Modified mammalian cells

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to mammalian cells (e.g., Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells) that are modified to reduce or eliminate the expression of certain mammalian cell endogenous products (e.g., host cell proteins and virus-like particles), and methods of using such cells in the production of a recombinant product of interest, e.g., a recombinant protein, a recombinant viral particle, or a recombinant viral vector. These modifications were specifically chosen to generate engineered mammalian host cells with desired traits in several key areas, including improved cell culture performance (e.g., higher viability and product titers), improved product quality (e.g., more consistent and favorable glycosylation; more stable drug product), and decreased burden on purification for removing problematic or undesired endogenous host cell products (e.g., hydrolytic host cell proteins and virus-like particles) during biomanufacturing.

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