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ArticleBiotechnology journal2025

Optimizing Lentiviral Vector Production: Insights Into PiggyBac Transposase and Concatemeric Array Strategies.

Jona Röscheise, Maximilian Klimpel, Janina Hoffman, Vathsalya Pabbathi, Herbert Dersch, Parameswari Govindarajan, Holger Laux, Kerstin Otte

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Article in Biotechnology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Jona RöscheiseInstitute of Applied Biotechnology, Biberach University of Applied Sciences, Biberach, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8665-4026
Maximilian KlimpelBiopharmaceutical Product Development, CSL Behring Innovation GmbH, Marburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8041-1015
Janina HoffmanBiopharmaceutical Product Development, CSL Behring Innovation GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Vathsalya PabbathiBiopharmaceutical Product Development, CSL Behring Innovation GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Herbert DerschBiopharmaceutical Product Development, CSL Behring Innovation GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Parameswari GovindarajanBiopharmaceutical Product Development, CSL Behring Innovation GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Holger LauxBiopharmaceutical Product Development, CSL Behring Innovation GmbH, Marburg, Germany.
Kerstin OtteInstitute of Applied Biotechnology, Biberach University of Applied Sciences, Biberach, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lentiviral vectors (LVVs) are essential tools in gene and cell therapy due to their ability to transduce both dividing and non-dividing cells. Conventional production by transient plasmid co-transfection is variable, costly, and difficult to scale, prompting development of stable producer cell lines. Historically, the GPRTG cell line has been generated using concatemeric-array integration, which requires high DNA input, complex workflows, and can cause genetic instability. To address these limitations, we evaluated a transposase-mediated integration strategy. Compared with the concatemeric-array method, transposase-based integration enabled faster recovery after selection with only a mild viability crisis and required substantially less DNA. This approach generated highly diverse and heterogeneous producer pools, providing a strong basis for subsequent clonal selection. During LVV production, both methods maintained comparable cell growth stability. However, concatemeric-derived pools exhibited greater variability in recovery kinetics, viable cell density, and LVV titers, despite achieving the highest maximum titers overall. In contrast, transposase-mediated pools showed more consistent performance, supporting their reliability for large-scale applications. In summary, transposase-based integration offers a robust and scalable alternative to concatemeric-array methods for generating stable LVV producer cell lines, with significant potential to streamline LVV manufacturing for gene therapy.

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Genetic VectorsLentivirusTransposasesCell LineHEK293 CellsHumansPlasmidsTransposases

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PMID41054015
PMCPMC12501403

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