BR-3 cell proliferation. Furthermore, mouse intraperitoneal PMT administration retarded the growth of xenografted tumors derived from human ovarian cancer SKOV3 Her2+ cells. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE We conclude that PMT is active in suppression of cell proliferation and tumor growth.
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- Tatiana V. Komarova
- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- N.I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Nomad Bioscience GmbH, Biozentrum Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- N.I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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Fukuzawa N, Ishihara T, Itchoda N, Tabayashi N, Kataoka C, Masuta C, Matsumura T. Risk-managed production of bioactive recombinant proteins using a novel plant virus vector with a helper plant to complement viral systemic movement. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2011; 9:38-49. [PMID: 20492549 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00529.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A plant viral vector has the potential to efficiently produce recombinant proteins at a low cost in a short period. Although recombinant proteins can be also produced by transgenic plants, a plant viral vector, if available, may be more convenient when urgent scale-up in production is needed. However, it is difficult to use a viral vector in open fields because of the risk of escape to the environment. In this study, we constructed a novel viral vector system using a movement-defective Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) vector, which is theoretically localized in the inoculated cells but infects systemically only with the aid of the transgenic helper plant that complements viral movement, diminishing the risk of viral proliferation. Interestingly, the helper plant systemically infected with the vector gave strong cross-protection against challenge inoculation with wild-type CMVs. Using CMV strains belonging to two discrete CMV groups (subgroups I and II), we also improved the system to prevent recombination between the vector and the transgene transcript in the helper plant. We here demonstrate the expression of an anti-dioxin single chain variable fragment (DxscFv) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL1-Ra) in Nicotiana benthamiana by this viral vector confinement system, which is applicable for many useful high-quality recombinant proteins.
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- Noriho Fukuzawa
- Plant Molecular Technology Research Group, Research Institute of Genome-based Biofactory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukisamuhigashi Toyohira-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Grohs BM, Niu Y, Veldhuis LJ, Trabelsi S, Garabagi F, Hassell JA, McLean MD, Hall JC. Plant-produced trastuzumab inhibits the growth of HER2 positive cancer cells. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:10056-63. [PMID: 20799692 DOI: 10.1021/jf102284f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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To study the agricultural production of biosimilar antibodies, trastuzumab (Herceptin) was expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana using the magnICON viral-based transient expression system. Immunoblot analyses of crude plant extracts revealed that trastuzumab accumulates within plants mostly in the fully assembled tetrameric form. Purification of trastuzumab from N. benthamiana was achieved using a scheme that combined ammonium sulfate precipitation with affinity chromatography. Following purification, the specificity of the plant-produced trastuzumab for the HER2 receptor was compared with Herceptin and confirmed by western immunoblot. Functional assays revealed that plant-produced trastuzumab and Herceptin have similar in vitro antiproliferative effects on breast cancer cells that overexpress HER2. Results confirm that plants may be developed as an alternative to traditional antibody expression systems for the production of therapeutic mAbs.
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- Brittany M Grohs
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Davoodi-Semiromi A, Schreiber M, Nallapali S, Verma D, Singh ND, Banks RK, Chakrabarti D, Daniell H. Chloroplast-derived vaccine antigens confer dual immunity against cholera and malaria by oral or injectable delivery. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2010; 8:223-42. [PMID: 20051036 PMCID: PMC2807910 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00479.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Cholera and malaria are major diseases causing high mortality. The only licensed cholera vaccine is expensive; immunity is lost in children within 3 years and adults are not fully protected. No vaccine is yet available for malaria. Therefore, in this study, the cholera toxin-B subunit (CTB) of Vibrio cholerae fused to malarial vaccine antigens apical membrane antigen-1 (AMA1) and merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP1) was expressed in lettuce and tobacco chloroplasts. Southern blot analysis confirmed homoplasmy and stable integration of transgenes. CTB-AMA1 and CTB-MSP1 fusion proteins accumulated up to 13.17% and 10.11% (total soluble protein, TSP) in tobacco and up to 7.3% and 6.1% (TSP) in lettuce, respectively. Nine groups of mice (n = 10/group) were immunized subcutaneously (SQV) or orally (ORV) with purified antigens or transplastomic tobacco leaves. Significant levels of antigen-specific antibody titres of immunized mice completely inhibited proliferation of the malarial parasite and cross-reacted with the native parasite proteins in immunoblots and immunofluorescence studies. Protection against cholera toxin challenge in both ORV (100%) and SQV (89%) mice correlated with CTB-specific titres of intestinal, serum IgA and IgG1 in ORV and only IgG1 in SQV mice, but no other immunoglobulin. Increasing numbers of interleukin-10(+) T cell but not Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells, suppression of interferon-gamma and absence of interleukin-17 were observed in protected mice, suggesting that immunity is conferred via the Tr1/Th2 immune response. Dual immunity against two major infectious diseases provided by chloroplast-derived vaccine antigens for long-term (>300 days, 50% of mouse life span) offers a realistic platform for low cost vaccines and insight into mucosal and systemic immunity.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial/blood
- Antibodies, Protozoan/blood
- Antigens, Protozoan/genetics
- Antigens, Protozoan/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Chloroplasts/immunology
- Chloroplasts/metabolism
- Cholera/immunology
- Cholera/prevention & control
- Cholera Toxin/genetics
- Cholera Toxin/immunology
- Cholera Vaccines/biosynthesis
- Cholera Vaccines/genetics
- Cholera Vaccines/immunology
- Cross Reactions
- Female
- Immunity, Humoral
- Immunoglobulin A/blood
- Immunoglobulin G/blood
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Lactuca/genetics
- Lactuca/immunology
- Malaria/immunology
- Malaria/prevention & control
- Malaria Vaccines/biosynthesis
- Malaria Vaccines/genetics
- Malaria Vaccines/immunology
- Merozoite Surface Protein 1/genetics
- Merozoite Surface Protein 1/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Plants, Genetically Modified/immunology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/immunology
- Nicotiana/genetics
- Nicotiana/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- Abdoreza Davoodi-Semiromi
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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Daniell H, Singh ND, Mason H, Streatfield SJ. Plant-made vaccine antigens and biopharmaceuticals. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2009; 14:669-79. [PMID: 19836291 PMCID: PMC2787751 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2009.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2009] [Revised: 08/30/2009] [Accepted: 09/24/2009] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Plant cells are ideal bioreactors for the production and oral delivery of vaccines and biopharmaceuticals, eliminating the need for expensive fermentation, purification, cold storage, transportation and sterile delivery. Plant-made vaccines have been developed for two decades but none has advanced beyond Phase I. However, two plant-made biopharmaceuticals are now advancing through Phase II and Phase III human clinical trials. In this review, we evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different plant expression systems (stable nuclear and chloroplast or transient viral) and their current limitations or challenges. We provide suggestions for advancing this valuable concept for clinical applications and conclude that greater research emphasis is needed on large-scale production, purification, functional characterization, oral delivery and preclinical evaluation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Henry Daniell
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, 336 Biomolecular Science Building, Orlando, FL 32816-2364, USA.
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Davoodi-Semiromi A, Samson N, Daniell H. The green vaccine: A global strategy to combat infectious and autoimmune diseases. HUMAN VACCINES 2009; 5:488-93. [PMID: 19430198 DOI: 10.4161/hv.8247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Abdoreza Davoodi-Semiromi
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2364, USA
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A plant-derived recombinant human glucocerebrosidase enzyme--a preclinical and phase I investigation. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4792. [PMID: 19277123 PMCID: PMC2652073 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2008] [Accepted: 02/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Gaucher disease is a progressive lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of glucocerebrosidase leading to the dysfunction in multiple organ systems. Intravenous enzyme replacement is the accepted standard of treatment. In the current report, we evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of a novel human recombinant glucocerebrosidase enzyme expressed in transformed plant cells (prGCD), administered to primates and human subjects. Short term (28 days) and long term (9 months) repeated injections with a standard dose of 60 Units/kg and a high dose of 300 Units/kg were administered to monkeys (n = 4/sex/dose). Neither clinical drug-related adverse effects nor neutralizing antibodies were detected in the animals. In a phase I clinical trial, six healthy volunteers were treated by intravenous infusions with escalating single doses of prGCD. Doses of up to 60 Units/kg were administered at weekly intervals. prGCD infusions were very well tolerated. Anti-prGCD antibodies were not detected. The pharmacokinetic profile of the prGCD revealed a prolonged half-life compared to imiglucerase, the commercial enzyme that is manufactured in a costly mammalian cell system. These studies demonstrate the safety and lack of immunogenicity of prGCD. Following these encouraging results, a pivotal phase III clinical trial for prGCD was FDA approved and is currently ongoing. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00258778
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