Expression system for the secretion of bioactive human granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and other heterologous proteins from steptomyces
US5641663A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2319/75
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gene expression system is used to produce heterologous biologically active proteins, in particular bioactive granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor ("GM-CSF"), secreted from a host selected from the Streptomyces genera. The gene expression system includes a regulatory nucleotide sequence linked to a second nucleotide sequence encoding the heterologous protein. The regulatory sequence, encodes a peptide which directs the secretion of the heterologous protein in bioactive form from a host selected from the Streptomyces genera. The regulatory sequence includes a signal sequence and a promoter sequence. The second nucleotide sequence, which encodes GM-CSF or a biologically active derivative of GM-CSF, may be either natural or synthetic. In particular, the invention relates to an expression system for secreting bioactive, non-glycosylated, oxidized, therapeutically useful GM-CSF from a host selected from the Streptomyces genera. Also disclosed are similar constructs for expression of interleukin 3 (IL-3), interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF.alpha.), human stem cell factor (SCF), interleukin 7 (IL-7), erythropoietin (EPO) and interleukin 2 (IL-2). Novel sig…
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