Production of recombinant proteins utilizing non-antibiotic selection methods and the incorporation of non-natural amino acids therein
US9708616B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/78
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided herein are methods and compositions for expression of a nucleic acid construct comprising nucleic acids encoding a) a recombinant polypeptide, and b) a prototrophy-restoring enzyme in a host cell that is auxotrophic for at least one metabolite. In various embodiments, the host cell is auxotrophic for a nitrogenous base compound or an amino acid. The invention involves introducing an analog into the growth media for the host cell such that the analog is incorporated into the recombinant polypeptide or a nucleic acid coding sequence thereof. In various embodiments, the compositions and methods disclosed herein result in improved recombinant protein expression compared to expression of recombinant protein in an antibiotic selection system, or compared to expression of the recombinant protein in an expression system that lacks a metabolite analog.
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