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Mei-Wei Lin
Mei-Wei Lin

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CRISPR-Cas13d for CHO Cell Engineering and Antibody Production
Mei-Wei Lin
Chih-Che Shen

Mei-Wei Lin

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March 30, 2022
Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell is the predominant cell factory to produce biopharmaceuticals such as immunoglobulin G (IgG), but in CHO cells lactate accumulation and cell death compromise IgG production while fucosylation mitigates the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) of IgG. To tackle these problems, we harnessed a burgeoning gene silencing system, CRISPR-Cas13d, to effectively suppress the endogenous genes governing lactate production (LDHA), fucosylation (GFT) and cell death (DDIT3), hence repressing lactate accumulation and core fucosylation. We further exploited the Sleeping Beauty system to integrate the CRISPR-Cas13d module co-targeting these 3 genes and generated a CHO cell platform for IgG production. The new platform exhibited simultaneous knockdown of LDHA, GFT and DDIT3, accumulated less lactate, had prolonged longevity, produced more IgG with less fucosylation and stronger ADCC efficacy. These data collectively warrant the potentials of CRISPR-Cas13d for CHO cell engineering and improving antibody production with regard to quantity and quality.

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