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Evaluation of gene editing in CHO cells using the Cas-CLOVER system.

Tiffany McLamarrah, Efecan Aral, Michael Hoffman, Jennifer Tedstone, Thomas King, Jason Vitko, Maria João Sebastião, Jose M Escandell, Mafalda M Dias, Iona McCall and 4 more

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14 authors.

Tiffany McLamarrahMammalian Platform, Global CMC Development, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-1294-0731
Efecan AralMammalian Platform, Global CMC Development, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.
Michael HoffmanMammalian Platform, Global CMC Development, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.
Jennifer TedstoneMammalian Platform, Global CMC Development, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.
Thomas KingMammalian Platform, Global CMC Development, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.
Jason VitkoMammalian Platform, Global CMC Development, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.
Maria João SebastiãoSanofi Satellite Lab, iBET, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal.
Jose M EscandellSanofi Satellite Lab, iBET, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal.
Mafalda M DiasSanofi Satellite Lab, iBET, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Oeiras, Portugal.
Iona McCallbPrescient, San Diego, California, USA.
Daniel MachadoCell Line Editing Department, Demeetra AgBio, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Victor CairnsMammalian Platform, Global CMC Development, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.
Christine DeMariaMammalian Platform, Global CMC Development, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.
John J ScarcelliMammalian Platform, Global CMC Development, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in gene editing technologies have transformed the genetic engineering of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) hosts, enabling the development of cell lines with improved stability and productivity. In this study, we employed the programmable nuclease (PN) Cas-CLOVER to precisely target the Glutamine synthetase (GS) locus in CHO cells. A total of 30 unique serum-free, suspension-adapted CHO-K1 candidate host cell lines were subjected to Cas-CLOVER-mediated gene editing, generating over one hundred potential GS knockout (GSKO) clones. A subset of the GSKO clones was subsequently validated using three orthogonal methods to confirm complete knockout of the GS gene in 98 clones. Randomly selected GSKO clones were utilized to produce standard monoclonal antibodies. The resulting pools demonstrated enhanced productivity, with up to a 14.5-fold increase in titer compared to their wild-type parental hosts. These findings highlight the potential of gene editing approaches to significantly improve recombinant protein production in CHO expression systems, offering valuable insights for biopharmaceutical manufacturing applications.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusGene Knockout TechniquesRecombinant ProteinsAntibodies, MonoclonalGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseRecombinant Proteinsbiopharmaceutical productionCas‐CLOVERCHO cellsgene editingglutamine synthetase knockout (GSKO)

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PMID41656178
PMCPMC13055124

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