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Recombinant insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) production in Super-CHO results in the expression of IGF-I receptor and IGF binding protein 3

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Previously, we described the genetic construction Super- CHO, a cell line capable of autocrine growth under fully defined protein-free conditions. Super-CHO cells constitutively express insulin growth factor-I (IGF-I) and transferrin in sufficient amounts to support long-term, stable growth without the addition of exogenous growth factors, thus making it an ideal host for the production of recombinant biopharmaceuticals. although IGF-I has been successfully expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, the long term effects of recombinant IGF-I expression have not been explored. In particular, the expression of the endogenous IGF-I receptor in response to IGF-I production has not been reported. We report here the transcriptional induction of the type I IGF receptor gene in Super-CHO. In addition, we examined the conditioned medium for the presence of IGF-I binding proteins. Ligand blot analysis reveals the presence of IGF binding proteins present in the medium conditioned by Super-CHO cells as well as CHO cells incubated in the presence of IGF-I. Furthermore, immunoaffinity reveals that Super-CHO expresses IGF binding protein-3 in response to IGF-I production. These results suggest the autocrine growth of Super-CHO involves a complex interaction of cell type specific factors which regulate its utility of IGF-I.

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Sunstrom, NA., Baig, M., Cheng, L. et al. Recombinant insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) production in Super-CHO results in the expression of IGF-I receptor and IGF binding protein 3. Cytotechnology 28, 91–100 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008073513948

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