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Secretion of heterologous proteins

US4963495A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 1984
Grant dateOct 16, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K2319/75
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Direct linkage of DNA encoding prokaryotic signals such as E. coli enterotoxin with DNA encoding mature eukaryotic proteins followed by transformation and culture of bacterial hosts characterized by a periplasmic space, yields substantial amounts of periplasmic mature protein.

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