Characterization of cellular states of CHO-K1 suspension cell culture through cell cycle and RNA-sequencing profiling

Journal of Biotechnology
Ileana TossoliniClaudio C Prieto

Abstract

Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) derived cell lines are the preferred host system for the production of therapeutic proteins. The aim of this work was to explore the regulation of suspension-adapted CHO-K1 host cell line bioprocesses, especially under a temperature gradient from 37 °C to 31 °C. We analyzed cell cycle behavior through flow cytometry of propidium iodide stained cells and high throughput transcriptome dynamics by RNA sequencing. We found a cell culture state characterized by G0/G1 synchronization, mainly during the late exponential growth phase and towards the last days of the stationary phase. We successfully identified key genes and pathways connected with the particular culture states, such as response to low temperature, modulation of the cell cycle, regulation of DNA replication and repair, apoptosis, among others. The most important gene expression changes occurred throughout the stationary phase when gene up-regulation markedly prevailed. Our RNA-seq data analysis enabled the identification of target genes for mechanism-based cell line engineering and bioprocess modification, an essential step to translate gene expression data from CHO-K1 host cells into bioprocess-related knowledge. Further efforts aim at incre...Continue Reading

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