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Methods for producing a polypeptide in a bacillus cell

US5955310A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1998
Grant dateSep 21, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/75
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a Bacillus host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the Bacillus cell comprises a nucleic acid construct comprising (i) a tandem promoter in which each promoter sequence of the tandem promoter is operably linked to a single copy of a nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide and (ii) an mRNA processing/stabilizing sequence located downstream of the tandem promoter and upstream of the nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide; and (b) isolating the polypeptide from the cultivation medium. The present invention also relates to Bacillus cells for producing a polypeptide comprising a nucleic acid construct which comprises (i) a tandem promoter in which each promoter sequence of the tandem promoter is operably linked to a single copy of a nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide and (ii) an mRNA processing/stabilizing sequence located downstream of the tandem promoter and upstream of the nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide.

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