Bioengineered polyester beads co-displaying protein and carbohydrate-based antigens induce protective immunity against bacterial infection

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Gonzalez-Miro, Majela
Rodriguez-Noda, Laura M
Farinas-Medina, Mildrey
Cedre-Marrero, Barbara
Madariaga-Zarza, Sandra
Zayas-Vignier, Caridad
Hernandez-Cedeno, Mabel
Kleffmann, Torsten
Garcia-Rivera, Dagmar
Verez-Bencomo, Vicente
Rehm, Bernd HA
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2018
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The efficacy of protein and carbohydrate antigens as vaccines can be improved via particulate delivery strategies. Here, protein and carbohydrate antigens used in formulations of vaccines against Neisseria menigitidis were displayed on in vivo assembled polyester beads using a combined bioengineering and conjugation approach. An endotoxin-free mutant of Escherichia coli was engineered to produce translational fusions of antigens (Neisseria adhesin A (NadA) and factor H binding protein (fHbp) derived from serogroup B) to the polyhydroxybutyrate synthase (PhaC), in order to intracellularly assemble polyester beads displaying the respective antigens. Purified beads displaying NadA showed enhanced immunogenicity compared to soluble NadA. Both soluble and particulate NadA elicited functional antibodies with bactericidal activity associated with protective immunity. To expand the antigen repertoire and to design a more broadly protective vaccine, NadA-PhaC beads were additionally conjugated to the capsular polysaccharide from serogroup C. Co-delivery of surface displayed NadA and the capsular polysaccharide induced a strong and specific Th1/Th17 mediated immune response associated with functional bactericidal antibodies. Our findings provide the foundation for the design of multivalent antigen-coated polyester beads as suitable carriers for protein and polysaccharide antigens in order to induce protective immunity.

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Scientific Reports

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8

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Biochemistry and cell biology not elsewhere classified

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