Signal peptide, DNA sequences coding for the latter, expression vectors carrying one of these sequences, gram-negative bacteria transformed by these vectors, and process for the periplasmic production of a polypeptide
US5284768A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2319/034
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a signal peptide of the formula: EQU MXKSTLLLLFLLLCLPSWNAGA and X represents a direct bond between M and K, an amino acid selected from the group comprising the 20 amino acids of the genetic code, or a peptide containing 2, 3 or 4 amino acids selected, each independently of the other, from the group comprising the 20 amino acids of the genetic code.
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