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  • Biochemistry
  • Vaccinology
  • Protein Engineering

Background:

  • The MAPS vaccine technology utilizes rhizavidin for antigen complexation.
  • Rhizavidin's native glycosylation pattern is altered in eukaryotic expression systems, complicating purification.
  • Unnatural glycosylation can impact the efficacy and production of rhizavidin-based therapeutics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer rhizavidin to prevent non-physiologically relevant N-linked glycosylation.
  • To maintain the biotin-binding functionality of rhizavidin after engineering.
  • To demonstrate the utility of engineered rhizavidin in vaccine development.

Main Methods:

  • Site-directed mutagenesis was used to alter potential N-linked glycosylation sites on rhizavidin.
  • Genetic fusion of engineered rhizavidin to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain.
  • Recombinant expression in mammalian cells and incorporation into MAPS technology-based vaccines.

Main Results:

  • Engineered rhizavidin abolished unnatural N-linked glycosylation while retaining biotin-binding capacity.
  • The modified rhizavidin was successfully expressed and incorporated into MAPS vaccine constructs.
  • The engineered protein facilitated the complexation of viral antigens for vaccine applications.

Conclusions:

  • Engineered rhizavidin offers a solution to glycosylation challenges in eukaryotic expression systems.
  • This innovation broadens the applicability of MAPS technology for diverse antigens, including those requiring mammalian post-translational modifications.
  • The enhanced rhizavidin improves the versatility of vaccine development platforms.