Immortalized cell lines protein production
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorsDouglas N. Foster, Linda K. Foster
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Abstract
This invention relates to the production and use of immortalized cell lines from primary chicken embryonic fibroblasts. The cells are useful as substrates for virus propagation, recombinant protein expression and recombinant virus production.
Claims8
A method for producing protein in an immortalized cell comprising the steps of:
- obtaining immortalized chicken cells by:
- growing primary chicken embryonic fibroblasts in culture,
- passaging the fibroblasts in culture until they begin cell senescence,
- concentrating the cells during cell senescence to maintain about 30% to about 60% culture confluence,
- identifying foci of non-senescent cells in the culture,
- isolating the non-senescent cells, and
- growing the non-senescent cells for greater than 30 passages;
- introducing nucleic acid encoding at least one protein into the cells;
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- isolating protein from the cells.
A method for growing cells comprising the steps of:
- placing a first cell into cell culture with immortalized chicken cells, the immortalized chicken cells obtained by:
- growing primary chicken embryonic fibroblasts in culture,
- passaging the fibroblasts in culture until they begin cell senescence,
- concentrating the cells during cell senescence to maintain about 30% to about 60% culture confluence,
- identifying foci of non-senescent cells in the culture,
- isolating the non-senescent cells, and
- growing the non-senescent cells for greater than 30 passages maintaining the first cell in culture.
A spontaneously immortalized cell line, derived from primary chicken embryonic fibroblasts, wherein the cell line is capable of growth in culture at a population doubling rate of about between 0.6 to 1.2 population doublings per day.
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