Cell Type Culture conditions Time-point for sample collection Viable cell count and viability at the time of sample collection Sample processing and storage Number of total proteins identified Known as secreted among all identified proteins (%) Potential factor(s) affecting outcome.
CHO-K1 [4] Cells were grown in in-house serum- and animal component-free chemically-defined media in bioreactor. 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-days of culture Viable cell counts: ~ 1.8, 3.8, 7.4 and  9.5×106respectively Viability: >95%. Supernatant was collected, centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 15 min and stored at -80°C. Spent media was then filter-purified (0.22 µM) and proteins were concentrated using methanol/chloroform precipitation. 2512 11.54% High proportion of intracellular- and non-secretory proteins (~ 88.46%) among secretome possibly due to on-going cell death during harvest or mechanical damage by the bioreactor impellors and presence of cell-debris and micro vesicles in the samples.
CHO-S and DG44 [5] Cells were grown in chemically defined and serum-free CD-FortiCHO and CD-DG44 medium respectively in suspension culture. 3-days of culture Viable Cell Counts: 100x106cells/ml Viability: 98% - Spent-media was filter-purified (0.2 µM). - Concentrated using 5 kDa molecular weight cut-offs by ultracentrifugation at 4°C. Protein sample were stored at -80°C. 325 100% Selective enrichment of secretory proteins using metabolic labeling resulted in improved efficiency for identifying secreted-proteins only.
CHOK1SV[6] Cells were grown in serum-free CD-CHO media in suspension culture (fed-batch mini-bioreactors). 7-, 11- and 15-days of culture Two bioreactors with ~ 72% viability and two with ~ 57% Spent-media were clarified by centrifugation at 900 rpm for 5 min and stored at -80°C. 84 No information in the article High proportion of intracellular- and non-secretory proteins could be expected among secretome due to on-going cell-death and presence of cell-debris and micro vesicles in the samples.
CHO-K1 [28] Cells were grown in serum-free SFM4CHO media in suspension culture (shake flasks). 5th-day of culture Viable cell count: 5-7 × 106 cells/mL Viability: 97-99% Spent media was centrifuged at 180 ×g for 10 min, and stored at -80°C. Media was concentrated using 10 kDa molecular weight cut-offs. 178 28% High proportion of intracellular- and non-secretory proteins (72%) among secretome possibly due to on-going cell death and presence of cell-debris and micro vesicles in the samples.
CHO-K1 [30] Cells were grown in serum-supplemented F-12K media till confluence and then shifted to serum-free F-12K media for 12hrs after washing cells with sterile PBS. 80% confluency No information in the article - No information regarding centrifugation for removal of cell debris. - Spent-media was collected and concentrated using 10 kDa molecular weight cut-offs. 1977 No information in the article 12 fractions were generated from the sample to increase secretome coverage. However, high proportion of intracellular- and non-secretory proteins could be expected among secretome due to high cell-death and presence of cell-debris and microvesicles in the samples.
Table 1: Summary of recently published literature revealing CHO cell secretome