National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)
P01 AI110657
United States
Citation
Journal: Plant Biotechnol J / Year: 2025 Title: Plant-produced SARS-CoV-2 antibody engineered towards enhanced potency and in vivo efficacy. Authors: Steven W de Taeye / Loïc Faye / Bertrand Morel / Angela I Schriek / Jeffrey C Umotoy / Meng Yuan / Natalia A Kuzmina / Hannah L Turner / Xueyong Zhu / Clemens Grünwald-Gruber / Meliawati ...Authors: Steven W de Taeye / Loïc Faye / Bertrand Morel / Angela I Schriek / Jeffrey C Umotoy / Meng Yuan / Natalia A Kuzmina / Hannah L Turner / Xueyong Zhu / Clemens Grünwald-Gruber / Meliawati Poniman / Judith A Burger / Tom G Caniels / Anne-Catherine Fitchette / Réjean Desgagnés / Virginie Stordeur / Lucie Mirande / Guillaume Beauverger / Godelieve de Bree / Gabriel Ozorowski / Andrew B Ward / Ian A Wilson / Alexander Bukreyev / Rogier W Sanders / Louis-Philippe Vezina / Tim Beaumont / Marit J van Gils / Véronique Gomord / Abstract: Prevention of severe COVID-19 disease by SARS-CoV-2 in high-risk patients, such as immuno-compromised individuals, can be achieved by administration of antibody prophylaxis, but producing antibodies ...Prevention of severe COVID-19 disease by SARS-CoV-2 in high-risk patients, such as immuno-compromised individuals, can be achieved by administration of antibody prophylaxis, but producing antibodies can be costly. Plant expression platforms allow substantial lower production costs compared to traditional bio-manufacturing platforms depending on mammalian cells in bioreactors. In this study, we describe the expression, production and purification of the originally human COVA2-15 antibody in plants. Our plant-produced mAbs demonstrated comparable neutralizing activity with COVA2-15 produced in mammalian cells. Furthermore, they exhibited similar capacity to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in a hamster model. To further enhance these biosimilars, we performed three glyco- and protein engineering techniques. First, to increase antibody half-life, we introduced YTE-mutation in the Fc tail; second, optimization of N-linked glycosylation by the addition of a C-terminal ER-retention motif (HDEL), and finally; production of mAb in plant production lines lacking β-1,2-xylosyltransferase and α-1,3-fucosyltransferase activities (FX-KO). These engineered biosimilars exhibited optimized glycosylation, enhanced phagocytosis and NK cell activation capacity compared to conventional plant-produced S15 and M15 biosimilars, in some cases outperforming mammalian cell produced COVA2-15. These engineered antibodies hold great potential for enhancing in vivo efficacy of mAb treatment against COVID-19 and provide a platform for the development of antibodies against other emerging viruses in a cost-effective manner.
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