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Secretion of insulin-like growth factor-I in E. coli

US5958754A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1991
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/808
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for bacterially producing IGF-I is disclosed in which Gram-negative bacteria are caused to express a gene consisting of a lamB or ompF signal sequence operatively joined to a DNA sequence encoding IGF-I and producing IGF-I which is secreted into the periplasmic space of the bacteria.

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