Transient Gene Expression in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells at Low Temperature – The Effects of Cold-Induced Proteins and an mRNA Regulatory Element

  • Sarah Wulhfard
  • Stéphanie Tissot
  • David L. Hacker
  • Florian M. Wurm
Conference paper
Part of the ESACT Proceedings book series (ESACT, volume 4)

Abstract

Exposure of transfected Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells to low temperature increased transient recombinant protein yield up to 18-fold. This phenomenon was not plasmid specific, but the enhancement of protein production under hypothermic conditions varied from 2- to 18-fold depending both on the reporter gene and the presence or absence of the woodchuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulatory element (WPRE). When located in the 3-untranslated region (UTR) of the transgene it increased protein production 3-fold at 31°C compared to expression from the isogenic plasmid without the element. Cold shock proteins are also known to act in a post-transcriptional manner, but the overexpression of the cold-induced RNA binding protein (CIRBP) and the RNA binding motif 3 (Rbm3) had no effect on the enhancement of transient recombinant protein production in CHO cells.

Keywords

Cold induced proteins Mild hypothermia mRNA regulatory element Recombinant protein Transient gene expression 

Abbreviations

CIRBP

Cold Induced RNA Binding Protein

Rbm3

RNA Binding Motif 3

WPRE

Woodchuck hepatitis virus Post-transcriptional Regulatory Element

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sarah Wulhfard
    • 1
  • Stéphanie Tissot
    • 1
  • David L. Hacker
    • 2
  • Florian M. Wurm
    • 3
    • 4
  1. 1.Laboratory of Cellular BiotechnologyÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
  2. 2.Laboratory of Cellular Biotechnology, EPFL SV IBI LBTC, CH B41 424 (bâtiment CH)LausanneSwitzerland
  3. 3.Faculty of Life SciencesÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
  4. 4.ExcellGene SAMontheySwitzerland

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