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D'Atri V, Imiołek M, Quinn C, Finny A, Lauber M, Fekete S, Guillarme D. Size exclusion chromatography of biopharmaceutical products: From current practices for proteins to emerging trends for viral vectors, nucleic acids and lipid nanoparticles. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1722:464862. [PMID: 38581978 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
Abstract
The 21st century has been particularly productive for the biopharmaceutical industry, with the introduction of several classes of innovative therapeutics, such as monoclonal antibodies and related compounds, gene therapy products, and RNA-based modalities. All these new molecules are susceptible to aggregation and fragmentation, which necessitates a size variant analysis for their comprehensive characterization. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) is one of the reference techniques that can be applied. The analytical techniques for mAbs are now well established and some of them are now emerging for the newer modalities. In this context, the objective of this review article is: i) to provide a short historical background on SEC, ii) to suggest some clear guidelines on the selection of packing material and mobile phase for successful method development in modern SEC; and iii) to highlight recent advances in SEC, such as the use of narrow-bore and micro-bore columns, ultra-wide pore columns, and low-adsorption column hardware. Some important innovations, such as recycling SEC, the coupling of SEC with mass spectrometry, and the use of alternative detectors such as charge detection mass spectrometry and mass photometry are also described. In addition, this review discusses the use of SEC in multidimensional setups and shows some of the most recent advances at the preparative scale. In the third part of the article, the possibility of SEC for the characterization of new modalities is also reviewed. The final objective of this review is to provide a clear summary of opportunities and limitations of SEC for the analysis of different biopharmaceutical products.
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Affiliation(s)
- Valentina D'Atri
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1,4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1,4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, Wyatt Technology, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Waters Corporation, Wyatt Technology, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1,4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1,4, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Fekete S, Lauber M, Xu M. Considering the selectivity of pore size gradient size exclusion chromatography columns. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1718:464726. [PMID: 38354505 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
One of the most significant performance determining variables of a size exclusion column is the pore size of its packing material. This is most definitely the case for assigning the suitability of a given column for differently sized analytes. As technologies for particle and column manufacturing continue to advance, it is worth contemplating the value of more finely controlled manipulation of this parameter. The change in a packing material's pores across the length of a size exclusion column was thus explored. A change in average pore diameter and pore size distribution was studied by means of theoretical modeling. These parameters were investigated for independent and combinatorial effects. From our predictions, versus tandem column chromatography, a gradient column apparatus does not yield sizable increases in monomer to dimer selectivity of any given critical pair. Instead, our modeling suggests it can yield more universally effective separations of multiple pairs of species at once, as is sometimes necessary when analyzing the high molecular weight components of highly aggregated drug substances.
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- Szabolcs Fekete
- Waters Corporation, located in CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Birdsall RE, Han D, DeLaney K, Kowalczyk A, Cojocaru R, Lauber M, Huray JL. Monitoring stability indicating impurities and aldehyde content in lipid nanoparticle raw material and formulated drugs. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2024; 1234:124005. [PMID: 38246008 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2024.124005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are designed to protect and transport sensitive payloads or active pharmaceutical ingredients as part of new therapeutic modalities. As a multi-component particle, a high degree of quality control is necessary to ensure raw materials are free of critical impurities that could adversely impact the drug product. In this study, we demonstrate a reversed phase liquid chromatography method hyphenated with a single quadrupole mass spectrometer (RPLC-MS) as an alternative platform to methods that incorporate evaporative light scattering or charged aerosol detectors in the detection and quantitation of critical impurities associated with LNPs. The proposed RPLC-MS method offers an increase of up to 2 orders of magnitude in dynamic range and 3 orders of magnitude in sensitivity in the analysis of impurities associated with LNPs compared to conventional detectors. Access to complementary mass data enabled the detection and identification of stability indicating impurities as part of stress studies carried out on an ionizable lipid. In addition to confirmation of peak identity, complementary mass data was also used to assess residual aldehydes in raw material and formulated LNPs in accordance with regulatory guidance. Following derivatization using 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, aldehyde content in the ionizable lipid raw material was determined to exceed the reporting threshold of 0.05% in 30% of the test cases. The experimental findings observed in this study demonstrate the utility of the proposed RPLC-MS method in the identification and monitoring of stability-indicating attributes associated with LNPs as part of current Good Manufacturing Practices for improved consumer safety in drug products.
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple St. Milford, MA 01757, USA
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- Acuitas Therapeutics, 6190 Agronomy Rd. Suite 405, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Acuitas Therapeutics, 6190 Agronomy Rd. Suite 405, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Acuitas Therapeutics, 6190 Agronomy Rd. Suite 405, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Imiołek M, Fekete S, Kizekai L, Addepalli B, Lauber M. Fast and efficient size exclusion chromatography of adeno associated viral vectors with 2.5 micrometer particle low adsorption columns. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1714:464587. [PMID: 38150795 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
Abstract
More and more transformative gene therapies (GTx) are reaching commercialization stage and many of them use Adeno Associated Viruses (AAVs) as their vector. Being larger than therapeutic antibodies, their size variant analysis poses an analytical challenge that must be addressed to speed up the development processes. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) can provide critical information on the quality and purity of the product, but its full potential is not yet utilized by currently applied columns that are (i) packed with relatively large particles, (ii) prepared exclusively in large formats and (iii) built using metal hardware that is prone to secondary interactions. In this paper, we investigate the use of state-of-the-art sub-3 µm particles to address existing limitations. A prototype 2.5 µm column was found to deliver superior kinetic efficiency, significant reduction in run times and increased resolution of separations. No evidence for shear or sample sieving effects were found during comparisons with conventional 5 µm columns. Moreover, use of low adsorption hardware enabled the application of a wide range of mobile phase conditions and a chance to apply a more robust platform method for several AAV serotypes. The resulting method was tested for its reproducibility as well as utility for critical quality attribute assays, including multiangle light scattering based (MALS) measurements of size and molar mass. Thus, a new tool for higher resolution, higher throughput size variant analysis of AAVs has been described.
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- Mateusz Imiołek
- Waters Corporation, 1 Rue Michel Servet, Geneva 1211, Switzerland.
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- Waters Corporation, 1 Rue Michel Servet, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford MA 01757, United States of America
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford MA 01757, United States of America
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Goyon A, Tang S, Fekete S, Nguyen D, Hofmann K, Wang S, Shatz-Binder W, Fernandez KI, Hecht ES, Lauber M, Zhang K. Separation of Plasmid DNA Topological Forms, Messenger RNA, and Lipid Nanoparticle Aggregates Using an Ultrawide Pore Size Exclusion Chromatography Column. Anal Chem 2023; 95:15017-15024. [PMID: 37747361 PMCID: PMC10568528 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
Abstract
Health authorities have highlighted the need to determine oligonucleotide aggregates. However, existing technologies have limitations that have prevented the reliable analysis of size variants for large nucleic acids and lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). In this work, nucleic acid and LNP aggregation was examined using prototype, low adsorption ultrawide pore size exclusion chromatography (SEC) columns. A preliminary study was conducted to determine the column's physicochemical properties. A large difference in aggregate content (17.8 vs 59.7 %) was found for a model messenger RNA (mRNA) produced by different manufacturers. We further investigated the nature of the aggregates via a heat treatment. Interestingly, thermal stress irreversibly decreased the amount of aggregates from 59.7 to 4.1% and increased the main peak area 3.3-fold. To the best of our knowledge, for the first time, plasmid DNA topological forms and multimers were separated by analytical SEC. The degradation trends were compared to the data obtained with an anion exchange chromatography method. Finally, unconjugated and fragment antigen-binding (Fab)-guided LNPs were analyzed and their elution times were plotted against their sizes as measured by DLS. Multi-angle light scattering (MALS) was coupled to SEC in order to gain further insights on large species eluting before the LNPs, which were later identified as self-associating LNPs. This study demonstrated the utility of ultrawide pore SEC columns in characterizing the size variants of large nucleic acid therapeutics and LNPs.
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- Alexandre Goyon
- Synthetic
Molecule Analytical Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Synthetic
Molecule Analytical Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Consumables
and Lab Automation, Waters Corporation, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, Geneva 4 1211, Switzerland
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- Synthetic
Molecule Analytical Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Synthetic
Molecule Analytical Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Synthetic
Molecule Analytical Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Pharmaceutical
Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Pharmaceutical
Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Microchemistry,
Proteomics, and Lipidomics, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Consumables
and Lab Automation, Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757, United States
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- Synthetic
Molecule Analytical Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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Lardeux H, Fekete S, Lauber M, D'Atri V, Guillarme D. High-Throughput Chromatographic Separation of Oligonucleotides: A Proof of Concept Using Ultra-Short Columns. Anal Chem 2023. [PMID: 37384898 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
Ion-pairing reversed-phase liquid chromatography (IP-RPLC) is the reference separation technique for characterizing oligonucleotides (ONs) and their related impurities. The aim of this study was to better understand the retention mechanism of ONs, evaluate the applicability of the linear solvent strength (LSS) retention model, and explore the potential of ultra-short columns having a length of only 5 mm for the separation of model ONs. First, the validity of the LSS model was evaluated for ONs having sizes comprised between 3 and 30 kDa, and the accuracy of retention time predictions was assessed. It was found that ONs in IP-RPLC conditions follow an "on-off" elution behavior, despite a molecular weight lower than that of proteins. For most linear gradient separation conditions, a column length between 5 and 35 mm was found to be appropriate. Ultra-short columns of only 5 mm were therefore explored to speed up separations by considering the impact of the instrumentation on the efficiency. Interestingly, the impacts of injection volume and post-column connection tubing on peak capacity were found to be negligible. Finally, it was demonstrated that longer columns would not improve selectivity or separation efficiency, but baseline separation of three model ONs mixtures was enabled in as little as 30 s on the 5 mm column. This proof-of-concept work paves the way for future investigations using more complex therapeutic ONs and their related impurities.
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- Honorine Lardeux
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO), University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, located in CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, Milford, Massachusetts 01757, United States
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO), University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO), University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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Fekete S, Lauber M. Studying effective column lengths in liquid chromatography of large biomolecules. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1692:463848. [PMID: 36758491 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.463848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Based on their nature, large molecules tend to exhibit on-off elution such that only a small segment of a column bed participates in their separation. We were intrigued to investigate empirical data on this behavior and to apply a simple method to estimate the length of column bed that is needed to produce an effective separation. Models were derived by rearranging the linear solvent strength (LSS) model equations, and data sets from almost 100 different separation conditions were treated to illustrate effects for various types of solutes as separated by reversed phase (RP), ion-pair reversed phase (IP-RP), ion-exchange (IEX), hydrophobic interaction (HIC) and hydrophilic interaction (HILIC) chromatography. By empirically measuring S parameters (S is a solute dependent model parameter, it describes how sensitive is the solute retention to mobile phase composition), and calculating for an exit retention factor of 0.5, we have determined that there is little to no benefit to separating moderately sized solutes (5 - 10 kDa) with a column bed that is longer than 3 cm, particularly when a less than 20 min gradient is desired. Moreover, even shorter columns would be predicted to be adequate for 100 - 150 kDa molecules. Interpretations of this sort have become possible because there is some correlation between a solute's molecular weight and its S parameter. That is, empirical observations on retention behavior are not needed to select appropriate column lengths; molecular weight provides a sufficient approximation. With these insights, we suggest reconsidering the routine use of 5 - 15 cm long columns for >10 kDa biomolecule separations and instead propose that a new focus be placed on 1-2 cm long columns.
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- Szabolcs Fekete
- Waters Corporation, located in CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757, United States
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Fekete S, Doneanu C, Addepalli B, Gaye M, Nguyen J, Alden B, Birdsall R, Han D, Isaac G, Lauber M. Challenges and emerging trends in liquid chromatography-based analyses of mRNA pharmaceuticals. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 224:115174. [PMID: 36446261 PMCID: PMC9678211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.115174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Lipid encapsulated messenger RNA (LNP mRNA) has garnered a significant amount of interest from the pharmaceutical industry and general public alike. This attention has been catalyzed by the clinical success of LNP mRNA for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination as well as future promises that might be fulfilled by the biotechnology pipeline, such as the in vivo delivery of a CRISPR/Cas9 complex that can edit patient cells to reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein. LNP mRNAs are comprised of various chemically diverse molecules brought together in a sophisticated intermolecular complex. This can make it challenging to achieve thorough analytical characterization. Nevertheless, liquid chromatography is becoming an increasingly relied upon technique for LNP mRNA analyses. Although there have been significant advances in all types of LNP mRNA analyses, this review focuses on recent developments and the possibilities of applying anion exchange (AEX) and ion pairing reversed phase (IP-RP) liquid chromatography for intact mRNAs as well as techniques for oligo mapping analysis, 5' endcap testing and lipid compositional assays.
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Hecht ES, Obiorah EC, Liu X, Morrison L, Shion H, Lauber M. Microflow size exclusion chromatography to preserve micromolar affinity complexes and achieve subunit separations for native state mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1685:463638. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Murisier A, D’Atri V, Pirner S, Larraillet V, Fekete S, Lauber M, Guillarme D. Ultra-Fast Middle-Up Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography Analysis of Complex Bispecific Antibodies Obtained in Less Than One Minute. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:2315. [PMID: 36365134 PMCID: PMC9698801 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
Abstract
This work illustrates the benefits and limitations of using ultra-short reversed phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) columns for the characterization of various complex bispecific antibodies after prolonged thermal stress at the middle-up level of analysis. First, we have demonstrated that alternative organic modifiers, such as isopropanol, can be used in RPLC mode without generating excessive pressure, thanks to the prototype 10 × 2.1 mm, 2.7 µm particle column. However, compared to acetonitrile, the selectivity was not improved, at least for the selected biopharmaceutical products. Importantly, very fast separations (sub-1 min) of high quality were systematically obtained for the different samples when using a spectroscopic detector, but a severe loss of performance was observed with mass spectrometry (MS) detection due to dispersion effects. Based on these results, there is a clear need to improve the interfacing between LC and MS (shorter/thinner tubing) to mitigate band broadening.
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- Amarande Murisier
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757-3696, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Fekete S, Lauber M. Studying the possibilities of dual stationary phase gradients to explore alternative selectivities in liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1681:463492. [PMID: 36116368 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Previous studies on stationary phase gradients have inspired a new phase of theoretical work and an expansion of the concept to include multiple retention mechanisms. The theoretical work presented here corroborates previous reports that a stationary phase gradient can produce selectivity in a separation as effectively as careful adjustments to a mobile phase gradient program, especially when such column is operated in mobile phase gradient elution mode. In reality, no column is singularly based on one type of interaction mechanism, and many columns are nowadays designed to solicit multiple solute to stationary phase interactions. These mixed-mode columns inspired us to give more careful consideration to the idea of dual stationary phase gradients. With the theory applied here, it is suggested that the modulation of two unique interaction mechanisms across a chromatographic column has the potential to open up previously unseen selectivities. With the increasing prevalence of mixed-mode columns, we believe there will be ample opportunity to explore these new concepts in experimental work.
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- Szabolcs Fekete
- Waters Corporation, located in CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757, United States
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Duivelshof B, Zöldhegyi A, Guillarme D, Lauber M, Fekete S. Expediting the chromatographic analysis of COVID-19 antibody therapeutics with ultra-short columns, retention modeling and automated method development. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 221:115039. [PMID: 36115204 PMCID: PMC9465490 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.115039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the emergency use authorization (EUA) of several new therapeutics and vaccines. Several monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were among those authorized for use, and they have served a purpose to provide passive immunity and to help minimize dangerous secondary effects in at-risk and hospitalized patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. With an EUA submission, scientific data on a drug candidate is often collected near simultaneously alongside drug development. In such a situation, there is little time to allow misguided method development nor time to wait on traditional turnaround times. We have taken this dilemma as a chance to propose new means to expediting the chromatographic characterization of protein therapeutics. To this end, we have combined the use of automated, systematic modeling and ultrashort LC columns to quickly optimize high throughput RP, IEX, HILIC and SEC separations for two COVID-19-related mAbs. The development and verification of these four complementary analytical methods required only 2 days of experimental work. In the end, one chromatographic analysis can be performed with a sub-2 min run time such that it is feasible to comprehensively characterize a COVID-19 mAb cocktail by 4 different profiling techniques within a 1-hour turnaround time.
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- Bastiaan Duivelshof
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Fekete S, Kizekai L, Sarisozen YT, Lawrence N, Shiner S, Lauber M. Investigating the secondary interactions of packing materials for size-exclusion chromatography of therapeutic proteins. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1676:463262. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Murisier A, Andrie M, Fekete S, Lauber M, D'Atri V, Iwan K, Guillarme D. Front Cover: Direct coupling of size exclusion chromatography and mass spectrometry for the characterization of complex monoclonal antibody products. J Sep Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202270121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Murisier A, Andrie M, Fekete S, Lauber M, D'Atri V, Iwan K, Guillarme D. Direct coupling of size exclusion chromatography and mass spectrometry for the characterization of complex monoclonal antibody products. J Sep Sci 2022; 45:1997-2007. [PMID: 35278285 PMCID: PMC9311719 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202200075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
The present study describes the possibilities offered by an innovative bioinert size exclusion chromatography column for size variant characterization of complex monoclonal antibody products. This size exclusion chromatography column includes a novel column hardware surface. The column was prepared from metallic hardware components that were treated to have prototype hydrophilically modified hybrid organic–inorganic silica surfaces called hybrid surface technology. This provides a significant reduction in nondesired hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions that can occur between column and analyte when performing size exclusion chromatography analysis with volatile mobile phase. Compared to a reference stainless‐steel column packed with the same batch of packing material, peak tailing, band broadening, and above all recovery of high molecular weight species were distinctly improved for all types of monoclonal antibody products. Based on our observations, we found that 50 mM ammonium acetate in water was a suitable mobile phase offering good compromise in terms of liquid chromatography performance and mass spectrometry sensitivity. In addition, method repeatability (intra‐ and interday relative standard deviations) on elution times and high molecular weight species peak areas were found to be excellent. By using this innovative size exclusion chromatography material, the low and high molecular weight species contained in various stressed and nonstressed monoclonal antibody products were successfully characterized with mass spectrometry detection.
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- Amarande Murisier
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO) University of Geneva CMU‐Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Geneva CMU‐Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO) University of Geneva CMU‐Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Geneva CMU‐Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation 34 Maple Street Milford Massachusetts 01757–3696 United States
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- Waters Corporation 34 Maple Street Milford Massachusetts 01757–3696 United States
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO) University of Geneva CMU‐Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Geneva CMU‐Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
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- Roche Diagnostics GmbH Nonnenwaldstr. 2 Penzberg 82377 Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO) University of Geneva CMU‐Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Geneva CMU‐Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
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Deriš H, Cindrić A, Lauber M, Petrović T, Bielik A, Taron CH, Wingerden M, Lauc G, Trbojević-Akmačić I. Robustness and repeatability of GlycoWorks RapiFluor-MS IgG N-glycan profiling in a long-term high-throughput glycomic study. Glycobiology 2021; 31:1062-1067. [PMID: 34132802 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwab050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Protein glycosylation is the attachment of a carbohydrate moiety to a protein backbone affecting both structure and function of the protein. Abnormal glycosylation is associated with various diseases, and some of the changes in glycosylation are detectable even before symptom development. As such, glycans have emerged as compelling new biomarker candidates. A wide range of analytical methods exist for small-scale glycan analyses. However, there is a growing need for highly robust and reproducible high-throughput techniques that allow for large-scale glycoprofiling. Here we describe the evaluation of robustness and repeatability of immunoglobulin G (IgG) N-glycan analysis using the GlycoWorks RapiFluor-MS N-Glycan Kit followed by hydrophilic interaction ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (HILIC-UHPLC) from 335 technical replicates of human plasma randomly distributed across 67 96-well plates. The data was collected over a five-month period using multiple UHPLC systems and chromatographic columns. Following relative IgG N-glycan quantification in acquired chromatograms, data analysis showed that the most abundant peaks that together made up for three fourths of the detected IgG N-glycome all had coefficients of variation (CVs) lower than 2 percent. The highest CVs ranging from 16 to 29 percent accompanied low abundance glycan peaks with the individual relative peak area below 1 percent that together made up for less than 2 percent of the detected IgG N-glycome. These results show that the tested method is very robust and repeatable, making it suitable for the IgG N-glycan analysis of a large number of samples in a high-throughput manner over a longer period of time.
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- Helena Deriš
- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757-3696, United States
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- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- New England Biolabs, 240 County Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938-2723, United States
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- New England Biolabs, 240 County Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938-2723, United States
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757-3696, United States
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- Genos Glycoscience Research Laboratory, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.,University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Fekete S, Murisier A, Lauber M, Guillarme D. Empirical correction of non-linear pH gradients and a tool for application to protein ion exchange chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1651:462320. [PMID: 34144399 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This concept article reports a practical solution to improve the linearity of effluent pH response as observed in pH gradient cation exchange chromatography (CEX). When performing pH gradient CEX, it is not easy to develop buffer systems that will universally provide pH response proportional with the mobile phase (buffer) composition. It is an especially challenging pursuit when exploring MS compatible buffers (e.g. ammonium-acetate, ammonium-carbonate). In addition to "non-proportional" behavior from the mobile phase composition, the chromatographic column itself will sometimes impose an unpredictable impact on the effluent pH. Here, we propose a simple approach based on the on-line measurement of effluent pH response, conversion of pH to mobile phase volume fraction (φ) and then generation of the inverse response function in the time domain. In the end, when setting the inverse function as the gradient program instead of a linear gradient, an improved - ideally linear - pH response can be produced. A simple Excel tool was developed to assist analysts with this correction procedure, and it has been made available by download for public use.
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- Szabolcs Fekete
- Waters Corporation, located in CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757-3696, United States
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Farsang E, Horváth K, Beck A, Wang Q, Lauber M, Guillarme D, Fekete S. Impact of the column on effluent pH in cation exchange pH gradient chromatography, a practical study. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1626:461350. [PMID: 32797830 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In ionexchange chromatography, the pH gradient mode becomes more and more popular today for the analysis of therapeutic proteins as this mode can provide higher or alternative selectivity to the commonly used salt gradient mode. Ideally, a linear pH response is expected when performing linear gradients. However up to now, only a very few buffer systems have been developed and are commercially available which can perform nearly linear pH responses when flowing through a given column. It is also known that a selected buffer system (mobile phase) can work well on one column but can fail on other column. The goal of this study was to practically evaluate the effects that ionexchange columns (weak and strong exchangers) might have on effluent pH, when performing linear pH gradient separations of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. To attain this objective, the pH was monitored on-line at the column outlet using a specific setup. To make comprehensive observations of the phenomenon, four different mobile phase conditions and five cation exchange columns (weak and strong exchangers) were employed. The obtained pH responses were systematically compared to responses measured in the absence of the columns. From this work, it has become clear that both the column and mobile phase can have significant effects on pH gradient chromatography and that their combination must be considered when developing a new method. Phase systems (column + mobile phase) providing linear pH responses are indeed the most suitable for separating mAbs with different isoelectric points and, with them, it is possible to elute mAbs across wide retention time ranges and with high selectivity.
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- Evelin Farsang
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10., H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10., H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary
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- Center of Immunology Pierre Fabre, 5 Avenue Napoléon III, BP 60497, 74160 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757-3696, United States; Current Address: Bristol Myers Squibb, 38 Jackson Rd, Devens, MA 01434, United States
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757-3696, United States
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Farsang E, Guillarme D, Veuthey JL, Beck A, Lauber M, Schmudlach A, Fekete S. Coupling non-denaturing chromatography to mass spectrometry for the characterization of monoclonal antibodies and related products. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 185:113207. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Murisier A, Lauber M, Shiner SJ, Guillarme D, Fekete S. Practical considerations on the particle size and permeability of ion-exchange columns applied to biopharmaceutical separations. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1604:460487. [PMID: 31488296 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The goal of this study was to better understand the possibilities and limitations of modern cation exchange chromatography (CEX) columns for the separation of protein biopharmaceuticals (typically mAbs and related products). Several commercial and research columns consisting of a non-porous polymeric core particle with a thin hydrophilic coating and grafted ion-exchanger sulfonate groups, were compared. The impact of particle size, porosity and packing pressure on the separation of therapeutic proteins was evaluated in a systematic way. First, it was shown that the porosity of modern CEX columns depends on the applied conditions, and lower apparent porosity as well as increased column pressures were observed when using low ionic strength mobile phase (less than 0.01 M NaCl), due to swelling. Column pressure seemed to be dependent on the 1/dp3 to 1/dp5 relationships with particle size, depending on whether 0.3 M NaCl or pure water was used as mobile phase, respectively. Using 5 cm long columns packed with 2 or 2.5 µm particles could easily result in higher than 1000 bar pressure drops when the mobile phase ionic strength is low. Therefore, it is recommended that particle size not be decreased to below 2.5 µm so that technologies can remain compatible with the current state of ultra-high pressure (UHPLC) instrumentation. This recommendation is underscored by the fact that a decrease in particle size does not produce improved separations, since the particles are non-porous (no intra-particle diffusion nor resistance to mass transfer) and that large solutes follow an on-off (bind and elute) type retention mechanism. The only advantage of CEX columns packed with small particles is that they can provide more specific surface area per unit length of column, and thus facilitate higher throughput methods. In conclusion, it appears that there is no need to further decrease the particle size in CEX since decreasing their particle size may result in more drawbacks than benefits.
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- Amarande Murisier
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, CMU - Rue Michel Servet, 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757-3696, USA
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757-3696, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, CMU - Rue Michel Servet, 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, CMU - Rue Michel Servet, 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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D’Atri V, Nováková L, Fekete S, Stoll D, Lauber M, Beck A, Guillarme D. Orthogonal Middle-up Approaches for Characterization of the Glycan Heterogeneity of Etanercept by Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography Coupled to High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 91:873-880. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Valentina D’Atri
- Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy Geneva−Lausanne, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy Geneva−Lausanne, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota 56082, United States
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757-3696, United States
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- Center of Immunology Pierre Fabre, 5 Avenue Napoléon III, BP 60497 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy Geneva−Lausanne, University of Geneva, Centre Médical Universitaire, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Bobály B, D'Atri V, Lauber M, Beck A, Guillarme D, Fekete S. Characterizing various monoclonal antibodies with milder reversed phase chromatography conditions. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2018; 1096:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2018.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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D’Atri V, Fekete S, Stoll D, Lauber M, Beck A, Guillarme D. Characterization of an antibody-drug conjugate by hydrophilic interaction chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2018; 1080:37-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2018.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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D’Atri V, Fekete S, Beck A, Lauber M, Guillarme D. Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography Hyphenated with Mass Spectrometry: A Powerful Analytical Tool for the Comparison of Originator and Biosimilar Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies at the Middle-up Level of Analysis. Anal Chem 2017; 89:2086-2092. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Valentina D’Atri
- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center of Immunology
Pierre Fabre, 5 Avenue Napoléon
III, BP 60497, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757-3696, United States
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
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Davies Morel MCG, Newcombe JR, Lauber M. Manual reduction of multiple embryos in the mare: the effect on subsequent pregnancy outcome. Vet J 2011; 192:322-5. [PMID: 22000782 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Revised: 06/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/21/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
Abstract
To determine whether manually reduced multiple pregnancies (MPs) are at a greater risk of pregnancy loss than single pregnancy (SP) in mares, and to examine if a difference exists in the timing of pregnancy loss between manually reduced MPs and SPs, 1916 Thoroughbred mares were ultrasonically monitored every 2 days during oestrus to confirm ovulation, and up to Day 40 post-ovulation to confirm pregnancy. Ultimate pregnancy outcome was ascertained from the General Thoroughbred Stud book and classified as live foal (LF), early abortion (EA; Days 40-150), slipped foal (SF; Days 150-term), and barren (B; Time of pregnancy loss unknown). Significantly (P<0.05) more SPs failed (17.23%; 226/1312) than manually reduced MPs (13.41%; 81/604). Both SPs and MPs were at greatest risk of being lost as EA (72.16%; 127/176 and 61.67%; 37/60, respectively) compared to SF (27.84%; 49/176 and 38.33%; 23/60). There was no significant difference in the time of greatest risk of pregnancy loss between manually reduced MPs and SPs. It was concluded that owners and veterinarians can be assured that manual reduction of MPs does not increase the risk of pregnancy loss above those associated with SPs.
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- M C G Davies Morel
- Aberystwyth University, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AL, UK.
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Flühmann B, Lauber M, Lichtensteiger W, Fischer JA, Born W. Tissue-specific mRNA expression of a calcitonin receptor-like receptor during fetal and postnatal development. Brain Res 1997; 774:184-92. [PMID: 9452207 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)81702-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The distribution of calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR) mRNA in developing rats was investigated by in situ hybridization. Signals were found in the piriform cortex, the central and basolateral amygdala and the amygdalostriatal transition area. Among peripheral organs, the CRLR was predominantly expressed in the lung. mRNA expression in blood vessels, liver, midgut, rectum and urethra was restricted to gestational days 16 and/or 20. The CRLR was thought to be a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) type 1 receptor (Aiyar et al., J. Biol. Chem., 271 (1996) 11325-11329). This contrasts with previously reported evidence that the CRLR is an orphan receptor with no identifiable interactions with CGRP and other related ligands (Flühmann et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 206 (1995) 341-347). In situ hybridization signals have not been detected in the cerebellum and the spleen known to present a high density of CGRP binding sites. The different regional distribution of CGRP receptor binding sites and CRLR mRNA implies the latter encoding a different CGRP receptor subtype.
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- B Flühmann
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Klinik Balgrist, Zürich, Switzerland
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Eggenberger M, Flühmann B, Muff R, Lauber M, Lichtensteiger W, Hunziker W, Fischer JA, Born W. Structure of a parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide receptor of the human cerebellum and functional expression in human neuroblastoma SK-N-MC cells. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 1996; 36:127-36. [PMID: 9011748 DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(95)00253-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cloning and functional expression of a cDNA from the human cerebellum revealed a parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTH/PTHrP) receptor protein of 593 amino acids, identical in sequence to the PTH/PTHrP receptor of the human kidney and an osteoblast-like cell line (Schipani et al., Endocrinology, 132 (1993) 2157-2165). Expression of mRNA hybridizing with the cloned cDNA, indistinguishable in size on Northern blots from a 2.3 kb transcript in kidney and liver, was detected in eight brain areas. In situ hybridization histochemistry in rat brain tissue sections revealed predominant signals in the Purkinje cell layer of the cerebellum and in the mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal nerve. In human neuroblastoma (SK-N-MC) cells, stably transfected with the cloned cDNA, hPTH(1-84) and hPTH(1-34) displaced binding of 125 pM [125I][Tyr36]chPTHrP(1-36) to the PTH/PTHrP receptor with IC50 values of 4.0 +/- 0.6 nM and 2.00 +/- 0.08 nM, and stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation with EC50 values of 0.19 +/- 0.06 nM and 0.09 +/- 0.01 nM, respectively. 16 out of 48 cells responded to 100 nM hPTH(1-34) with a 2-10-fold transient increase of cytosolic free calcium concentrations. In conclusion, a PTH/PTHrP receptor, identified in the human cerebellum, has the primary structure of the corresponding receptors of kidney and bone. Expression in human neuroblastoma SK-N-MC cells revealed functional properties indistinguishable from those of non-neuronal tissues. The widespread distribution of PTHrP and its receptor in brain implies biological functions remaining to be elucidated.
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- M Eggenberger
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- M Lauber
- Southern Illinois University School of Social Work, Carbondale 62901
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Simpson E, Lauber M, Demeter M, Means G, Mahendroo M, Kilgore M, Mendelson C, Waterman M. Regulation of expression of the genes encoding steroidogenic enzymes in the ovary. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1992; 41:409-13. [PMID: 1562514 DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(92)90366-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- E Simpson
- Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9051
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- J Marshall
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Fresno, CA
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Aldosterone secretion by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex is directly influenced by a large, growing number of different physiologic agents. Their action includes: 1) acute stimulation or inhibition of early biosynthetic steps; 2) long-term activation or suppression of late biosynthetic steps; and 3) induction of growth or atrophy of zona glomerulosa cells. In rats, adaptation of late steps of aldosterone biosynthesis to sodium and potassium intake is mediated by the induction or repression of a second form of cytochrome P-45011 beta, which differs from the main form of the enzyme by a lower molecular weight and a greater range of catalytic properties.
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- J Müller
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
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Simpson E, Lauber M, Demeter M, Stirling D, Rodgers R, Means G, Mahendroo M, Kilgore M, Mendelson C, Waterman M. Regulation of expression of the genes encoding steroidogenic enzymes. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1991; 40:45-52. [PMID: 1958546 DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(91)90166-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In recent years it has become apparent that tropic hormones involved in steroidogenesis act to regulate the expression of the enzymes involved in the various steroidogenic pathways. This is particularly evident in the ovary where the episodic secretion of steroids throughout the ovarian cycle is regulated largely by changes in the levels of the particular enzymes involved in each step of the steroid biosynthetic pathways. Recently, the genes for the various cytochrome P450 species involved in ovarian steroidogenesis, namely cholesterol side-chain cleavage P450 (P450SCC), 17 alpha-hydroxylase P450 (P450(17 alpha], and aromatase cytochrome P450 (P450AROM) have been isolated and characterized, making it possible to study the regulation of expression at the molecular level. To this end, a series of chimeric constructs have been prepared in which fragments of the 5'-untranslated region of bovine P450(17 alpha) and P450SCC have been inserted upstream of the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) and beta-globin reporter genes. These constructs have been used to transfect primary cultures of bovine luteal and thecal cells. The results indicate that cAMP responsiveness lies within defined regions of genes which do not contain a classical CRE, similar to previous results utilizing adrenal cells in culture. Furthermore, although constructs containing both the P450(17 alpha) and P450SCC 5'-upstream regions are expressed in both luteal and thecal cell cultures, only those containing the P450SCC sequences are expressed in luteal cells. Studies on the expression of P450AROM indicate that the promoter which is responsible for its expression in human placenta is not operative in the corpus luteum. Thus estrogen biosynthesis may be regulated by the differential use of tissue specific promoters, thus accounting for the complexity and multifactorial nature of the expression of this activity.
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- E Simpson
- Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 75235
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Aldosterone, the major mineralocorticoid hormone, is produced exclusively in the zona glomerulosa of the mammalian adrenal cortex. In the rat species, this zonal specificity of aldosterone biosynthesis appears to be due mainly to the existence of a second form of cytochrome P-450(11 beta), which differs from the major form of the enzyme (molecular weight 51,000) by (1) a lower molecular weight (49,000), (2) a broader range of catalytic activities, which include corticosterone methyl oxidation 1 and 2, (3) an exclusive occurrence in the zona glomerulosa, and (4) a crucial dependence on sodium and potassium intake. The 49K form of the enzyme can be induced by potassium ions in vivo (potassium repletion of potassium-deficient rats) or in vitro (primary cell culture). The biosynthesis of this protein is controlled most likely at the level of transcription. According to indirect evidence, ACTH induces only the 51K form of the enzyme in vitro. Prolonged treatment of rats with a high dose of ACTH has a repressive effect on the 49K form of the enzyme.
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- J Müller
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
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During potassium repletion of potassium-deficient rats, a marked rise in the adrenal zona glomerulosa content of cytochrome P-45011 beta mRNA preceded an extensive increase in corticosterone methyl oxidation (CMO) 1 and 2. Potassium intake did not substantially affect zona glomerulosa cytochrome P-450SCC or zona fasciculata-reticularis cytochrome P-45011 beta mRNA levels. We had previously shown that the induction of CMO 1 and 2 in the zona glomerulosa of potassium-repleted rats was associated with the appearance of a second form of cytochrome P-45011 beta with a lower molecular weight (49,000) than the major form of the enzyme (51,000). On the basis of the present observations, mRNAs encoding the two forms of the enzyme would be homologous and of similar length. Potassium intake thus controls the biosynthesis of the 49 kDa enzyme most likely at the level of transcription or, alternatively, by influencing mRNA stability.
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- M Lauber
- Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Health Center, Dallas 75235
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Lauber M, Muller J. Purification and characterization of two distinct forms of rat adrenal cytochrome P450(11) beta: functional and structural aspects. Arch Biochem Biophys 1989; 274:109-19. [PMID: 2789017 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90421-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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It is generally accepted that the last three steps of aldosterone biosynthesis are catalyzed by a single enzyme, i.e., cytochrome P450(11) beta (P450XIB). We have previously reported that rat adrenal mitochondria may be capable of producing two forms of P450(11) beta which differ in molecular weight (49 and 51 kDa). In the present study we describe the purification, the enzymatic activities, and some structural properties of these two proteins. Using zona fasciculata mitochondria, the 51-kDa protein was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity by means of octyl-Sepharose chromatography. In a reconstituted system the protein catalyzed 18- and 11 beta-hydroxylation of deoxycorticosterone, but exhibited no 18-hydroxylation or 18-hydroxydehydrogenation of corticosterone. The 49-kDa protein was isolated from zona glomerulosa mitochondria of rats kept on a low-sodium, high-potassium regimen. Using octyl-Sepharose chromatography, it could be separated from the 51-kDa protein. A reconstituted eluate fraction, containing the 49-kDa protein, converted deoxycorticosterone not only to 18-OH-deoxycorticosterone and corticosterone, but also to 18-OH-corticosterone and aldosterone. These findings indicate that the rat adrenal cortex is capable of producing two distinct forms of active cytochrome P450(11) beta. A structural relationship of the 49- and 51-kDa proteins was indicated by experiments involving limited proteolysis. Thus, digestion with alpha-chymotrypsin and V8-protease yielded very similar peptide maps for both proteins. During potassium repletion of potassium-deficient rats, the disappearance of the active 51-kDa protein coincided with the appearance of the 49-kDa protein. These results are suggestive of a post-translational processing mechanism converting the 51-kDa protein into the smaller 49-kDa form. However, the 49-kDa protein might also be encoded by a distinct gene, regulated separately depending on the physiological conditions.
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- M Lauber
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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Müller J, Lauber M, Schmid C. Potassium-induced aldosterone biosynthesis in cultured rat zona glomerulosa cells. Am J Physiol 1989; 256:E475-82. [PMID: 2539734 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1989.256.4.e475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Rat adrenal zona glomerulosa cells lost their ability to produce aldosterone from either endogenous precursors or added deoxycorticosterone within 2 days of primary monolayer culture in a medium with a potassium concentration of 6.3 mmol/l. The lost corticosterone methyl oxidase I and II activities were totally regenerated when the ambient potassium concentrations was raised to 31 mmol/l. The conversions of deoxycorticosterone to 18-hydroxycorticosterone and aldosterone were completely restored by culture in a high-potassium medium also in zona glomerulosa cells of rats in which aldosterone biosynthesis had been suppressed by potassium restriction and sodium loading. However, these conversions were not induced in zona fasciculata-reticularis cells. The induction of aldosterone biosynthesis was associated with the appearance of a mitochondrial 49,000 protein cross-reacting with an antibody raised against bovine adrenal cytochrome P-450(11) beta. Thus primary cultures of zona glomerulosa cells are promising models for studying in vitro the molecular mechanisms of long-term adaptation of aldosterone biosynthesis to sodium and potassium intake.
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- J Müller
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
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The steroidogenic response of rat adrenal zona glomerulosa to stimulators is variable and depends on the activity of biosynthetic steps involved in the conversion of deoxycorticosterone (DOC) to aldosterone (Aldo). Corticosterone methyl oxidations (CMO) 1 and 2 are stimulated by sodium restriction and suppressed by potassium restriction. These slow alterations are accompanied by the appearance or disappearance of a specific zona glomerulosa mitochondrial protein with a molecular weight of 49,000. Induction of CMO 1 and 2 activities and the appearance of the 49 K protein can also be elicited in vitro by culture of rat zone glomerulosa cells in a medium with a high potassium concentration. The 49 K protein crossreacts with a monoclonal antibody raised against purified bovine adrenal cytochrome P-450(11 beta). The same antibody stains a protein with a molecular weight of 51,000 in rat zona fasciculata mitochondria and in zone glomerulosa mitochondria of rats in which CMO 1 and 2 activities have been suppressed by potassium restriction and sodium loading. The 51 K crossreactive protein was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity by chromatography on octyl-sepharose. In a reconstituted enzyme system, it converted DOC to corticosterone (B) and to 18-hydroxy-11-deoxycorticosterone (18-OH-DOC) but not to 18-hydroxycorticosterone (18-OH-B) or Aldo. A partially purified 49 K protein preparation from zona glomerulosa mitochondria of rats kept on a low-sodium, high-potassium regimen converted DOC to B, 18-OH-DOC, 18-OH-B and Aldo. According to these results, rat adrenal cytochrome P-450(11 beta) exists in two different forms, with both of them capable of hydroxylating DOC in either the 11 beta- of the 18-position, but with only the 49 K form capable of catalyzing CMO 1 and 2. The adaptation of aldosterone biosynthesis to sodium deficiency or potassium intake in rats is due to the appearance of the 49 K form of the enzyme in zona glomerulosa mitochondria.
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- J Müller
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland
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An assumption that the aldosterone-synthesizing enzyme exists only in zona glomerulosa cells apparently contradicts our recent findings that a purified bovine adrenocortical cytochrome P-45011 beta catalyzes the aldosterone formation and the enzyme exists in both zones of the adrenal cortex. To gain more insight into the zone specificity of aldosterone production, the aldosterone-synthesizing activity of mitochondria prepared from the isolated zones of adrenal cortex of various animal species was investigated. The intact mitochondria from the bovine or porcine zonae fasciculata-reticularis could not produce aldosterone whereas those from the zona glomerulosa produced it at a significant rate. When the mitochondria from the zonae fasciculata-reticularis were solubilized by the addition of cholate, they produced aldosterone from corticosterone at a rate comparable to that of those from the zona glomerulosa. The presence of specific factor(s) in the zonae fasciculata-reticularis mitochondria inhibiting expression of the aldosterone synthetic activity is discussed. The mitochondria of the rat zonae fasciculata-reticularis could hardly catalyze aldosterone synthesis under the detergent-solubilized conditions, whereas those of the zona glomerulosa could. Immunoblot analysis revealed that the mitochondria of the zonae fasciculata-reticularis contained a protein of Mr 51,000 which was immunocrossreactive with a monoclonal antibody directed against P-45011 beta, whereas those of the zona glomerulosa contained two immunocrossreactive proteins of Mr 51,000 and 49,000. These results suggest that in the case of rat adrenal cortex, a specific aldosterone-synthesizing enzyme exists in the zona glomerulosa.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Osaka University Medical School, Japan
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Lauber M, Sugano S, Ohnishi T, Okamoto M, Müller J. Aldosterone biosynthesis and cytochrome P-45011 beta: evidence for two different forms of the enzyme in rats. J Steroid Biochem 1987; 26:693-8. [PMID: 3613569 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(87)91041-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Whereas cytochrome P-45011 beta has been recently shown to catalyze the two-step conversion of corticosterone to aldosterone in the bovine and porcine adrenal cortex, the identity of the enzyme involved in the two final steps of aldosterone biosynthesis in the rat adrenal cortex is as yet unknown. Mitochondria from capsular adrenals of sodium-deficient, potassium-replete rats converted corticosterone to 18-hydroxycorticosterone and aldosterone at markedly higher rates than mitochondria from capsular adrenals of sodium-replete, potassium-deficient rats. However, the same preparations exhibited no difference in the 11 beta-hydroxylase activity, i.e. the conversion of deoxycorticosterone to corticosterone. Only mitochondria of zona glomerulosa from rats with stimulated aldosterone biosynthesis contained a 49K protein which showed a strong cross-reactivity with a monoclonal antibody raised against purified bovine cytochrome P-45011 beta. By contrast, a crossreactive protein with a molecular weight of 51K was found in mitochondria of zona fasciculata and in mitochondria of zona glomerulosa from rats with a suppressed aldosterone biosynthesis. These findings indicate the existence of two different forms of cytochrome P-45011 beta in the rat adrenal cortex, with only one of them, i.e. the 49K form, being capable of catalyzing the two final steps of aldosterone biosynthesis in situ.
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Tonon MC, Burlet A, Lauber M, Cuet P, Jégou S, Gouteux L, Ling N, Vaudry H. Immunohistochemical localization and radioimmunoassay of corticotropin-releasing factor in the forebrain and hypophysis of the frog Rana ridibunda. Neuroendocrinology 1985; 40:109-19. [PMID: 3883212 DOI: 10.1159/000124063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The distribution of immunoreactive corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRF) in the forebrain and pituitary of the frog Rana ridibunda was studied by means of specific radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemistry using the indirect immunofluorescence and the peroxidase-antiperoxidase techniques. Relatively high concentrations of CRF-like material were found in both chiasmatic and infundibular regions of the hypothalamus (352 +/- 11 and 422 +/- 36 pg, respectively). Large amounts of CRF were also found in neurointermediate lobe extracts. Standard curves of synthetic CRF and the dilution curves for hypothalamic or neurointermediate lobe extracts were parallel. After Sephadex G-75 gel filtration, CRF-like immunoreactivity eluted in a single peak, in the same position as synthetic ovine CRF. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography of the material purified on Sephadex G-75 revealed 5 components with CRF-like immunoreactivity. The major peak had a retention time of 22 min as compared to 25.4 min for ovine CRF and 36 min for rat CRF. The detection of CRF-like immunoreactivity in neurons was facilitated by colchicine pretreatment of the frogs. The great majority of the CRF-positive perikarya were seen in the ventral region of the preoptic nucleus. A few scattered perikarya were also observed in the dorsal preoptic nucleus and in the retrochiasmatic region. Immunoreactive fibers were found in the infundibular nucleus and in various extrahypothalamic zones. CRF-containing neurons were apparently distinct from mesotocinergic and vasotocinergic neurons. A large number of immunoreactive nerve fibers were observed in the median eminence in close contact with the capillaries of the pituitary portal plexus and in the neural lobe. A few CRF-positive fibers were detected in the intermediate lobe, whereas the distal lobe was totally negative. These results show that the diencephalon and pars intermedia-nervosa of the frog contain a peptide immunologically related to mammalian CRF.
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Lauber M, Clavreul C, Vaudry H, Cohen P. Immunological detection of pro-corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) in rat hypothalamus and pancreatic extracts. Evidence for in vitro conversion into CRF. FEBS Lett 1984; 173:222-6. [PMID: 6611275 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(84)81051-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Extracts of both rat hypothalamus and pancreas were analyzed for their corticotropin releasing factor (CRF)-like immunoreactivity by radioimmunoassay (RIA). In the case of the hypothalamus, besides the rat CRF, further identified by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), two peptide components, a 20-kDa and a 10-kDa species were detected. The 20-kDa component was stable under acidic pH conditions and was further purified by reverse-phase HPLC. When exposed to proteolytic activities coeluting with 'high-molecular-mass CRF' at pH 6, processing was observed and the CRF generated was identified both by RIA, molecular sieve filtration and HPLC under different experimental conditions. It is concluded that this 20-kDa CRF may represent the CRF precursor and that hypothalamic extracts may contain processing enzymes involved in its selective post-translational cleavage. In the pancreatic extract two immunoreactive forms of CRF were detected, the smaller coeluting with the rat CRF and the other corresponding to the intermediate 10-kDa component detected in the hypothalamus. Pancreatic rat CRF, analyzed using RIA both by molecular sieve filtration and HPLC, was indistinguishable from the hypothalamic rat CRF.
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Morel A, Lauber M, Cohen P. Selective processing of the 15 000 Mr prosomatostatin by mouse hypothalamic extracts releases the tetradecapeptide. FEBS Lett 1981; 136:316-8. [PMID: 6120101 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(81)80643-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Lauber M, Nicolas P, Boussetta H, Fahy C, Béguin P, Camier M, Vaudry H, Cohen P. The Mr 80,000 common forms of neurophysin and vasopressin from bovine neurohypophysis have corticotropin- and beta-endorphin-like sequences and liberate by proteolysis biologically active corticotropin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1981; 78:6086-90. [PMID: 6273847 PMCID: PMC348982 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.78.10.6086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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We have tested the hypothesis that the high M(r) forms common to both neurophysin and vasopressin detected in bovine neurohypophysis extracts (Nicolas, P., Camier, M., Lauber, M., Masse, M.-J. O., Möhring, J. & Cohen, P. (1980) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77, 2587-2591) might also contain the sequences of other known neuropeptides. The following evidence indicates that corticotropin- and beta-endorphin-like sequences are associated with similar high M(r) forms and are included in these M(r) 80,000 molecules. During the fractionation steps of high M(r) material, both corticotropin and beta-endorphin immunoreactive species were found to coelute with the neurophysin and vasopressin ones, either under M(r) 140,000 (in 0.1 M formic acid) or M(r) 70,000-80,000 (in 6 M guanidine) elution volumes. Corticotropin immunoreactivity was found to cofocus at pIs 6.05 and 5.8 with the M(r) 80,000 neurophysin-containing species. This material was submitted to affinity chromatography on purified anti-neurophysin antibodies covalently attached to Sepharose 4B. Both the corticotropin and beta-endorphin immunoreactivities, together with the neurophysin and vasopressin immunoreactivities, were retained on the immunoadsorbent and codesorbed by either a drastic pH change or by selective displacement with an excess of neurophysin. Comparison of the tryptic-digest maps of either the M(r) 68,000 fragment immunoprecipitated by anti-corticotropin antibodies or the M(r) 68,000 fragment released after precipitation of the M(r) 80,000 species by anti-neurophysin antibodies indicated large sequence homologies. Exposure of either the M(r) 80,000 or 68,000 components to mild proteolytic activities resulted in the formation of lower-size fragments. The resulting corticotropin-like immunoreactive material, recovered under the elution volume of standard (125)I-labeled corticotropin-(1-24), was tested for its ability to activate glucocorticoid biogenesis by the amphibian interrenal tissue (adrenal) in perifusion. It was found to exhibit a noticeable activity qualitatively undistinguishable from the one of the reference human corticotropin-(1-39). The name neurohypophyseal "coenophorin" (from the Greek word for common) is proposed for this class of M(r) 80,000 polypeptides that might represent the common precursor store-house for a set of neuropeptides produced in the hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal tract.
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Camier M, Lauber M, Nicolas P, Masse MJ, Boussetta H, Beguin P, Cohen P. [Biosynthesis of some hypothalamic neuropeptides. Identification of precursor forms (author's transl)]. Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 1980; 41:466-77. [PMID: 6113814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The current knowledge on the biosynthetic mechanisms of three hypothalamic neuropeptides, neurophysins, vasopressin and somatostatin, is reviewed. Both neurophysin and vasopressin appear to be first synthesized as higher molecular weight precursors. The methodology elaborated allows to characterize essentially two main forms with apparent Mr similar to or approximately 25 000 and 80 000 respectively. It can be demonstrated that both neurophysin and vasopressin are derived from common precursors.
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Nicolas P, Camier M, Lauber M, Masse MJ, Möhring J, Cohen P. Immunological identification of high molecular weight forms common to bovine neurophysin and vasopressin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1980; 77:2587-91. [PMID: 6156453 PMCID: PMC349447 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.77.5.2587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Extracts of bovine neurohypophysis made in acid/ethanol solution containing protease inhibitors were fractionated by two successive filtrations on Sephadex G-75 columns equilibrated in the presence and then in the absence of 4 M urea. Analysis of the pattern of neurophysin-like immunoreactivity in the eluate, with two different antibodies, indicated the presence of high M(r) forms of neurophysin (apparent sizes, [unk]70,000 and 20,000-25,000, respectively) besides the M(r) 10,000 neurophysin. [8-Arginine]vasopressin-like immunoreactivity was also detected, coeluting with the neurophysin-like species, in the material recovered in the exclusion and M(r) 20,000-25,000 elution volumes of the same molecular sieve fractionation of neurohypophyseal extracts. Upon subsequent Sephadex G-150 filtration, the immunoreactive material recovered in the exclusion volume of the Sephadex G-75 filtration showed an apparent M(r) of approximately 140,000. Both neurophysin-like and vasopressin-like immunoreactivities coeluted in the same volume. The elution profile of this M(r) 140,000 material was unmodified when reanalyzed by the same molecular sieve filtration after exposure to 8 M urea. When these M(r) 140,000 immunoreactive forms of vasopressin and neurophysin were submitted to affinity chromatography on anti-neurophysin antibodies immobilized on Sepharose, both immunoreactivities were selectively coadsorbed to the immunoadsorbent. Similarly, the neurophysin and vasopressin immunoreactivities associated with M(r) approximately 25,000 were retained together on the same anti-neurophysin immunoadsorbent. The M(r) 140,000 and M(r) 25,000 species having both neurophysin and [8-arginine]vasopressin antigenic determinants generated the two neurosecretory components when exposed to proteolytic activities. This in vitro processing was inhibited in acid medium, at low temperature, and in the presence of a mixture of protease inhibitors. It is concluded that these two large forms of proteins containing both neurophysin and vasopressin may represent common biosynthetic precursors of these two neurohypophyseal components.
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Camier M, Lauber M, Möhring J, Cohen P. Evidence for higher molecular weight immunoreactive forms of vasopressin in the mouse hypothalamus. Relationships with putative proneurophysins. FEBS Lett 1979; 108:369-73. [PMID: 520576 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(79)80566-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lauber M, Camier M, Cohen P. Higher molecular weight forms of immunoreactive somatostatin in mouse hypothalamic extracts: evidence of processing in vitro. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1979; 76:6004-8. [PMID: 42908 PMCID: PMC411782 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.11.6004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Extracts of mouse hypothalamus made in acid/urea containing protease inhibitors were analyzed for somatostatin immunoreactivity after molecular sieve filtration on Sephadex G-50. Higher molecular weight (higher-M(r)) somatostatin-like forms with apparent molecular weights of 15,000, 10,000, and 6000 could be identified, besides the molecular weight 1600 somatostatin. Immunological identities with somatostatin were unambiguously demonstrated by the analysis of the displacement curves in the radioimmunoassay. The M(r) 15,000, 6000, and 1600 species were purified by affinity chromatography on an anti-somatostatin immune serum covalent conjugate with Sepharose used as immunoadsorbant. After disulfide reduction by dithiothreitol, the size of the M(r) 15,000 and 6000 somatostatin-like species was assessed either by molecular sieve filtration or by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The results indicated that the higher-M(r) somatostatin-like species isolated from the hypothalamus did not result from hormone polymerization by means of disulfide interchange. The processing in vitro of the 15,000 higher-M(r) form of somatostatin was achieved by proteolytic enzymes coeluted with this species during the fractionation of hypothalamic extracts. Under neutral pH conditions the intermediary higher-M(r) forms were generated together with the M(r) 1600 somatostatin-like species. This processing activity could be either strongly inhibited at acidic pH or in acid/urea medium or else eliminated by selective immunoadsorption of the 15,000 higher-M(r) form. Neither trypsin nor the gamma subunit of 7S nerve growth factor was able to produce this processing, suggesting that enzymes with other kinds of specificity may be involved. It is concluded that somatostatin biosynthesis in the mouse hypothalamus may occur via a high-M(r) precursor that is processed into intermediary forms leading to the tetradecapeptide hormone.
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Lauber M, Camier M, Cohen P. Immunological and biochemical characterization of distinct high molecular weight forms of neurophysin and somatostatin in mouse hypothalamus extracts. FEBS Lett 1979; 97:343-7. [PMID: 761641 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(79)80118-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Bonne D, Nicolas P, Lauber M, Camier M, Tixier-vidal A, Cohen P. Evidence for an adenylate-cyclase activity in neurosecretory granule membranes from bovine neurohypophysis. Eur J Biochem 1977; 78:337-42. [PMID: 913403 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1977.tb11745.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Purified bovine neurosecretory granules and their corresponding membranes were prepared after fractionation and purification processes from bovine pituitaries. An adenylate cyclase activity was detected both in the granules (apparent Km = 0.5 mM) and the corresponding preparations of the membranes (apparent Km = 0.5 mM). This enzyme was activated by fluoride in a way markedly dependent on the concentration of this ion, and with a maximum for a concentration of F- = 3.5 mM. The cyclase activity was also significantly enhanced by GTP. The reaction rate showed a strong dependence on the molar ration [Mg2+]/[ATP] with maximal velocity for 7. It is suggested that this activity might play an important role in the control and regulation of neurosecretion in the neurohypophysis.
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