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ArticleNature biotechnology2014

GlycoDelete engineering of mammalian cells simplifies N-glycosylation of recombinant proteins.

Leander Meuris, Francis Santens, Greg Elson, Nele Festjens, Morgane Boone, Anaëlle Dos Santos, Simon Devos, François Rousseau, Evelyn Plets, Erica Houthuys and 6 more

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Article in Nature biotechnology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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67 citing papers in PubMed, 148 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Leander Meuris1] Unit for Medical Biotechnology, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium. [2] Laboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. [3].
Francis Santens1] Unit for Medical Biotechnology, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium. [2] Laboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. [3].
Greg Elson1] NovImmune SA, Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland. [2].
Nele Festjens1] Unit for Medical Biotechnology, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium. [2] Laboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Morgane Boone1] Unit for Medical Biotechnology, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium. [2] Laboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Anaëlle Dos SantosNovImmune SA, Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland.
Simon DevosLaboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
François RousseauNovImmune SA, Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland.
Evelyn Plets1] Unit for Medical Biotechnology, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium. [2] Laboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Erica Houthuys1] Unit for Medical Biotechnology, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium. [2] Laboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Pauline MalingeNovImmune SA, Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland.
Giovanni MagistrelliNovImmune SA, Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland.
Laura ConsNovImmune SA, Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland.
Laurence ChatelNovImmune SA, Plan-Les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bart DevreeseLaboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Nico Callewaert1] Unit for Medical Biotechnology, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium. [2] Laboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Light Chain Bioscience (Switzerland) · CHVIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research · BEGhent University · BE

Funding

European Research Council 616966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heterogeneity in the N-glycans on therapeutic proteins causes difficulties for protein purification and process reproducibility and can lead to variable therapeutic efficacy. This heterogeneity arises from the multistep process of mammalian complex-type N-glycan synthesis. Here we report a glycoengineering strategy--which we call GlycoDelete--that shortens the Golgi N-glycosylation pathway in mammalian cells. This shortening results in the expression of proteins with small, sialylated trisaccharide N-glycans and reduced complexity compared to native mammalian cell glycoproteins. GlycoDelete engineering does not interfere with the functioning of N-glycans in protein folding, and the physiology of cells modified by GlycoDelete is similar to that of wild-type cells. A therapeutic human IgG expressed in GlycoDelete cells had properties, such as reduced initial clearance, that might be beneficial when the therapeutic goal is antigen neutralization. This strategy for reducing N-glycan heterogeneity on mammalian proteins could lead to more consistent performance of therapeutic proteins and modulation of biopharmaceutical functions.

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AnimalsGlycosylationHumansMicePolysaccharidesProtein EngineeringRecombinant ProteinsPolysaccharidesRecombinant Proteins

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PMID24752077
PMCPMC7039703
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