期刊
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING
卷 119, 期 2, 页码 657-662出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bit.27979
关键词
COVID-19; genetic engineering; microbial engineering; Pichia pastoris; recombinant protein; subunit vaccine
资金
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [INV-002740, INV-006131]
- National Cancer Institute [P30-CA14051]
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [INV-002740, INV-006131] Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Genetically engineered Komagataella phaffii strain was developed to produce RBD protein without methanol induction, increasing production efficiency. This engineered strain enables scalability for manufacturing RBD-based vaccine antigens and other variants for future vaccines.
Prevention of COVID-19 on a global scale will require the continued development of high-volume, low-cost platforms for the manufacturing of vaccines to supply ongoing demand. Vaccine candidates based on recombinant protein subunits remain important because they can be manufactured at low costs in existing large-scale production facilities that use microbial hosts like Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris). Here, we report an improved and scalable manufacturing approach for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain (RBD); this protein is a key antigen for several reported vaccine candidates. We genetically engineered a manufacturing strain of K. phaffii to obviate the requirement for methanol induction of the recombinant gene. Methanol-free production improved the secreted titer of the RBD protein by >5X by alleviating protein folding stress. Removal of methanol from the production process enabled to scale up to a 1200 L pre-existing production facility. This engineered strain is now used to produce an RBD-based vaccine antigen that is currently in clinical trials and could be used to produce other variants of RBD as needed for future vaccines.
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