Liter-scale manufacturing of shelf-stable plasmid DNA/PEI transfection particles for viral vector production

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The transfection efficiency and stability of the delivery vehicles of plasmid DNA (pDNA) are critical metrics to ensure high-quality and high-yield production of viral vectors. We previously identified that the optimal size of pDNA/poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) transfection particles is 400-500 nm and developed a bottom-up assembly method to construct stable 400-nm pDNA/PEI particles and benchmarked their transfection efficiency in producing lentiviral vectors (LVVs). Here, we report scale-up production protocols for such transfection particles. Using a two-inlet confined impinging jet (CIJ) mixer with a dual syringe pump set-up, we produced a 1-L batch at a flow rate of 100 mL/min, and further scaled up this process with a larger CIJ mixer and a dual peristaltic pump array, allowing for continuous production at a flow rate of 1 L/min without a lot size limit. We demonstrated the scalability of this process with a 5-L lot and validated the quality of these 400-nm transfection particles against the target product profile, including physical properties, shelf and on-bench stability, transfection efficiency, and LVV production yield in both 15-mL bench culture and 2-L bioreactor runs. These results confirm the potential of this particle assembly process as a scalable manufacturing platform for viral vector production.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development - 32(2024), 1 vom: 14. Feb., Seite 101194

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Yizong [VerfasserIn]
Eder, Brendan A [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Jinghan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Sixuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yining [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tza-Huei [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Hai-Quan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endosomal escape
HEK293 cells
Journal Article
Nanoparticles
PEI
Plasmid DNA
Poly(ethylenimine)
Scale-up production
Transient transfection

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Date Revised 15.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.omtm.2024.101194

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368423816