Publications by Florian Maria Wurm

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Transient transfection allows for fast production of recombinant proteins. However, the current bottlenecks in transient transfection are low titers and low specific productivity compared to stable cell lines. Here, we report an improved transient transfec ...

Orbitally shaken bioreactors (OSRs) support the efficient cultivation of mammalian cells in suspension at various scales of operation. Here we introduce a disposable culture vessel with a ventilated cap having a nominal volume of 600 mL (TubeSpin (R) biore ...

The dissolution of blood clots by plasmin is normally initiated in vivo by the activation of plasminogen to plasmin through the activity of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). The rate of plasminogen activation can be stimulated several orders of magnitude by the presence of fibrin-related proteins. Here we describe the kinetic analysis of both recombinant human t-PA (wild-type) and a t-PA variant produced by site-directed mutagenesis in which the original sequence from amino acids 296 to 299, KHRR, has be

The dihydrofolate reductase-deficient Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line DG44 is the dominant mammalian host for recombinant protein manufacturing, in large part because of the availability of a well-characterized genetic selection and amplification sys ...

A new scalable reactor was developed by applying a novel mixing principle that allows the large-scale cultivation of mammalian cells simply with surface aeration using air owing to increased liquid–gas transfer compared to standard stirred-tank bioreactors. In the cylindrical vessels (50 mL–1500 L) with a helical track attached to the inside wall, the liquid moved upward onto the track as the result of orbital shaking to increase the liquid–gas interface area significantly. This typically resulted in a 5–10

Efficient mixing in bioreactors is essential in order to avoid concentration gradients which can be harmful for mammalian cells. To study mixing and its scalability in orbitally shaken cylindrical bioreactors, we measured mixing times in containers with no ...

Recombinant therapeutic proteins produced in mammalian cells represent a major class of biopharmaceuticals. In recent years, their demand has increased dramatically and is now driving the development of a variety of improvements to maximize their expressio ...

Chinese Hamster Ovary [CHO] cells are the workhorse for production of modern biopharmaceuticals. They are however immortalized cells with a high propensity for genetic change. Judging from published culture records, CHO cell populations have undergone hund ...

Here we describe a simplified method for transient gene expression (TGE) in suspension-adapted Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells using polyethylenimine (PEI) for DNA delivery. Both the transfection and production phases of the bioprocess were performed at ...

Cell expansion, gene transfer and protein production were all executed with a single serum-free, animal protein-free commercial medium designed for suspension-adapted Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO DG44). This is a most important process to consider for ...

In this study, the combination of dimensional analysis (DA) and analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to predict the volumetric mass transfer coefficient (k(L)a) values under different operating conditions for orbitally shaken bioreactors (OSRs) with diffe ...

We have made Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines that contain up to 2000 copies of the coding region of the mouse c-myc gene fused to the promoter of the Drosophila gene (hsp70) encoding a Mr 70,000 heat shock protein. Incubation of these cells at 43 degrees C results in an estimated 100-fold induction of c-myc mRNA. Translation of this mRNA occurs when the cells are returned to 37 degrees C, and during the first 3 hr of recovery at 37 degrees C, the c-myc protein is one of the most abundantly synthesize

Scaffold materials should favor cell attachment and proliferation, and provide designable 3D structures with appropriate mechanical strength. Collagen matrices have proven to be beneficial scaffolds for tissue regeneration. However, apart from small intest ...

Lentivirus-derived vectors (LVs) were studied for the generation of stable recombinant Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines. Stable pools and clones expressing the enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) were selected via fluorescence-activated cell so ...

The effect of hyperosmolarity on transient recombinant protein production in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was investigated. Addition of 90 mM NaCl to the production medium ProCHO5 increased the volumetric yield of recombinant antibody up to 4-fold rel ...

DNA-calcium phosphate coprecipitates have been used for 30 years as an efficient method to introduce genetic material into cells. The method involves simple solutions that can be prepared or purchased by the experimentalist. All the numerous variations of the protocol found in the literature are based on the same principle--a spontaneous precipitation that occurs in supersaturated solutions. When DNA is present during this process, it is readily incorporated into the forming calcium phosphate precipitate. A

Large-scale transient gene expression in mammalian cells is being developed for the rapid production of recombinant proteins for biochemical and preclinical studies. Here, the scalability of transient production of a recombinant human antibody in Chinese h ...

Background: Recent advances in antibody discovery technologies, especially progress in de novo synthesis through machine learning, have imposed a significant production challenge for the generation of a large diversity of antibodies against nearly any target of interest. There is a demand for the rapid production of dozens of purified antibodies in 10-milligram quantities sufficient for functional screening and molecular assessment studies. Objectives: To meet this requirement, a semi-automated production m

The High Five (H5) cell line, derived from the lepidopteran Trichoplusia ni, is one of the major insect cell hosts for the production of recombinant proteins using the baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS). Here, we describe a simple polyethylenimine ...

To elucidate the structural basis of T cell recognition of hapten-modified antigenic peptides, we studied the interaction of the T1 T cell antigen receptor (TCR) with its ligand, the H-2Kd-bound Plasmodium berghei circumsporozoite peptide 252-260 (SYIPSAEKI) containing photoreactive 4-azidobenzoic acid (ABA) on P. berghei circumsporozoite Lys259. The photoaffinity-labeled TCR residue(s) were mapped as Tyr48 and/or Tyr50 of complementary determining region 2beta (CDR2beta). Other TCR-ligand contacts were ide

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Rational vector design and multi-pathway modulation of HEK 293E cells yield recombinant antibody titers exceeding 1 g/l by transient transfection under serum-free conditions

Disposable 600-mL orbitally shaken bioreactor for mammalian cell cultivation in suspension

A region of tissue plasminogen activator that affects plasminogen activation differentially with various fibrin(ogen)-related stimulators

Genetic characterization of CHO production host DG44 and derivative recombinant cell lines

Shaken helical track bioreactors: Providing oxygen to high-density cultures of mammalian cells at volumes up to 1000L by surface aeration with air

Determination of a scale-up factor from mixing time studies in orbitally shaken bioreactors

Recombinant therapeutic protein production in cultivated mammalian cells: current status and future prospects

Naming CHO cells for bio-manufacturing: Genome plasticity and variant phenotypes of cell populations in bioreactors question the relevance of old names

A simple high-yielding process for transient gene expression in CHO cells

Scalable transient gene expression in Chinese hamster ovary cells in instrumented and non-instrumented cultivation systems

Analysis of volumetric mass transfer coefficient (k(L)a) in small- (250 mL) to large-scale (2500 L) orbitally shaken bioreactors

Inducible overproduction of the mouse c-myc protein in mammalian cells

A collagen-poly(lactic acid-co-epsilon-caprolactone) hybrid scaffold for bladder tissue regeneration

Generation of stable, high-producing cho cell lines by lentiviral vector-mediated gene transfer in serum-free suspension culture

Hyperosmolarity enhances transient recombinant protein yield in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Transfection of adherent and suspended cells by calcium phosphate

Novel orbital shake bioreactors for transient production of CHO derived IgGs

A Robust, High-Titer, Semi-Automated, and In-Culture Antibody-Capturing Transient CHO Platform Technology

A simple plasmid-based transient gene expression method using High Five cells

T cell recognition of hapten. Anatomy of T cell receptor binding of a H-2kd-associated photoreactive peptide derivative