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ArticleBiotechnology and bioengineering2025

Sequence and Configuration of a Novel Bispecific Antibody Format Impacts Its Production Using Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cells.

Hirra Hussain, Angelica M S Ozanne, Tulshi Patel, Davide Vito, Mark Ellis, Matthew Hinchliffe, David P Humphreys, Paul E Stephens, Bernie Sweeney, James White and 2 more

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Hirra HussainManchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Angelica M S OzanneSchool of Biosciences, Division of Natural Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Tulshi PatelSchool of Biosciences, Division of Natural Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Davide VitoSchool of Biosciences, Division of Natural Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Mark EllisUCB Pharma UK, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
Matthew HinchliffeUCB Pharma UK, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
David P HumphreysUCB Pharma UK, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
Paul E StephensUCB Pharma UK, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
Bernie SweeneyUCB Pharma UK, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
James WhiteUCB Pharma UK, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
Alan J DicksonManchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
C Mark SmalesSchool of Biosciences, Division of Natural Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2762-4724

Funding

This work was partially funded by BBSRC grants BB/R001731/1 and BB/R002096/1. The authors also thank UCB for funding to support the work.
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Abstract

There are a number of new format antibody-inspired molecules with multiple antigen binding capabilities in development and clinical evaluation. Here, we describe the impact of the sequence and configuration of a unique bispecific antibody format (termed BYbe) using a panel of four BYbe's and the three IgG1s from which they were derived on their production in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell expression system. Following transfection and selection, one bispecific antibody format yielded fewer mini-pools in comparison to the other bispecific cell pools. When the top 12 expressing stable mini-pools of all BYbe configurations and sequences were evaluated, both the dsscFv sequence and antibody chain configuration or placement directly impacted productivity. The cell-specific productivity (qP, pg/cell/day) was lower in all BYbe cell pools compared to the IgG1 cell lines. However, when the actual molecules/cell/day produced were considered, three of the four bispecific cell pools outproduced the parental IgG1 cell pools. While gene copy number did not correlate to productivity, mRNA analysis showed that for specific BYbe formats there was a strong correlation with productivity. In summary, we describe how bispecific antibody format configuration impacts the cell line construction process and yield of product from CHO cells.

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Antibodies, BispecificCricetulusAnimalsCHO CellsCricetinaeImmunoglobulin GRecombinant ProteinsAntibodies, BispecificImmunoglobulin GRecombinant Proteinsbispecific antibodiesBYbecell line constructionCHO cellsrecombinant antibodies

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PMID39587782
PMCPMC11718431

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