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ArticleBiotechnology journal2024

Dissecting cell death pathways in fed-batch bioreactors.

David A Mentlak, John Raven, Tessa Moses, Fraser Massie, Nicholas Barber, Robyn Hoare, Graeme Burton, Alison Young, Leon P Pybus, Susan Rosser and 3 more

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Article in Biotechnology journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

David A MentlakDepartment of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4212-5552
John RavenFUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Mammalian Cell Culture Process Development, Billingham, UK.
Tessa MosesEdinOmics, RR*ID:SCR_021838, University of Edinburgh, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, UK.
Fraser MassieEdinOmics, RR*ID:SCR_021838, University of Edinburgh, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, UK.
Nicholas BarberFUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Mammalian Cell Culture Process Development, Billingham, UK.
Robyn HoareFUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Mammalian Cell Culture Process Development, Billingham, UK.
Graeme BurtonFUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Mammalian Cell Culture Process Development, Billingham, UK.
Alison YoungFUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Mammalian Cell Culture Process Development, Billingham, UK.
Leon P PybusFUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Mammalian Cell Culture Process Development, Billingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5614-8758
Susan RosserUK Centre for Mammalian Synthetic Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Robert J WhiteDepartment of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, UK.
Daniel UngarDepartment of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, UK.
Nia J BryantDepartment of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, UK.
Fujifilm (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity of York · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M018237/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are widely used for production of biologics including therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. Cell death in CHO cells is a significant factor in biopharmaceutical production, impacting both product yield and quality. Apoptosis has previously been described as the major form of cell death occurring in CHO cells in bioreactors. However, these studies were undertaken when less was known about non-apoptotic cell death pathways. Here, we report the occurrence of non-apoptotic cell death in an industrial antibody-producing CHO cell line during fed-batch culture. Under standard conditions, crucial markers of apoptosis were not observed despite a decrease in viability towards the end of the culture; only by increasing stress within the system did we observe caspase activation indicative of apoptosis. In contrast, markers of parthanatos and ferroptosis were observed during standard fed-batch culture, indicating that these non-apoptotic cell death pathways contribute to viability loss under these conditions. These findings pave the way for targeting non-conventional cell death pathways to improve viability and biologic production in CHO cells.

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Batch Cell Culture TechniquesBioreactorsAnimalsApoptosisCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusapoptosisCHO cellsferroptosisindustrial biotechnologyParthanatos

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PMID38038229
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