Mannosylated LigANI Produced in Pichia pastoris Protects Hamsters Against Leptospirosis
2014
Hartwig, Daiane D. | Bacelo, Kátia L. | de Oliveira, Patrícia D. | Oliveira, Thaís L. | Seixas, Fabiana K. | Amaral, Marta G. | Hartleben, Cláudia P. | McBride, Alan J. A. | Dellagostin, Odir A.
The C-terminal region of the Leptospiral immunoglobulin-like A protein (LigA) contains six carboxy-terminal Ig-like repeat domains (LigANI). Subunit vaccine preparations based on recombinant LigANI produced in Escherichia coli, are promising vaccine candidates, albeit with variable efficacy. In the present study, LigANI was expressed in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris using a 12 L bioreactor to produce mannosylated LigANI (mLigANI) for use in a vaccine preparation against leptospirosis. Hamsters immunized with a mLigANI vaccine preparation produced a significant IgG antibody response (P < 0.001) and were protected (83.3 %; P < 0.001) against lethal challenge with 36× LD₅₀of a virulent strain of L. interrogans serovar Copenhageni. A vaccine preparation based on demannosylated mLigANI (nmLigANI) elicited an immune response in hamsters, but did not afford protection. The production of mLigANI in bioreactor by P. pastoris yielded ~50 mg L⁻¹of recombinant protein. P. pastoris is a potential platform for the production of leptospiral antigens on an industrial scale. The results demonstrate that LigANI secreted by P. pastoris on mannosylated form (mLigANI) protect hamsters as subunit vaccine of L. interrogans lethal infection.
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