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C J Morrison1, W R McMaster, J M Piret
1Biotechnology Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Abstract:
Stability of heterologous protein expression during production is critical for regulatory approval of vaccine and therapeutic products. Leishmania GP63, a zinc metalloproteinase that is a potential vaccine candidate, has been expressed on the surface of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Flow cytometry was used to follow the stability of GP63 expression. Expression of proteolytically active GP63 (GP63WT) was unstable whether or not methotrexate (MTX) selection was maintained. In contrast, expression of an active site mutant (GP63E265D) was stable under MTX selection. In the absence of selection, the decline in GP63E265D expression was more gradual than the loss of GP63WT expression. Different molecular mechanisms accounted for these losses and resulted in higher growth rate nonproducer populations. A dynamic population model was used to calculate the conversion rates of GP63WT producers to nonproducers.
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