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ArticleBiotechnology and bioengineering2019

Epigenetic regulation of gene expression in Chinese Hamster Ovary cells in response to the changing environment of a batch culture.

Inmaculada Hernandez, Heena Dhiman, Gerald Klanert, Vaibhav Jadhav, Norbert Auer, Michael Hanscho, Martina Baumann, Anna Esteve-Codina, Marc Dabad, Jessica Gómez and 6 more

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Article in Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Inmaculada HernandezDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Heena DhimanDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gerald KlanertAustrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria.
Vaibhav JadhavAustrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria.
Norbert AuerAustrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria.
Michael HanschoAustrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria.
Martina BaumannAustrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Vienna, Austria.
Anna Esteve-CodinaCNAG-CRG National Centre for Genomic Analysis-Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Marc DabadCNAG-CRG National Centre for Genomic Analysis-Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Jessica GómezCNAG-CRG National Centre for Genomic Analysis-Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Tyler AliotoCNAG-CRG National Centre for Genomic Analysis-Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Angelika MerkelCNAG-CRG National Centre for Genomic Analysis-Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Emanuele RaineriCNAG-CRG National Centre for Genomic Analysis-Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Simon HeathCNAG-CRG National Centre for Genomic Analysis-Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
Daniel RicoInstitute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Nicole BorthDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-6324-9338
Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (Austria) · ATUniversitat Pompeu Fabra · ESCentre for Genomic Regulation · ESZero to Three · USNewcastle University · GB

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF W 1224
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The existence of dynamic cellular phenotypes in changing environmental conditions is of major interest for cell biologists who aim to understand the mechanism and sequence of regulation of gene expression. In the context of therapeutic protein production by Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, a detailed temporal understanding of cell-line behavior and control is necessary to achieve a more predictable and reliable process performance. Of particular interest are data on dynamic, temporally resolved transcriptional regulation of genes in response to altered substrate availability and culture conditions. In this study, the gene transcription dynamics throughout a 9-day batch culture of CHO cells was examined by analyzing histone modifications and gene expression profiles in regular 12- and 24-hr intervals, respectively. Three levels of regulation were observed: (a) the presence or absence of DNA methylation in the promoter region provides an ON/OFF switch; (b) a temporally resolved correlation is observed between the presence of active transcription- and promoter-specific histone marks and the expression level of the respective genes; and (c) a major mechanism of gene regulation is identified by interaction of coding genes with long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), as observed in the regulation of the expression level of both neighboring coding/lnc gene pairs and of gene pairs where the lncRNA is able to form RNA-DNA-DNA triplexes. Such triplex-forming regions were predominantly found in the promoter or enhancer region of the targeted coding gene. Significantly, the coding genes with the highest degree of variation in expression during the batch culture are characterized by a larger number of possible triplex-forming interactions with differentially expressed lncRNAs. This indicates a specific role of lncRNA-triplexes in enabling rapid and large changes in transcription. A more comprehensive understanding of these regulatory mechanisms will provide an opportunity for new tools to control cellular behavior and to engineer enhanced phenotypes.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsBatch Cell Culture TechniquesCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationRNA, Long NoncodingTranscriptomeRNA, Long NoncodingChinese Hamster ovary cellsdynamic gene expressionepigenetic regulationlong noncoding RNAstranscriptome

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PMID30512195
PMCPMC6492168
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