Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T1 |
0-169 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Recent advances in the production of recombinant subunit vaccines in Pichia pastoris Recent advances in the production of recombinant subunit vaccines in Pichia pastoris |
T2 |
180-319 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Recombinant protein subunit vaccines are formulated using defined protein antigens that can be produced in heterologous expression systems. |
T3 |
603-773 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Codon bias, gene dosage, endoplasmic reticulum protein folding and culture condition are important considerations for improved production of recombinant vaccine antigens. |
T4 |
896-1219 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
P. pastoris has become a highly successful expression system, due to its increasing popularity, which can be attributed to several factors such as high growth rate, the ease of genetic manipulation, high yield expression of heterologous proteins and the capability of performing eukaryotic post-translational modifications. |
T5 |
1338-1495 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
3 P. pastoris usually produces higher yield of recombinant proteins and is less demanding in terms of time and effort relative to complex eukaryotic systems. |
T6 |
1610-1732 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Vaccines against viruses can be divided into 3 main categories: live attenuated, inactivated/killed, and subunit vaccines. |
T7 |
1874-1983 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
6 The replication of live attenuated viruses should be sufficiently restricted to avoid pathological effects. |
T8 |
1984-2175 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Although live attenuated vaccines could induce strong and long-lasting immune responses, they might reverse to virulent wild-type strains that cause diseases in immunocompromised individuals. |
T9 |
2293-2550 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
8 Inactivated/ killed vaccines may present production problems at commercial scale, in terms of growth of the virus to sufficiently high titers of economical yield, as well as hazardous containment issues for large scale growth of non-attenuated live virus. |
T10 |
2551-2695 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
9 Recombinant protein subunit vaccines are composed of at least 1 type of viral antigen that can be produced in heterologous expression systems. |
T11 |
2817-2954 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
In addition, recombinant protein subunit vaccines can be scaled up in a more cost-effective manner compared with other types of vaccines. |
T12 |
3135-3230 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
10 Subunit vaccines must be efficacious, safe, and can be easily scaled up for mass production. |
T13 |
3360-3594 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
11 P. pastoris-produced biopharmaceuticals or industrial enzymes have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), indicating that the P. pastoris system is widely accepted as safe and suitable for human use. |
T14 |
4630-4743 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
17 Mut ¡ strains are unable to grow on methanol as the sole carbon source due to the knock-out of both AOX genes. |
T15 |
4744-4977 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
18 The success of P. pastoris in the production of recombinant proteins is directly linked to the very strong and inducible promoter of the gene encoding the first enzyme of the methanol utilization pathway, alcohol oxidase 1 (AOX1). |
T16 |
5410-5594 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Alternative inducible or constitutive promoters, which can be induced without methanol but still reach high expression levels, have been used in the production of recombinant proteins. |
T17 |
5922-6078 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
24 Constitutive expression eases process handling, avoids the use of potentially hazardous inducer and provides continuous transcription of the target gene. |
T18 |
6079-6293 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
The glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate promoter (P GAP ) provides constitutive expression of foreign proteins on glycerol, glucose and methanol media, which can reach the same expression levels as methanol-induced P AOX1 . |
T19 |
6653-6781 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
28 To obtain high yield of foreign proteins, the optimal clone containing multiple copies of the target gene must be determined. |
T20 |
6782-6896 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Copy number can be assessed through colony screening using enhanced concentrations of antibiotic or real-time PCR. |
T21 |
7511-7597 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
14 Foreign protein expression in P. pastoris can either be intracellular or secretory. |
T22 |
7940-8075 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
34 The a-MF signal sequence has been proven to be the most effective in directing protein through the secretory pathway in P. pastoris. |
T23 |
8076-8238 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
It has been reported that using a-MF as the signal peptide can lead to the production of higher amounts of a foreign protein than using its native signal peptide. |
T24 |
8677-8871 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Although these vaccine formulations have shown success and some diseases such as polio have been eradicated from most parts of the world, many issues still remain associated with these vaccines. |
T25 |
8872-8967 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
For example, these vaccines are not always effective, and are needed to maintain cooling chain. |
T26 |
8968-9038 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
In immunocompromised people, live vaccines may lead to severe disease. |
T27 |
9039-9163 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
36 Costs related to the production and administration makes these vaccines difficult to use for mass immunization of people. |
T28 |
9164-9273 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
37 Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop more effective subunit vaccines against infectious diseases. |
T29 |
9972-10065 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
An ideal subunit vaccine should be safe, stable and immunogenic in all immunized individuals. |
T30 |
10066-10193 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
41 The manufacture, purification and characterization should be efficient, and be inexpensive to enable widespread vaccine use. |
T31 |
10694-10871 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
45, 46 Some recombinant viral antigens can spontaneously assemble into virus-like particles (VLPs) which are multiprotein structures without the incorporation of a viral genome. |
T32 |
10872-11008 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
47, 48 VLPs is a potentially safe subunit vaccine that can induce immune responses similar to those prompted by natural viral infection. |
T33 |
12145-12327 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
During this time, the antigen composition of the target pathogen might be adjusted, and vaccine dosage can also be increased due to lacking the long-term immunity after immunization. |
T34 |
12328-12431 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
55 The antigen that can stimulate protective immune responses is usually chosen as a vaccine candidate. |
T35 |
12551-12627 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
However, animal experiments are still the main focus of preclinical studies. |
T36 |
12766-12890 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
57 Pharmacological and toxicological effects of vaccine candidates should be assessed before initiation of clinical studies. |
T37 |
13409-13648 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
39, 59, 60 Although E. coli has many advantages as a production system, generating recombinant proteins in this system can often result in inclusion body formation or low yields of foreign proteins lacking post-translational modifications. |
T38 |
13851-13958 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Among eukaryotic microbes systems, P. pastoris is a promising platform to produce various foreign proteins. |
T39 |
14509-14723 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
EBV is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus that is associated with the development of various malignancies such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), gastric carcinoma (GC), Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and Burkitt lymphoma (BL). |
T40 |
14811-14937 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
The secretory form of truncated gp350 (gp350 1-443 , codons 1-443) has the potential to be developed into EBV subunit vaccine. |
T41 |
15062-15161 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
64 EBV nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) is thought to be a promising antigen for EBV therapeutic vaccines. |
T42 |
15549-15636 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
However, these results were not effective enough to use it as an EBV vaccine candidate. |
T43 |
15827-15948 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
67 Envelope domain-III (EDIII) antigen of DENV-3 has garnered much attention as a promising vaccine candidate for dengue. |
T44 |
16018-16197 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
68 The result suggested that casamino acids supplementation facilitated overexpressing P. pastoris cells to secrete more EDIII by reducing the proportion retained intracellularly. |
T45 |
16198-16262 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
The purified EDIII antigen could induce neutralizing antibodies. |
T46 |
16263-16468 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
The strategy described in this study enabled fulfilling the mounting demand for recombinant EDIII as well as laid direction to future studies on secretory expression of recombinant proteins in P. pastoris. |
T47 |
17084-17235 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
P. pastorisproduced recombinant E protein could stimulate immune responses that were capable of mediating significant protection against JEV infection. |
T48 |
17236-17333 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
This study might provide helpful information for the development of subunit vaccines against JEV. |
T49 |
17544-17627 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
73 The recombinant VP1 could elicit protective immune responses in vaccinated mice. |
T50 |
17628-17719 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
The P. pastoris-expressed VP1 is a promising EV71 vaccine candidate for industrial purpose. |
T51 |
17720-17876 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
The successful expression of these viral antigens highlighted the potential of P. pastoris in developing safe, efficacious, and affordable subunit vaccines. |
T52 |
18531-18690 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Therefore, this is a great need for the development of an alternative system for the production of HPV vaccines that can be provided by public health programs. |
T53 |
18947-19012 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) can cause HFMD in infants and children. |
T54 |
19013-19165 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
78 P. pastoris-derived CA16 VLPs could induce high-titer serum antibodies and confer complete protection against CA16 lethal challenge in neonatal mice. |
T55 |
19166-19352 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
79 The yield of CA16 VLPs was 8.3 mg/ L. However, the CA16 VLPs yield in P. pastoris could be further improved via optimization of regulatory elements or high-density yeast fermentation. |
T56 |
19598-19777 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
The EV71 VLPs could induce neutralizing antibodies against both homologous and heterologous EV71 strains, and conferred protection against lethal virus infection in neonatal mice. |
T57 |
20096-20235 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
P. pastoris-derived HBsAg-based VLPs could elicit significantly high HBsAg-specific IgG titers as well as strong cellular immune responses. |
T58 |
20236-20367 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
The results indicated that HBsAg-based VLPs had the potential as a superior vaccine to currently licensed HBV vaccine (Engerix-B®). |
T59 |
20368-20559 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
These results demonstrated that P. pastoris-produced VLPs represented promising vaccine candidates with proven preclinical efficacy and desirable traits for manufacturing at industrial scale. |
T60 |
21418-21579 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
84 Not all recombinant proteins are efficiently secreted into the medium, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retention during high-level production can be a problem. |
T61 |
21706-22001 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
When the recombinant protein fails to fold into its native state or protein expression exceeds the folding capacity of the ER, the unfolded or aggregated proteins may start to accumulate in the ER, thus triggering the unfolded protein response (UPR) and ER-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway. |
T62 |
22292-22434 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
87,88 ER stress and protein folding can affect the redox state of ER and the cytosolic redox balance, which have an impact on protein folding. |
T63 |
22435-22619 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
89 By altering the levels of redox active enzymes such as the antioxidant transcription factor Yap1 or glutathione peroxidase (GPX), the yield of the foreign protein could be improved. |
T64 |
22932-23200 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Multiple approaches have been implemented to solve this problem, such as addition of protease inhibitors, peptone, casamino acids or specific amino acids, optimization of cultivation conditions (pH and temperature) and medium composition (nitrogen and carbon sources). |
T65 |
23261-23367 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Genetic manipulation of the host proteases can efficiently reduce the degradation of recombinant proteins. |
T66 |
23943-24065 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
96 The optimization of culture condition and induction protocol are also essential to increase recombinant protein yields. |
T67 |
24066-24326 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
97 Various condition and induction parameters including media composition, temperature, pH, methanol concentration and induction time should be considered in designing an optimal production system to achieve high yield of the desired protein in an active form. |
T68 |
24485-24596 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
High purity of recombinant vaccine candidates with less contaminating protein could be obtained in P. pastoris. |
T69 |
25043-25233 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Thus, it can be assumed that the biopharmaceutical application of P. pastoris system will rapidly increase, adopting a place among the top 3 production systems besides E. coli and CHO cells. |
T70 |
26193-26243 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed. |