Characterization of VSV-GP morphology by cryo-EM imaging and SEC-MALS

Vesicular stomatitis virus expressing the glycoprotein of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (VSV-GP) is a promising platform for oncolytic viruses and cancer vaccines. In this work, cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) imaging was employed to directly visualize VSV-GP particles. Several different...

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Main Authors: Dongyue Xin, Leela Kurien, Katherine Briggs, Adrian Schimek, Richard Dambra, Daniel Hochdorfer, Tanja A. Arnouk, Marija Brgles, Saurabh Gautam, Dominik Hotter, Johannes Solzin, Thomas Kriehuber, Joseph Ashour, Adam Vigil, Michael Hawley, Xiaorong He
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2329050125000245
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Summary:Vesicular stomatitis virus expressing the glycoprotein of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (VSV-GP) is a promising platform for oncolytic viruses and cancer vaccines. In this work, cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) imaging was employed to directly visualize VSV-GP particles. Several different subpopulations of virus particle morphology were observed. Definition and fraction counting of subpopulations enabled quantitative comparison of subpopulation profiles between several VSV-GP samples. In developing an orthogonal method with higher throughput, we showed that the morphological profile of the VSV-GP particles can be characterized by size exclusion chromatography coupled with a multi-angle light scattering detector (SEC-MALS) based on a novel shape-based separation mechanism. Together, the two complementary techniques enable the analysis of morphological profile for VSV-GP and potentially other non-spherical viruses or nanoparticles.
ISSN:2329-0501