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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1985
Rae Lyn Burke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven Rosenberg, Oakland, CA (US);
Jeffrey R Shuster, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Patricia A Tekamp-Olson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Pablo D Valenzuela, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided for efficient expression of genes in unicellular microorganisms, particularly yeast. The systems involve an expression system employing transcriptional initiation regions from glycolytic enzymes, particularly a chimeric expression system, having a first region providing for regulatable or constitutive expression, a second region providing for transcriptional initiation, where regions one and two are not found joined together in functional relationship in nature, and optionally a sequence providing for a secretory leader and processing signal, where the expression cassette will be joined to a gene which may be homologous or heterologous to the host. The expression cassette can be used on an extrachromosomal element or integrated into the host genome, whereby continuous expression can be achieved or inducible expression is obtained, by virtue of the presence or absence of an inducer. Constructions may be provided, where structural genes may be introduced in reading frame with the cassette to provide for expression of the natrual peptide, a fused peptide, or a peptide precursor.