Bacteriophage and impurity carryover and total organic carbon release during extended protein A chromatography

In the biopharmaceutical industry, column chromatography residuals are routinely assessed by the direct measurement of mock eluates. In this study, we evaluated virus and other impurity carryover between protein A cycles and the feasibility of using a total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer to monitor for column impurity leakage as a correlate for actual measured carryover in mock eluates. Commercial process intermediates were used in scaled down studies of two protein A media, ProSep A (Millipore, Bedford, MA, USA) and MabSelect SuRe (GE Healthcare, Uppsala, Sweden). The chromatography system was programmed to run up to 200 normal load/elution cycles with periodic blank cycles to measure protein and phage carryover, and water flush cycles to measure TOC release. Sustained phage carryover was evident in each study. Carryover and TOC release was lowest in the case where cleaning was most stringent (50 mM NaOH/0.5 M Na₂SO₄ with MabSelect SuRe). The TOC analysis at this time does not appear to be a viable practical means of measuring impurity carryover; direct measurements in mock eluates appears to be more predictive of column performance.     

A mechanistic study of Protein A chromatography resin lifetime

A mechanistic study into Protein A chromatographic resin lifetime limitations is presented. Binding and mass transport properties of two widely used agarose-based Protein A resins were studied to distinguish between the roles of resin fouling due to product/impurity build-up and ligand degradation as contributory factors towards the decline in binding capacity with use. Cycling studies were conducted with and without product loading on the columns to separate out the influence of resin fouling. Ligand degradation under the mildly alkaline conditions used for column regeneration was determined to be the primary cause for Protein A resin capacity decline with usage. The use of lower concentrations of caustic and the use of stabilizing excipients to protect the Protein A ligand during cleaning and sanitization were found to be useful techniques in maintaining column performance. The results presented in this paper provide a clearer understanding of the causative factors that limit Protein A chromatographic resin lifetime. It is anticipated that these findings will assist in the development of more robust and economical downstream manufacturing processes for monoclonal antibody and Fc fusion protein purification.     

稀土上转换发光材料标记抗体的制备及在免疫组化中的应用

采用微波辐射法合成了具有上转换发光特性的六方相纳米粒子NaGdF₄: Yb³⁺,Er³⁺(UCNPs), 其晶粒大小约为65 nm, 且粒子在980 nm的激发光下显示绿光(550 nm). 进一步在NaGdF₄: Yb³⁺,Er³⁺纳米晶的表面包覆了一层二氧化硅层, 进行氨基功能化后获得了表面共价结合氨基基团的粒径为70 nm的上转换发光纳米微球NaGdF₄: Yb³⁺,Er³⁺@SiO₂-NH₂(UCNPs@SiO₂-NH₂). 通过共价键将UCNPs@SiO₂-NH₂与多克隆抗体免疫球蛋白联接, 将标记后的多克隆抗体应用于传统的免疫组化检测子宫内膜腺细胞中基质金属蛋白酶组织抑制剂-4(TIMP-4)蛋白的表达. 结果表明, 微波合成的稀土上转换发光纳米材料形貌规则且粒径均一, 包覆硅壳后材料具有良好的分散性和水溶性, 荧光强度高且稳定, 在980 nm激发光下对生物组织无背景荧光, 可以很好地检测组织中蛋白质的表达.     

Trimerization of the HIV Transmembrane Domain in Lipid Bilayers Modulates Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Binding

The membrane‐proximal external region (MPER) of HIV gp41 is an established target of antibodies that neutralize a broad range of HIV isolates. To evaluate the role of the transmembrane (TM) domain, synthetic MPER‐derived peptides were incorporated into lipid nanoparticles using natural and designed TM domains, and antibody affinity was measured using immobilized and solution‐based techniques. Peptides incorporating the native HIV TM domain exhibit significantly stronger interactions with neutralizing antibodies than peptides with a monomeric TM domain. Furthermore, a peptide with a trimeric, three‐helix bundle TM domain recapitulates the binding profile of the native sequence. These studies suggest that neutralizing antibodies can bind the MPER when the TM domain is a three‐helix bundle and this presentation could influence the binding of neutralizing antibodies to the virus. Lipid‐bilayer presentation of viral antigens in Nanodiscs is a new platform for evaluating neutralizing antibodies.     

Development of highly sensitive chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay based on the anti-recombinant HC subunit of botulinum neurotoxin type A monoclonal antibodies

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most poisonous substances ever known. The early detection of these toxins could bear more time for appropriate medical intervention. The standard method for detecting BoNTs is the mouse bioassay, which is time consuming (up to 4 days) and requires a large number of laboratory animals. The immunologic detection methods could detect the toxins within a day, but most of these methods are less sensitive compared with the mouse bioassay due to the lack of high-affinity antibodies. Recently, the recombinant H_C subunit of botulinum neurotoxin type A (rAH_C) was expressed as an effective vaccine against botulism, indicating that the rAH_C could be an effective immunogen that raises the monoclonal antibody (mAb) for detecting BoNT/A. After immunized BALB/c mice with rAH_C, 56 mAbs were generated. Two of these mAbs were selected to establish a highly sensitive sandwich chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA), in which FMMU-BTA-49 and FMMU-BTA-22 were used as capture antibody and detection antibody, respectively. The calculated limit of detection (LOD) based on molecular weight of rAH_C and BoNT/A reached 0.45 pg mL⁻¹. This CLEIA can be used in the detection of BoNT/A in matrices such as milk and beef extract. This method has 20–40 fold lower LOD than that of the mouse bioassay and takes only 3 h to complete the detection, indicating that it can be used as a valuable method to detect and quantify BoNT/A.     

An Enzyme Immunoassay for the Determination of Methabenzthiazuron

Abstract

A sensitive enzyme immunoassay is described for the determination of the urea herbicide methabenzthiazuron. The assay is carried out with polyclonal antibodies, which were raised in rabbits by immunization with a methabenzthiazuron-BSA conjugate containing five methabenzthiazuron residues per molecule. The ELISA was optimized on microtiter plates with a peroxidase-methabenzthiazuron tracer. The middle of the test (50% B/B₀) was found at 1.0 μg/l. The lower detection limit of methabenzthiazuron is c. 0.05 μg/l. Samples can be measured up to 10 μg/l methabenzthiazuron (upper detection limit). The assay does not require concentration or clean-up steps for drinking or ground water samples. Validation experiments showed a good accuracy and precision. Work with monoclonal antibodies is in progress.     

Detection of Aryloxyphenoxypropionate Herbicides by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

In this study, we developed a general and broad class-selective indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ic-ELISA) for detecting aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicides. A multideterminant artificial antigen was prepared from haptens of two herbicides (fenoxaprop-p-ethyl and cyhalofop-butyl) conjugated to the carrier protein Bovine serum albumin (BSA). The polyclonal antibodies (PAbs) were obtained by immunizing New Zealand white rabbits. Characterization studies of the PAbs showed that they had high affinity and specificity for the two herbicides. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) values for fenoxaprop-p-ethyl and cyhalofop-butyl were 0.185 mg L^?1 and 0.045 mg L^?1 with a limit of detection (LOD, IC₁₀) of 0.004 mg L^?1 and 0.002 mg L^?1, respectively. There were no obvious cross-reactivities with most of the aryloxyphenoxypropionates tested, except for metamifop (CR% = 55.56%). The recoveries of fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, cyhalofop-butyl and metamifop in environmental and agricultural samples (tap water, paddy water, soil, rice and soybean) ranged from 86.86–114.52%, 82.07–119.11% and 82.51–114.46%, respectively. These results demonstrate that the established ELISA could be used as a tool for detecting aryloxyphenoxypropionate multiresidues.     

Monoclonal Antibody-Based Immunolocalization of Bound Triazine Residues in Two Aquatic Macrophytes (Elodea Canadensis and Myriophyllum Spicatum)

Abstract

Immunohistochemical localization offers a fast and reliable method of obtaining information about the distribution of bound pesticide residues in plants. In the present study aquatic macrophytes (Elodea canadensis, Myriophyllum spicatum) were grown in laboratory model ecosystems spiked with 50 μg/l atrazine. To label cryosections, monoclonal antibodies from cell culture supernatants and ascites fluid with differing specificities for s-triazines were used in combination with the fluorescent dye Phycoerythrin and biotin-streptavidin amplification. The best results were observed with antibodies gained from mice immunized with an ametryn sulfoxide-BSA conjugate, regardless of the method employed for antibody production. The consequences with respect to herbicide metabolism and binding are discussed.     

Amperometric Immunosensor for the Detection of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) in Water

ABSTRACT

An amperometric immunosensor for the determination of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in water has been developed using sequential injection analysis techniques. The system is based on a rapid competitive enzyme immunoassay employing an alkaline phosphatase-labeled monoclonal antibody directed against the herbicide and an immunoreactor with 2,4-D immobilized via bovine serum albumin either to Eupergit in a column or directly to the surface of a glass capillary. The detection limit of the immunosensor at 0.1 μg 2,4-D/l without enrichment of the analyte makes automatic measurements of 2,4-D in drinking and ground water feasible.