Innovations enable faster protein production

The next-generation Gibco Expi293 PRO Expression System has been integrated into the GeneArt protein expression services to help provide purified protein or supernatant in less time without sacrificing quality or yield. The fast expression kinetics in this system allow for earlier harvest dates while supporting comparable to increased expression.

Cost-effective protein expression services

Protein expression services utilizing the innovative Expi293 PRO System are a cost-effective choice helping to achieve higher protein yields without scaling up. Variable expression of different sequences is a challenge faced by protein engineers. Every advantage should be taken to enable candidate sequences with lower expression profiles to be produced in enough quantity for testing and further development.

The Expi293 PRO system consistently demonstrates 2–6X higher titers than the Expi293 system using the GeneArt protein expression platform as shown for the example antibodies below. Additionally, proteins with low- to mid-level expression profiles show the greatest improvement as indicated by the gray bars.

Bar graph showing 2-6X higher titers in Expi293 PRO compared to Expi293 expression system
Figure 1. Increase in supernatant titer for 7 antibodies expressed with Expi293 PRO system compared to Expi293 system. Antibodies are categorized by relative expression profile (low-mid vs. high).

Considerations for choosing antibody chain ratios

When setting up an antibody project for GeneArt protein expression services, a light chain:heavy chain ratio should be specified. It is important to understand that the optimal chain ratios can vary by sequence and by the expression system.

Below are examples of different monoclonal antibodies, bispecific antibodies, and an Fc fusion protein expressed in the Expi293 PRO system. Most often an LC:HC ratio of 2:1 results in the highest expression.  However, in some cases other ratios provide higher titers. For optimal results, we recommend testing different chain ratios using our HTP Antibody Expression Service before expressing at larger scales.

ar graph showing relative expression of 5 secreted proteins with different transfected chain ratios.
Figure 2. Titer from supernatant after standard harvest days varies for different proteins and different expression systems. (Replicates: n=2, Legend chain counts: 1:1=LC:HC; 1:1:1=LC:HC:HC; 1:1:1:1=LC:LC:HC:HC)

Flexibility for shifting capacities

Many of our customers express their own protein in-house and use our protein expression services to supplement their own capabilities. Whether high-throughput or larger scales are not part of your in-house workflow or you just need to expand capacity to accelerate the time to answers, outsourcing expression with GeneArt Services can help.

The Expi293 PRO system is available for both in-house and outsourced expression, making it easier to manage ever-changing demand with consistency.

To get a quote for small-scale to mid-scale projects, please contact our dedicated technical project management team.

For HTP Antibody Expression services, please use our online quote request form.

Service
HTP antibody expressionMid-scaleLarge-scale
Protein yieldUp to 3 mgUp to 2 gUp to 15 g
Expression volumes3 mL35 mL to 1 L2 L to 10 L
Standard production time*Starting at 15 business daysStarting at 14 business days
Quality control and documentation**
  • Capillary electrophoresis
  • HPLC / UP-SEC
  • Protein concentration
  • Volume
  • Extended protein analytics upon request

* Standard production time includes gene synthesis
**Available options vary by scale and service level requested

Need an off-the-shelf starter kit?

For those proteins that you need to express in-house, the Expi293 PRO Expression System is available as a complete, fully optimized catalog starter kit consisting of cells, media, and a transfection kit, so you can express your most challenging proteins with exceptional yield, speed, and throughput.

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