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Bryan L, Henry M, Kelly RM, Frye CC, Osborne MD, Clynes M, Meleady P. Mapping the molecular basis for growth related phenotypes in industrial producer CHO cell lines using differential proteomic analysis. BMC Biotechnol 2021; 21:43. [PMID: 34301236 PMCID: PMC8305936 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-021-00704-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The ability to achieve high peak viable cell density earlier in CHO cell culture and maintain an extended cell viability throughout the production process is highly desirable to increase recombinant protein yields, reduce host cell impurities for downstream processing and reduce the cost of goods. In this study we implemented label-free LC-MS/MS proteomic profiling of IgG4 producing CHO cell lines throughout the duration of the cell culture to identify differentially expressed (DE) proteins and intracellular pathways associated with the high peak viable cell density (VCD) and extended culture VCD phenotypes. Results We identified key pathways in DNA replication, mitotic cell cycle and evasion of p53 mediated apoptosis in high peak VCD clonally derived cell lines (CDCLs). ER to Golgi vesicle mediated transport was found to be highly expressed in extended culture VCD CDCLs while networks involving endocytosis and oxidative stress response were significantly downregulated. Conclusion This investigation highlights key pathways for targeted engineering to generate desirable CHO cell phenotypes for biotherapeutic production. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12896-021-00704-8.
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- Laura Bryan
- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Eli Lilly and Company, LTC-North, 1200 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46225, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, LTC-North, 1200 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46225, USA
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Characterization of dynamic regulation in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell cultures in the late exponential phase. Biochem Eng J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2020.107897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mercier SM, Diepenbroek B, Martens D, Wijffels RH, Streefland M. Characterization of apoptosis in PER.C6® batch and perfusion cultures. Biotechnol Bioeng 2014; 112:569-78. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.25459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Sarah M. Mercier
- Vaccine Process and Analytical Development Department; Crucell Holland BV; Archimedesweg 4-6 2333 CN Leiden The Netherlands
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- Vaccine Process and Analytical Development Department; Crucell Holland BV; Archimedesweg 4-6 2333 CN Leiden The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering; Wageningen University; P.O. Box 8629 6700 EV Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering; Wageningen University; P.O. Box 8629 6700 EV Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering; Wageningen University; P.O. Box 8629 6700 EV Wageningen The Netherlands
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Gronemeyer P, Ditz R, Strube J. Trends in Upstream and Downstream Process Development for Antibody Manufacturing. Bioengineering (Basel) 2014; 1:188-212. [PMID: 28955024 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering1040188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A steady increase of product titers and the corresponding change in impurity composition represent a challenge for development and optimization of antibody production processes. Additionally, increasing demands on product quality result in higher complexity of processes and analytics, thereby increasing the costs for product work-up. Concentration and composition of impurities are critical for efficient process development. These impurities can show significant variations, which primarily depend on culture conditions. They have a major impact on the work-up strategy and costs. The resulting "bottleneck" in downstream processing requires new optimization, technology and development approaches. These include the optimization and adaptation of existing unit operations respective to the new separation task, the assessment of alternative separation technologies and the search for new methods in process development. This review presents an overview of existing methods for process optimization and integration and indicates new approaches for future developments.
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- Petra Gronemeyer
- Institute for Separation and Process Technology, Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstraße 15, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany.
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- Institute for Separation and Process Technology, Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstraße 15, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany.
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- Institute for Separation and Process Technology, Clausthal University of Technology, Leibnizstraße 15, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany.
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O'Shea L, Fair T, Hensey C. Aven is dynamically regulated during Xenopus oocyte maturation and is required for oocyte survival. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e908. [PMID: 24201807 PMCID: PMC3847313 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We have analyzed the expression and function of the cell death and cell cycle regulator Aven in Xenopus. Analysis of Xenopus Aven expression in oocytes and embryos revealed a band close to the predicted molecular weight of the protein (36 kDa) in addition to two bands of higher molecular weight (46 and 49 kDa), one of which was determined to be due to phosphorylation of the protein. The protein is primarily detected in the cytoplasm of oocytes and is tightly regulated during meiotic and mitotic cell cycles. Progesterone stimulation of oocytes resulted in a rapid loss of Aven expression with the protein levels recovering before germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD). This loss of Aven is required for the G2–M1 cell cycle transition. Aven morpholino knockdown experiments revealed that early depletion of the protein increases progesterone sensitivity and facilitates GVBD, but prolonged depletion of Aven results in caspase-3 activation and oocyte death by apoptosis. Phosphorylated Aven (46 kDa) was found to bind Bcl-xL in oocytes, but this interaction was lost in apoptotic oocytes. Thus, Aven alters progesterone sensitivity in oocytes and is critical for oocyte survival.
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- L O'Shea
- UCD School of Bimolecular and Biomedical Science, UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Gilbert A, McElearney K, Kshirsagar R, Sinacore MS, Ryll T. Investigation of metabolic variability observed in extended fed batch cell culture. Biotechnol Prog 2013; 29:1519-27. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Alan Gilbert
- Cell Culture Development, Biogen Idec; Cambridge MA 02142
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- Cell Culture Development, Biogen Idec; Cambridge MA 02142
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Jadhav V, Hackl M, Druz A, Shridhar S, Chung CY, Heffner KM, Kreil DP, Betenbaugh M, Shiloach J, Barron N, Grillari J, Borth N. CHO microRNA engineering is growing up: recent successes and future challenges. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 31:1501-13. [PMID: 23916872 PMCID: PMC3854872 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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microRNAs with their ability to regulate complex pathways that control cellular behavior and phenotype have been proposed as potential targets for cell engineering in the context of optimization of biopharmaceutical production cell lines, specifically of Chinese Hamster Ovary cells. However, until recently, research was limited by a lack of genomic sequence information on this industrially important cell line. With the publication of the genomic sequence and other relevant data sets for CHO cells since 2011, the doors have been opened for an improved understanding of CHO cell physiology and for the development of the necessary tools for novel engineering strategies. In the present review we discuss both knowledge on the regulatory mechanisms of microRNAs obtained from other biological models and proof of concepts already performed on CHO cells, thus providing an outlook of potential applications of microRNA engineering in production cell lines.
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- Vaibhav Jadhav
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Lee JS, Ha TK, Park JH, Lee GM. Anti-cell death engineering of CHO cells: Co-overexpression of Bcl-2 for apoptosis inhibition, Beclin-1 for autophagy induction. Biotechnol Bioeng 2013; 110:2195-207. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.24879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Seth G, Hamilton RW, Stapp TR, Zheng L, Meier A, Petty K, Leung S, Chary S. Development of a new bioprocess scheme using frozen seed train intermediates to initiate CHO cell culture manufacturing campaigns. Biotechnol Bioeng 2013; 110:1376-85. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.24808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Revised: 10/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ohsfeldt E, Huang SH, Baycin-Hizal D, Kristoffersen L, Le TMT, Li E, Hristova K, Betenbaugh MJ. Increased expression of the integral membrane proteins EGFR and FGFR3 in anti-apoptotic Chinese hamster ovary cell lines. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2012; 59:155-62. [PMID: 23586824 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Membrane proteins such as receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) have a vital role in many cellular functions, making them potential targets for therapeutic research. In this study, we investigated the coexpression of the anti-apoptosis gene Bcl-x(L) with model membrane proteins as a means of increasing membrane protein expression in mammalian cells. Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing heterologous Bcl-x(L) and wild-type CHO cells were transfected with either epidermal growth factor receptor or fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. The CHO-Bcl-x(L) cell lines showed increased expression of both RTK proteins as compared with the wild-type CHO cell lines in transient expression analysis, as detected by Western blot and flow cytometry after 15 days of antibiotic selection in stable expression pools. Increased expression was also seen in clonal isolates from the CHO-Bcl-x(L) cell lines, whereas the clonal cell line expression was minimal in wild-type CHO cell lines. Our results demonstrate that application of the anti-apoptosis gene Bcl-x(L) can increase expression of RTK proteins in CHO cells. This approach may be applied to improve stable expression of other membrane proteins in the future using mammalian cell lines with Bcl-x(L) or perhaps other anti-apoptotic genes.
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- Erika Ohsfeldt
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Botezatu L, Sievers S, Gama-Norton L, Schucht R, Hauser H, Wirth D. Genetic aspects of cell line development from a synthetic biology perspective. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2012; 127:251-284. [PMID: 22068842 DOI: 10.1007/10_2011_117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Animal cells can be regarded as factories for the production of relevant proteins. The advances described in this chapter towards the development of cell lines with higher productivity capacities, certain metabolic and proliferation properties, reduced apoptosis and other features must be regarded in an integrative perspective. The systematic application of systems biology approaches in combination with a synthetic arsenal for targeted modification of endogenous networks are proposed to lead towards the achievement of a predictable and technologically advanced cell system with high biotechnological impact.
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- L Botezatu
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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Zustiak MP, Dorai H, Betenbaugh MJ, Sauerwald TM. Controlling apoptosis to optimize yields of proteins from mammalian cells. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 801:111-123. [PMID: 21987250 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-352-3_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Apoptosis is the foremost method of cell death in bioreactors and can be caused by nutrient limitation, toxin accumulation, and growth factor withdrawal. By delaying the onset of this form of programmed cell death, one can achieve longer sustained viabilities in culture, thereby increasing product yield. Described here is a genetic-based, step-by-step method to generate an apoptosis-resistant cell line. This cell line, then, can be used as a platform for biotherapeutic protein production. The key steps include antiapoptotic transgene selection and transfection followed by clonal isolation and screening. With the proper screening methods, one can obtain a robust cell line that resists the harsh conditions of late-stage and/or high-density culture.
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- Matthew P Zustiak
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Seth G. Freezing mammalian cells for production of biopharmaceuticals. Methods 2011; 56:424-31. [PMID: 22226818 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2011.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Revised: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Cryopreservation techniques utilize very low temperatures to preserve the structure and function of living cells. Various strategies have been developed for freezing mammalian cells of biological and medical significance. This paper highlights the importance and application of cryopreservation for recombinant mammalian cells used in the biopharmaceutical industry to produce high-value protein therapeutics. It is a primer that aims to give insight into the basic principles of cell freezing for the benefit of biopharmaceutical researchers with limited or no prior experience in cryobiology. For the more familiar researchers, key cell banking parameters such as the cell density and hold conditions have been reviewed to possibly help optimize their specific cell freezing protocols. It is important to understand the mechanisms underlying the freezing of complex and sensitive cellular entities as we implement best practices around the techniques and strategies used for cryopreservation.
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- Gargi Seth
- Late Stage Cell Culture, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Apoptosis-inhibitor Aven is downregulated in defective spermatogenesis and a novel estrogen target gene in mammalian testis. Fertil Steril 2011; 96:745-50. [PMID: 21718987 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2011] [Revised: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Roelofs BA, Hardwick JM. Flying to a halt: Drosophila Aven arrests the cell cycle. Cell Cycle 2011; 10:1350-51. [PMID: 21487234 DOI: 10.4161/cc.10.9.15436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Brian A Roelofs
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Wang Z, Park JH, Park HH, Tan W, Park TH. Enhancement of recombinant human EPO production and sialylation in chinese hamster ovary cells through Bombyx mori 30Kc19 gene expression. Biotechnol Bioeng 2011; 108:1634-42. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.23091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Revised: 12/31/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Yu M, Hu Z, Pacis E, Vijayasankaran N, Shen A, Li F. Understanding the intracellular effect of enhanced nutrient feeding toward high titer antibody production process. Biotechnol Bioeng 2011; 108:1078-88. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.23031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2010] [Revised: 11/10/2010] [Accepted: 11/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Simultaneous targeting of Requiem & Alg-2 in Chinese hamster ovary cells for improved recombinant protein production. Mol Biotechnol 2011; 46:301-7. [PMID: 20571937 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-010-9304-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Apoptosis is known to be the main cause of cell death in the bioreactor environment, leading to the loss of recombinant protein productivity. In a previous study, transcriptional profiling was used to identify and target four early apoptosis-signaling genes: FADD, FAIM, Alg-2, and Requiem. The resulting cell lines had increased viable cell numbers and extended culture viability, which translated to increased protein productivity. Combinatorial targeting of two genes simultaneously has previously been shown to be more effective than targeting one gene alone. In this study, we sought to determine if targeting Requiem and Alg-2 was more effective than targeting Requiem alone. We found that targeting Requiem and Alg-2 did not result in extended culture viability, but resulted in an increase in maximum viable cell numbers and cumulative IVCD under fed-batch conditions. This in turn led to an approximately 1.5-fold increase in recombinant protein productivity.
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Dorai H, Ellis D, Keung YS, Campbell M, Zhuang M, Lin C, Betenbaugh MJ. Combining high-throughput screening of caspase activity with anti-apoptosis genes for development of robust CHO production cell lines. Biotechnol Prog 2011; 26:1367-81. [PMID: 20945491 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A set of anti-apoptotic genes were over-expressed, either singly or in combination, in an effort to develop robust Chinese Hamster Ovary host cell lines suitable for manufacturing biotherapeutics. High-throughput screening of caspase 3/7 activity enabled a rapid selection of transfectants with reduced caspase activity relative to the host cell line. Transfectants with reduced caspase 3/7 activity were then tested for improved integrated viable cell count (IVCC), a function of peak viable cell density and longevity. The maximal level of improvement in IVCC could be achieved by over-expression of either single anti-apoptotic genes, e.g., Bcl-2Δ (a mutated variant of Bcl-2) or Bcl-XL, or a combination of two or three anti-apoptotic genes, e.g., E1B-19K, Aven, and XIAPΔ. These cell lines yielded higher transient antibody production and a greater number of stable clones with high antibody yields. In a 5 L fed-batch bioreactor system, BΔ31-1, a stable clone expressing Bcl-2Δ, had a product titer that was 180% as compared to an optimal clone (Con-1) from the control cell line. Although lactate accumulated to more than 5 g/L in the control culture, its concentration was reduced in the anti-apoptotic BΔ31-1 cultures to below 1 g/L, confirming our earlier findings that cells over-expressing anti-apoptotic genes consume the lactate that would otherwise accumulate as a by-product in the culture medium. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to use the high throughput caspase screening method to identify CHO host cell lines with superior anti-apoptotic characteristics.
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- Haimanti Dorai
- Pharmaceutical Development, Centocor R&D, Radnor, PA 19087, USA.
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Liew JC, Tan WS, Alitheen NBM, Chan ES, Tey BT. Over-expression of the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) delays serum deprivation-induced apoptosis in CHO-K1 cells. J Biosci Bioeng 2010; 110:338-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2010.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2009] [Revised: 02/23/2010] [Accepted: 02/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Li F, Vijayasankaran N, Shen AY, Kiss R, Amanullah A. Cell culture processes for monoclonal antibody production. MAbs 2010; 2:466-79. [PMID: 20622510 PMCID: PMC2958569 DOI: 10.4161/mabs.2.5.12720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 433] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Animal cell culture technology has advanced significantly over the last few decades and is now generally considered a reliable, robust and relatively mature technology. A range of biotherapeutics are currently synthesized using cell culture methods in large scale manufacturing facilities that produce products for both commercial use and clinical studies. The robust implementation of this technology requires optimization of a number of variables, including 1) cell lines capable of synthesizing the required molecules at high productivities that ensure low operating cost; 2) culture media and bioreactor culture conditions that achieve both the requisite productivity and meet product quality specifications; 3) appropriate on-line and off-line sensors capable of providing information that enhances process knowledge; and 4) good understanding of culture performance at different scales to ensure smooth scale-up. Successful implementation also requires appropriate strategies for process development, scale-up and process characterization and validation that enable robust operation that is compliant with current regulations. This review provides an overview of the state-of-the art technology in key aspects of cell culture, e.g., engineering of highly productive cell lines and optimization of cell culture process conditions. We also summarize the current thinking on appropriate process development strategies and process advances that might affect process development.
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- Feng Li
- Oceanside Pharma Technical Development, Pharma Technical Development US Biologics, Genentech, Oceanside, CA, USA
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Engineering mammalian cells in bioprocessing - current achievements and future perspectives. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2010; 55:175-89. [PMID: 20392202 DOI: 10.1042/ba20090363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Over the past 20 years, we have seen significant improvements in product titres from 50 mg/l to 5-10 g/l, a more than 100-fold increase. The main methods that have been employed to achieve this increase in product titre have been through the manipulation of culture media and process control strategies, such as the optimization of fed-batch processes. An alternative means to increase productivity has been through the engineering of host cells by altering cellular processes. Recombinant DNA technology has been used to over-express or suppress specific genes to endow particular phenotypes. Cellular processes that have been altered in host cells include metabolism, cell cycle, protein secretion and apoptosis. Cell engineering has also been employed to improve post-translational modifications such as glycosylation. In this article, an overview of the main cell engineering strategies previously employed and the impact of these strategies are presented. Many of these strategies focus on engineering cell lines with more efficient carbon metabolism towards reducing waste metabolites, achieving a biphasic production system by engineering cell cycle control, increasing protein secretion by targeting specific endoplasmic reticulum stress chaperones, delaying cell death by targeting anti-apoptosis genes, and engineering glycosylation by enhancing recombinant protein sialylation and antibody glycosylation. Future perspectives for host cell engineering, and possible areas of research, are also discussed in this review.
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Dorai H, Kyung YS, Ellis D, Kinney C, Lin C, Jan D, Moore G, Betenbaugh MJ. Expression of anti-apoptosis genes alters lactate metabolism of Chinese Hamster Ovary cells in culture. Biotechnol Bioeng 2009; 103:592-608. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.22269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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O'Connor S, Li E, Majors BS, He L, Placone J, Baycin D, Betenbaugh MJ, Hristova K. Increased expression of the integral membrane protein ErbB2 in Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-xL. Protein Expr Purif 2009; 67:41-7. [PMID: 19376231 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2009.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2009] [Revised: 04/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are the second largest family of membrane receptors and play a key role in the regulation of vital cellular processes, such as control of cell growth, differentiation, metabolism, and migration. The production of whole-length RTKs in large quantities for biophysical or structural characterization, however, is a challenge. In this study, a cell engineering strategy using the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family protein, Bcl-x(L), was tested as a potential method for increasing stable expression levels of a recombinant RTK membrane protein in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Wild-type and CHO cells stably overexpressing heterologous Bcl-x(L) were transformed with the gene for a model RTK membrane protein, ErbB2, on a plasmid also containing the Zeocin resistance gene. While CHO cells exhibited a gradual decrease in expression with passaging, CHO-bcl-x(L) cells offered an increased and sustained level of ErbB2 expression following continuous passaging over more than 33 days in culture. The increased ErbB2 expression in CHO-bcl-x(L) cells was evident both in stable transfected pools and in clonal isolates, and demonstrated both in Western blot analysis and flow cytometry. Furthermore, the sustained high-level protein expression in CHO-bcl-x(L) cells does not alter the correct membrane localization of the ErbB2 protein. Our results demonstrate that cellular engineering, specifically anti-apoptosis engineering, can provide increased and stable ErbB2 membrane protein expression in mammalian cells. This approach may also be useful for other membrane proteins in which large quantities are needed for biophysical and structural studies.
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- Shannon O'Connor
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Nivitchanyong T, Tsai YC, Betenbaugh MJ, Oyler GA. An improved in vitro and in vivo Sindbis virus expression system through host and virus engineering. Virus Res 2009; 141:1-12. [PMID: 19200810 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2008.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2008] [Revised: 12/06/2008] [Accepted: 12/12/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The Sindbis viral expression system enables the rapid production of high levels of recombinant protein in mammalian cells; however, this expression is typically limited to transient production due to the cytotoxicity of the virus. Limiting the lethality inherent in the Sindbis virus vector in order to enable long term, sustained expression of recombinant proteins may be possible. In this study, modifications to virus and host have been combined in order to reduce the cytopathic effects. Non-cytopathic replication competent viruses of two Sindbis viral strains, TE and 633, were developed using a non-structural protein (nsP) P726S point mutation in order to obtain persistent heterologous gene expression in infected Baby Hamster Kidney (BHK) cells and Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. Cells infected with the P726S variant viruses were able to recover after infection, while cells infected with normal virus died within 3 days. The P726S mutation did not reduce the susceptibility of 5- and 14-day-old mice to 633 and TE viruses in vivo. In addition, animal survival with the P726S variant viruses was increased and GFP expression was sustained for at least 14 days while the 633 and TE infection resulted in short-term GFP expression or an earlier mortality. Modifications to the host BHK and CHO cells themselves were subsequently undertaken by including the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2 and a deletion mutant of Bcl-2 (Bcl-2Delta) as another method for limiting the cytopathic effects of the Sindbis virus. The inclusion of anti-apoptotic genes permitted higher production of heterologous GFP protein following Sindbis virus infection, and the combination of the TE-P726S virus and the CHO-Bcl-2Delta cell line showed the greatest improvement in cell survival. Sindbis virus infection also induced ER stress in mammalian cells as detected by increased PERK phosphorylation and ATF4 translation. Overexpression of Parkin, an E3 ubiquitin ligase that can protect cells against agents that induce ER stress, suppressed Sindbis virus-induced cell death in both BHK cells and in vivo studies in mice. Such findings show that viral and host modifications can improve cell survival and production of heterologous proteins, change viral behavior in vitro and in vivo, and assist in the development of new expression or gene delivery vehicles.
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- Toey Nivitchanyong
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.
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Juanola S, Vives J, Milián E, Prats E, Cairó JJ, Gòdia F. Expression of BHRF1 improves survival of murine hybridoma cultures in batch and continuous modes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 83:43-57. [PMID: 19139878 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1820-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2008] [Revised: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cell death by apoptosis limits growth and productivity in most animal cell cultures. It is therefore desirable to define genetic interventions to generate robust cell lines with superior performance in bioreactors, either by increasing specific productivity, life-span of the cultures or both. In this context, forced expression of BHRF1, an Epstein-Barr virus-encoded early protein with structural and functional homology with the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, effectively protected hybridomas in culture and delayed cell death under conditions of glutamine starvation. In the present study, we explored the potential application of BHRF1 expression in hybridomas for long-term apoptosis protection under different biotechnological process designs (batch and continuous) and compared it to strategies based on Bcl-2 overexpression. Our results confirmed that long-term maintenance of the anti-apoptotic effect of BHRF1 can be obtained using bicistronic configurations conferring enhanced protection compared to Bcl-2, even in the absence of selective pressure. Such protective effect of BHRF1 is demonstrated both in batch and continuous culture. Moreover, a further analysis at high cell densities in semi-continuous perfusion cultures indicated that the mechanism of action of BHRF1 involves cell cycle arrest in G0-G1 state and this is translated in lower numbers of dead cells.
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- Sandra Juanola
- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Majors BS, Betenbaugh MJ, Pederson NE, Chiang GG. Enhancement of transient gene expression and culture viability using Chinese hamster ovary cells overexpressing Bcl-x(L). Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 101:567-78. [PMID: 18727128 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Transient gene expression (TGE) provides a method for quickly delivering protein for research using mammalian cells. While high levels of recombinant proteins have been produced in TGE experiments in HEK 293 cells, TGE efforts in the commercially prominent CHO cell line still suffer from inadequate protein yields. Here, we describe a cell-engineering strategy to improve transient production of proteins using CHO cells. CHO-DG44 cells were engineered to overexpress the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-x(L) and transiently transfected using polyethylenimine (PEI) in serum-free media. Pools and cell lines stably expressing Bcl-x(L) showed enhanced viable cell density and increased production of a glycosylated, therapeutic fusion protein in shake flask TGE studies. The improved cell lines showed fusion protein production levels ranging from 12.6 to 27.0 mg/L in the supernatant compared to the control cultures which produced 6.3-7.3 mg/L, representing a 70-270% increase in yield after 14 days of fed-batch culture. All Bcl-xL-expressing cell lines also exhibited an increase in specific productivity during the first 8 days of culture. In addition to increased production, Bcl-x(L) cell lines maintained viabilities above 90% and less apoptosis compared to the DG44 host which had viabilities below 60% after 14 days. Product quality was comparable between a Bcl-xL-engineered cell line and the CHO host. The work presented here provides the foundation for using anti-apoptosis engineered CHO cell lines for increased production of therapeutic proteins in TGE applications.
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- Brian S Majors
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, 221 Maryland Hall, Baltimore, Maryland 21218-2694, USA
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Nivitchanyong T, Martinez A, Ishaque A, Murphy JE, Konstantinov K, Betenbaugh MJ, Thrift J. Anti-apoptotic genes Aven and E1B-19K enhance performance of BHK cells engineered to express recombinant factor VIII in batch and low perfusion cell culture. Biotechnol Bioeng 2007; 98:825-41. [PMID: 17514750 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The engineering of production cell lines to express anti-apoptotic genes has been pursued in recent years due to potential process benefits, including enhanced cell survival, increased protein expression, and improved product quality. In this study, a baby hamster kidney cell line secreting recombinant factor VIII (BHK-FVIII) was engineered to express the anti-apoptotic genes Aven and E1B-19K. In high cell density shake flask culture evaluation, 11 clonal cell lines expressing either E1B-19K or a combination of Aven and E1B-19K showed improved survival compared to both parental and blank vector cell line controls. These cell lines exhibited lower caspase-3 activation and reduced Annexin-V binding compared to the controls. Parental and blank vector cell lines were less than 50% viable after 48 h of exposure to thapsigargin while cell lines expressing E1B-19K with or without Aven maintained viabilities approaching 90%. Subsequently, the best Aven-E1B-19K candidate cell line was compared to the parental cell line in 12-L perfusion bioreactor studies. Choosing the appropriate perfusion rates in bioreactors is a bioprocess optimization issue, so the bioreactors were operated at sequentially lower specific perfusion rates, while maintaining a cell density of 2 x 10(7) viable cells/mL. The viability of the parental cell line declined from nearly 100% at a perfusion rate of 0.5 nL/cell/day to below 80% viability, with caspase-3 activity exceeding 15%, at its lower perfusion limit of 0.15 nL/cell/day. In contrast, the Aven-E1B-19K cell line maintained an average viability of 94% and a maximum caspase-3 activity of 2.5% even when subjected to a lower perfusion minimum of 0.1 nL/cell/day. Factor VIII productivity, specific growth rate, and cell size decreased for both cell lines at lower perfusion rates, but the drop in all cases was larger for the parental cell line. Specific consumption of glucose and glutamine and production of lactate were consistently lower for the Aven-E1B-19K culture. Furthermore, the yield of ammonia from glutamine increased for the Aven-E1B-19K cell line relative to the parent to suggest altered metabolic pathways following anti-apoptosis engineering. These results demonstrate that expression of anti-apoptotic genes Aven and E1B-19K can increase the stability and robustness of an industrially relevant BHK-FVIII mammalian cell line over a wide range of perfusion rates.
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- Toey Nivitchanyong
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Gammell P. MicroRNAs: recently discovered key regulators of proliferation and apoptosis in animal cells : Identification of miRNAs regulating growth and survival. Cytotechnology 2007; 53:55-63. [PMID: 19003190 PMCID: PMC2267611 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-007-9049-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Accepted: 01/25/2007] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The relatively recent discovery of miRNAs has added a completely new dimension to the study of the regulation of gene expression. The mechanism of action of miRNAs, the conservation between diverse species and the fact that each miRNA can regulate a number of targets and phenotypes clearly indicates the importance of these molecules. In this review the current state of knowledge relating to miRNA expression and gene regulation is presented, outlining the key morphological and biochemical features controlled by miRNAs with particular emphasis on the key phenotypes that impact on cell growth in bioreactors, namely proliferation and apoptosis.
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- Patrick Gammell
- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 11, Ireland,
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Arden N, Majors BS, Ahn SH, Oyler G, Betenbaugh MJ. Inhibiting the apoptosis pathway using MDM2 in mammalian cell cultures. Biotechnol Bioeng 2007; 97:601-14. [PMID: 17149774 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The ability to regulate apoptosis in mammalian cell cultures represents one approach to developing more economical and efficient processes. Genetic modification of cells using anti-apoptotic genes is one method that may be used to improve cellular performance. This study investigates a method to inhibit upstream apoptosis pathways through the overexpression of MDM2, an E3 ubiquitin ligase for p53. Both 293 and CHO cells expressing MDM2 were examined under both batch and spent media conditions. For batch cultures, MDM2 overexpression increased viable cell densities and viabilities over control cells with the largest enhancements observed in CHO cells. When CHO cells were passaged without medium exchange, cells expressing MDM2 reached a viable cell density that was nearly double the control and survived for an extra day in culture. When exposed to spent media initially, both 293-MDM2 and CHO-MDM2 cells continued to grow for 2 days while the control cells stopped growing after the first day. DNA analysis using flow cytometry confirmed that while CHO controls were found to be undergoing DNA fragmentation, CHO-MDM2 cells exhibit DNA degradation at a much slower rate. When compared to Bcl-2-expressing cells, MDM2 expression showed greater protection against apoptosis in passaged culture, spent medium, and following transient p53 overexpression. However, expression of the RING sequence of MDM2 responsible for E3 ligase activity without the other components of the protein was found to be toxic to 293 cells in culture. These results suggest that the overexpression of heterologous MDM2 represents a promising method to delay apoptosis in mammalian cell cultures.
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- Nilou Arden
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Multiplexed expression and screening for recombinant protein production in mammalian cells. BMC Biotechnol 2006; 6:49. [PMID: 17187663 PMCID: PMC1769369 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-6-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2006] [Accepted: 12/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A variety of approaches to understanding protein structure and function require production of recombinant protein. Mammalian based expression systems have advantages over bacterial systems for certain classes of protein but can be slower and more laborious. Thus the availability of a simple system for production and rapid screening of constructs or conditions for mammalian expression would be of great benefit. To this end we have coupled an efficient recombinant protein production system based on transient transfection in HEK-293 EBNA1 (HEK-293E) suspension cells with a dot blot method allowing pre-screening of proteins expressed in cells in a high throughput manner. RESULTS A nested PCR approach was used to clone 21 extracellular domains of mouse receptors as CD4 fusions within a mammalian GATEWAY expression vector system. Following transient transfection, HEK-293E cells grown in 2 ml cultures in 24-deep well blocks showed similar growth kinetics, viability and recombinant protein expression profiles, to those grown in 50 ml shake flask cultures as judged by western blotting. Following optimisation, fluorescent dot blot analysis of transfection supernatants was shown to be a rapid method for analysing protein expression yielding similar results as western blot analysis. Addition of urea enhanced the binding of glycoproteins to a nitrocellulose membrane. A good correlation was observed between the results of a plate based small scale transient transfection dot blot pre-screen and successful purification of proteins expressed at the 50 ml scale. CONCLUSION The combination of small scale multi-well plate culture and dot blotting described here will allow the multiplex analysis of different mammalian expression experiments enabling a faster identification of high yield expression constructs or conditions prior to large scale protein production. The methods for parallel GATEWAY cloning and expression of multiple constructs in cell culture will also be useful for applications such as the generation of receptor protein microarrays.
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