Establishment of a human somatic hybrid cell line for recombinant protein production
Establishment of a human somatic hybrid cell line for recombinant protein production
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DOI:
10.1159/000067294
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发表时间:
2002-11-01
影响因子:
11
通讯作者:
Chan, S
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作者:
Cho, MS;Yee, H;Chan, S
Cell fusion techniques were used to derive mammalian host cell lines suitable for large-scale production of therapeutic proteins. Although the 293S cell line, of human embryonic kidney origin, is an excellent host cell for mammalian gene expression, these cells have a tendency to form large and tight aggregates in suspension cultures and bioreactors. To solve the problem of aggregation, 293S cells were fused to a human suspension cell line, 21318 (a Burkitt's lymphoma derivative), using polyethylene glycol (PEG). The PEG-treated 293S and 21318 cells were selected in a medium supplemented with hypoxanthine-aminopterin-thymidine and G418 (1 mg/ ml) to eliminate nonfused cells. These hybrid clones, designated as HKB (hybrid of kidney and B cells), are negative for endogenous immunoglobulin expression. Most clones are readily adaptable to serum-free suspension culture under shaking conditions without forming large and tight aggregates. One clone, HKB11, was shown to support high-level expression of cytokines [interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-4], ICAM-1 and rFVIII in a side-by-side comparison with 293 and Chinese hamster ovary cells. The above-described characteristics of HKB cells indicate that HKB11 is a favorable cell host for the production of human therapeutic proteins. Copyright (C) 2002 National Science Council, ROC and S. Karger AG, Basel.