The second virial coefficient as a predictor of protein aggregation propensity: a self-interaction chromatography study
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Author(s)
Williams, DR
Quigley, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The second osmotic virial coefficients (b2) of four proteins – lysozyme, recombinant human lactoferrin, concanavalin A and catalase were measured by self-interaction chromatography (SIC) in solutions of varying salt type, concentration and pH. Protein aggregate sizes based on the initial hydrodynamic radius of the protein solution species present were measured using dynamic light scattering, and the relationship between b2 and protein aggregate size was studied. A linear correlation was established between b2 values and protein aggregate hydrodynamic size for all proteins, and for almost all solution conditions. Aggregate sizes of <∼10 nm, indicative of non-aggregated protein systems, were consistently observed to have b2 values >0. The observed b2 trends as a function of solution conditions were very much protein dependent, with notable trends including the existence of attractive interactions (negative b2 values) at low ionic strengths for catalase and concanavalin A, and the highly positive b2 values observed for lactoferrin over a wide range of solution conditions, reflecting lactoferrin’s innately high stability. It is concluded that the quantification of protein–protein interactions using SIC based b2 data is a potentially valuable screening tool for predicting protein aggregation propensity.
Date Issued
2015-10-01
Date Acceptance
2015-07-27
Citation
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 2015, 96 (1), pp.282-290
ISSN
0939-6411
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
282
End Page
290
Journal / Book Title
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
Volume
96
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0939641115003288
Subjects
Second virial coefficient; b2
Protein aggregation
Protein–protein interactions
Self-interaction chromatography
Lysozyme
Lactoferrin
Catalase
Concanavalin A
Protein stability
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2015-08-07