Gut commensal bacterium and methods of using the same
US7988961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2039/523
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides gut commensal bacteria that have been modified to express one or more biologically active polypeptides or protiens, the bacteria includes a promoter, such as a xylanase promoter, which is induced in response to the presence of xylan in the diet and which regulates the expression of the biologically active polypeptide or protien.
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