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Yeast promoter and process for preparing heterologous protein

US4945046A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 1987
Grant dateJul 31, 1990
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2730/10122
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of producing a heterologous protein in yeast is disclosed, which comprises transforming a yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae with recombinant DNA comprising a promoter selected from the group consisting of a yeast promoter or a hybrid promoter derived from a yeast promoter, particularly a hybrid promoter containing the enhancer region of SV40 virus, and a gene coding for a heterologous protein such as HBsAg and Pre S-HBsAg, particularly full length Pre S-HBsAg culturing, the resulting transformed cells to express the gene coding the heterologous protein, and isolating the heterologous protein from the cultured medium. GAP-DH and PH05 promoters and miniaturized ones can be used as the yeast promoter. The expression of the full length Pre S-HBsAg is carried out in the same expression system as that for 2nd or 3rd Pre S-ABsAg.

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