Affibody-mediated controlled release of fibroblast growth factor 2

Chiara Bostock, Carter J. Teal, Mickael Dang, Alex W. Golinski, Benjamin J. Hackel, Molly S. Shoichet

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Abstract

Protein therapeutics possess high target affinity and specificity, yet short residence times, which limit their broad utility. To overcome this challenge, we used affinity interactions to modulate protein release from a hydrogel delivery vehicle thereby prolonging therapeutic availability. Specifically, we designed an affibody-modified hyaluronan (HA)-based hydrogel as a delivery platform for fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), a neuroprotective and neuroregenerative factor in the central nervous system (CNS). We identified a highly specific affibody binding partner with moderate affinity for FGF2 using yeast surface display and flow cytometry-based screening. Importantly, we demonstrated controlled release of bioactive FGF2 from the hydrogel by varying the ratio of affibody to protein and showed increased thermal stability of FGF2 in the presence of affibody. This versatile delivery platform will allow the distinct, simultaneous release of multiple proteins based on specific affinity interactions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)815-828
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Controlled Release
Volume350
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Funding for this work was provided in part by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Foundation Grant to MSS), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery and Herzberg to MSS; PGS-D to CT; CREATE-PROMOTE to MD), Canada First Research Excellence Fund via Medicine by Design (to MSS), Vision Science Research Program (to CT), Ontario Government (OGS to CB), Connaught International Scholarship (to MD), and U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (to AG).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

  • Affinity interactions
  • Controlled release
  • Fibroblast growth factor 2
  • Hyaluronan
  • Hydrogel
  • Protein delivery

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