Dear colleagues,
I wonder if there were a bit less controversial possibility. No matter if that 
was less efficient. Would there be an option of using human cell lines that do 
not origin from killed children? As far as I know, the HEK cells do. Sometimes, 
the science can be pretty cruel.
I am sorry for opening of this topic on a crystallographic forum, but so far, 
nobody has convinced me that I am allowed to work with these cell lines from a 
humanity (and Christian) point of view.
Best regards,
Petr


From: CCP4 bulletin board <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of David Briggs
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2020 7:49 AM
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Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] protein expression in human cells

Hi Gloria,
Another vote here for HEK 293 Expi or Freestyle.
The off-the-shelf transfection reagents are super expensive, but I make my own 
(happy to share protocols with anyone interested) and we normally get a few mgs 
of protein per litre of suspension culture -- certainly enough for 
crystallography.
If budget is an issue, semi-stable transfection of adherent HEK293s is much 
cheaper but the turnaround from vector to protein is much slower (a few weeks 
rather than a few days), and growing up panels of mutants can be quite tedious.
Cheers & good luck
Dave


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Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] protein expression in human cells

In our lab, we see Expi293F works very good.

Thanks,
Reza

Md. Rezaul Karim
Graduate student, PhD Program in Integrated Biomedical Sciences
Morsani College of Medicine
University of South Florida
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Phone: +1-954-937-8487


On Friday, January 24, 2020, 4:51:11 PM EST, Gloria Borgstahl 
<gborgst...@gmail.com<mailto:gborgst...@gmail.com>> wrote:


Hello CCP4-ers,
I was wondering what people have found to be the best human cell line 
expression system for making a large quantity of purified recombinant protein.
Any information and protocols would be greatly appreciated.
Happy 2020, Gloria

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