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MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT
Volume 21, Issue -, Pages 341-356Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2021.03.016
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of the government of Canada [NSERC RGPIN-201505132]
- Canada Research Chair [CRC/240394]
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This study presents a scalable and robust anion-exchange chromatography (AEX) method for removing empty AAV capsids and enriching AAV vectors, showing good results and comparability for different serotypes.
Removal of empty capsids from adeno-associated virus (AAV) manufacturing lots remains a critical step in the downstream processing of AAV clinical-grade batches. Because of similar physico-chemical characteristics, the AAV capsid populations totally lacking or containing partial viral DNA are difficult to separate from the desired vector capsid populations. Based on minute differences in density, ultracentrifugation remains the most effective separation method and has been extensively used at small scale but has limitations associated with availabilities and operational complexities in large-scale processing. In this paper, we report a scalable, robust, and versatile anion-exchange chromatography (AEX) method for removing empty capsids and subsequent enrichment of vectors of AAV serotypes 5, 6, 8, and 9. On average, AEX resulted in about 9-fold enrichment of AAV5 in a single step containing 80% +/- 5% genome-containing vector capsids, as verified and quantified by analytical ultracentrifugation. The optimized process was further validated using AAV6, AAV8, and AAV9, resulting in over 90% vector enrichment. The AEX process showed comparable results not only for vectors with different transgenes of different sizes but also for AEX runs under different geometries of chromatographic media. The herein-reported sulfate-salt-based AEX process can be adapted to different AAV serotypes by appropriately adjusting elution conditions to achieve enriched vector preparations.
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