The recombinant variant-design Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 was expressed in the CHO-K1 cell line. The CHO-K1 cell line selected for this product came from European Collection of Authenticated Cell Cultures (ECACC) (No. 85051005). Zhongshan Kangtian Shenghe Biotechnology Co., Ltd., QuaCell, one of our partners, obtained the original adherent CHO-K1 cell from Public Health England (PHE) in England. The cells were domesticated in serum-free and suspension culture (protected by patent application) by them, and the cell lines have also been used in previous publications [18 (link), 19 (link)]. Glu-C and trypsin, both sequencing grade, were purchased from Roche and Sigma-Aldrich, respectively. Other reagents, such as peptide-N-glycosidase F (PNGase F, New England Biolabs), iodiacetamide (IAM, Sigma-Aldrich), guanidine hydrochloride (Gu.HCl, Invitrogen), and DL-dithiothreitol (DTT, VWR) were all from commercial sources.
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