Abstract
To understand the different responses of recombinant Chinese hamster ovary (rCHO) cells to low culture temperature regarding specific productivity (q), 12 parental clones and their corresponding amplified clones producing a humanized antibody were cultivated at 32 and 37 degrees C. The specific growth rate of all clones, including both parental and amplified clones, decreased by 30-63% at 32 degrees C, compared to rates at 37 degrees C. In contrast, their specific antibody productivity (qAb) was significantly enhanced at 32 degrees C. Furthermore, the degree of qAb enhancement at 32 degrees C varied a lot from 4- to 25-fold among the parental clones. At 32 degrees C, most of the amplified clones, regardless of methotrexate (MTX) levels, also showed enhanced qAb but to a lesser extent than their parental clones. However, clone 14 amplified at 0.32 microM MTX (clone 14-0.32) and clone 20 amplified at 1 microM MTX (clone 20-1.00), unlike their parental clones, did not show enhanced qAb at 32 degrees C. Thus, it was found that the enhancing effect of low culture temperature on q of rCHO cells depends on clones. Taken together, the results obtained here emphasize the importance of clonal selection for the successful application of low culture temperature to the enhanced foreign protein production in rCHO cells.
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