EFFICIENT CONSTITUTIVE PRODUCTION OF HUMAN IFN-GAMMA IN CHINESE-HAMSTER OVARY CELLS
EFFICIENT CONSTITUTIVE PRODUCTION OF HUMAN IFN-GAMMA IN CHINESE-HAMSTER OVARY CELLS
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DOI:
10.1089/dna.1986.5.181
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发表时间:
1986-06-01
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REVEL, M
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MORY, Y;BENBARAK, J;REVEL, M
A human genomic DNA segment of 5.6 kb containing the entire gene for immune interferon-.gamma. was fused through its 5''-untranslated region to the corresponding region of the simian virus 40 (SV40) T-antigen gene. The SV40 early promoter used contained a modified transcriptional enhancer element with a 93-bp repeat. Supercoiled plasmid DNA was used to transfect Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, the selectable marker being a SV40-dihydrofolate gene construct. Constitutive expression of the IFN-.gamma. gene in primary transformants was high, especially if a Harvey murine sarcoma virus long terminal repeat (LTR) was present in addition to the SV40 promoter. After gene amplification by methotrexate selection, CHO-.gamma. cell lines were obtained that produce 1.5-2 million units of IFN-.gamma. per million cells and per day (200,000 molecules per cell per minute). Metabolic labeling showed that over 90% of the protein secreted by such cells in human IFn-.gamma.. A one-step immuno-affinity chromatography on monoclonal antibodies yielded pure IFN-.gamma. with 1-2 .times. 108 units/mg protein. Like IFN-.gamma. from human white blood cells, the IFN-.gamma. from CHO-.gamma. cells is a mixture of two glycoproteins of 26,000 and 20,000 daltons with traces of the unglycosylated 17,000-dalton polypeptide. Large-scale cultures in 1% serum routinely yield over 600,000 units of human IFN-.gamma./ml culture per day.