A semi-empirical glycosylation model of a camelid monoclonal antibody under hypothermia cell culture conditions

作者:Aghamohseni Hengameh; Spearman Maureen; Ohadi Kaveh; Braasch Katrin; Moo Young Murray; Butler Michael; Budman Hector M*
来源:Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017, 44(7): 1005-1020.
DOI:10.1007/s10295-017-1926-z

摘要

The impact of cell culture environment on the glycan distribution of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) has been investigated through a combination of experiments and modeling. A newly developed CHO DUXB cell line was cultivated at two levels of initial Glutamine (Gln) concentrations (0, 4 mM) and incubation temperatures of (33 and 37 A degrees C) in batch operation mode. Hypothermia was applied either through the entire culture duration or only during the post-exponential phase. Beyond reducing cell growth and increasing productivity, hypothermia significantly altered the galactosylation index profiles as compared to control conditions. A novel semi-empirical dynamic model was proposed for elucidating the connections between the extracellular cell culture conditions to galactosylation index. The developed model is based on a simplified balance of nucleotides sugars and on the correlation between sugars' levels to the galactosylation index (GI). The model predictions were found to be in a good agreement with the experimental data. The proposed empirical model is expected to be useful for controlling the glycoprofiles by manipulating culture conditions.

  • 出版日期2017-7