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ArticleMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development2021

Mechanistic model for production of recombinant adeno-associated virus via triple transfection of HEK293 cells.

Tam N T Nguyen, Sha Sha, Moo Sun Hong, Andrew J Maloney, Paul W Barone, Caleb Neufeld, Jacqueline Wolfrum, Stacy L Springs, Anthony J Sinskey, Richard D Braatz

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Article in Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
11.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tam N T NguyenDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Sha ShaCenter for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Moo Sun HongDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Andrew J MaloneyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Paul W BaroneCenter for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Caleb NeufeldCenter for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jacqueline WolfrumCenter for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Stacy L SpringsCenter for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Anthony J SinskeyCenter for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Richard D BraatzDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

FDA HHS R01 FD006584
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Manufacturing of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) viral vectors remains challenging, with low yields and low full:empty capsid ratios in the harvest. To elucidate the dynamics of recombinant viral production, we develop a mechanistic model for the synthesis of rAAV viral vectors by triple plasmid transfection based on the underlying biological processes derived from wild-type AAV. The model covers major steps starting from exogenous DNA delivery to the reaction cascade that forms viral proteins and DNA, which subsequently result in filled capsids, and the complex functions of the Rep protein as a regulator of the packaging plasmid gene expression and a catalyst for viral DNA packaging. We estimate kinetic parameters using dynamic data from literature and in-house triple transient transfection experiments. Model predictions of productivity changes as a result of the varied input plasmid ratio are benchmarked against transfection data from the literature. Sensitivity analysis suggests that (1) the poorly coordinated timeline of capsid synthesis and viral DNA replication results in a low ratio of full virions in harvest, and (2) repressive function of the Rep protein could be impeding capsid production at a later phase. The analyses from the mathematical model provide testable hypotheses for evaluation and reveal potential process bottlenecks that can be investigated.

Indexed as

AAV-based gene therapyadeno-associated virusbiomanufacturinggene therapygene-therapy manufacturingmechanistic modelingmechanistic understandingtransfectionviral vectorviral vector manufacturing

Identifiers

PMID34095346
PMCPMC8143981
OpenAlexW3156464260

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