Protection of recombinant mammalian antibodies from development-dependent proteolysis in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana.
The expression of clinically useful proteins in plants has been bolstered by the development of high-yielding systems for transient protein expression using agroinfiltration. There is a need now to know more about how host plant development and metabolism influence the quantity and quality of recomb...
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| author | Stéphanie Robert Moustafa Khalf Marie-Claire Goulet Marc-André D'Aoust Frank Sainsbury Dominique Michaud |
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| description | The expression of clinically useful proteins in plants has been bolstered by the development of high-yielding systems for transient protein expression using agroinfiltration. There is a need now to know more about how host plant development and metabolism influence the quantity and quality of recombinant proteins. Endogenous proteolysis is a key determinant of the stability and yield of recombinant proteins in plants. Here we characterised cysteine (C1A) and aspartate (A1) protease profiles in leaves of the widely used expression host Nicotiana benthamiana, in relation with the production of a murine IgG, C5-1, targeted to the cell secretory pathway. Agroinfiltration significantly altered the distribution of C1A and A1 proteases along the leaf age gradient, with a correlation between leaf age and the level of proteolysis in whole-cell and apoplast protein extracts. The co-expression of tomato cystatin SlCYS8, an inhibitor of C1A proteases, alongside C5-1 increased antibody yield by nearly 40% after the usual 6-days incubation period, up to ~3 mg per plant. No positive effect of SlCYS8 was observed in oldest leaves, in line with an increased level of C1A protease activity and a very low expression rate of the inhibitor. By contrast, C5-1 yield was greater by an additional 40% following 8- to 10-days incubations in younger leaves, where high SlCYS8 expression was maintained. These findings confirm that the co-expression of recombinant protease inhibitors is a promising strategy for increasing recombinant protein yields in plants, but that further opportunity exists to improve this approach by addressing the influence of leaf age and proteases of other classes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a94360a42474169b7d090b0eb8e4a742022-12-22T03:09:07ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0187e7020310.1371/journal.pone.0070203Protection of recombinant mammalian antibodies from development-dependent proteolysis in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana.Stéphanie RobertMoustafa KhalfMarie-Claire GouletMarc-André D'AoustFrank SainsburyDominique MichaudThe expression of clinically useful proteins in plants has been bolstered by the development of high-yielding systems for transient protein expression using agroinfiltration. There is a need now to know more about how host plant development and metabolism influence the quantity and quality of recombinant proteins. Endogenous proteolysis is a key determinant of the stability and yield of recombinant proteins in plants. Here we characterised cysteine (C1A) and aspartate (A1) protease profiles in leaves of the widely used expression host Nicotiana benthamiana, in relation with the production of a murine IgG, C5-1, targeted to the cell secretory pathway. Agroinfiltration significantly altered the distribution of C1A and A1 proteases along the leaf age gradient, with a correlation between leaf age and the level of proteolysis in whole-cell and apoplast protein extracts. The co-expression of tomato cystatin SlCYS8, an inhibitor of C1A proteases, alongside C5-1 increased antibody yield by nearly 40% after the usual 6-days incubation period, up to ~3 mg per plant. No positive effect of SlCYS8 was observed in oldest leaves, in line with an increased level of C1A protease activity and a very low expression rate of the inhibitor. By contrast, C5-1 yield was greater by an additional 40% following 8- to 10-days incubations in younger leaves, where high SlCYS8 expression was maintained. These findings confirm that the co-expression of recombinant protease inhibitors is a promising strategy for increasing recombinant protein yields in plants, but that further opportunity exists to improve this approach by addressing the influence of leaf age and proteases of other classes.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3720903?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Stéphanie Robert Moustafa Khalf Marie-Claire Goulet Marc-André D'Aoust Frank Sainsbury Dominique Michaud Protection of recombinant mammalian antibodies from development-dependent proteolysis in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana. PLoS ONE |
| title | Protection of recombinant mammalian antibodies from development-dependent proteolysis in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana. |
| title_full | Protection of recombinant mammalian antibodies from development-dependent proteolysis in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana. |
| title_fullStr | Protection of recombinant mammalian antibodies from development-dependent proteolysis in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protection of recombinant mammalian antibodies from development-dependent proteolysis in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana. |
| title_short | Protection of recombinant mammalian antibodies from development-dependent proteolysis in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana. |
| title_sort | protection of recombinant mammalian antibodies from development dependent proteolysis in leaves of nicotiana benthamiana |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3720903?pdf=render |
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