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Starvation‐induced programmed death of hybridoma cells: Prevention by amino acid mixtures
Author(s) -
Franěk F.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260450112
Subject(s) - glutamine , amino acid , programmed cell death , monoclonal antibody , biochemistry , apoptosis , antibody , chemistry , starvation , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , endocrinology
Association of the availability of nutrients with the phenomenon of programmed cell death—apoptosis—was investigated using hybridoma cells cultured in protein‐free medium under conditions of starvation, i.e., in RPMl‐1640 medium diluted to 50% with saline. Amino acid mixtures, such as MEM essential amino acids or MEM nonessential amino acids were found to prevent starvation death significantly when added to the diluted medium in 1 to 2 m M concentrations, the MEM vitamin mixture was ineffective, and glutamine displayed a moderate growth‐supporting effect. The specific monoclonal antibody production rate in cultures supplemented with amino acid mixtures was strikingly low, whereas supplementation with glutamine alone or simultaneously with other amino acids resulted in a specific antibody production rate comparable with the rate observed in undiluted medium. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.