Cloning of a yeast alpha-amylase promoter and its regulated heterologous expression
US6541622B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/81
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides the promoter clone discovery of an alpha-amylase gene of a starch utilizing yeast strain Schwanniomyces castellii. The isolated alpha-amylase promoter is an inducible promoter, which can regulate strong gene expression in starch culture medium.
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