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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1995
Masayuki Yabuta, Tatebayashi, JP;
Kazuhiro Ohsuye, Ohta, JP;
Suntory Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A process for the production of a desired polypeptide comprising the steps of: (1) transforming host cells with an expression vector comprising a gene coding for a fusion protein comprising a desired polypeptide and a protective polypeptide; (2) culturing the transformed host cells so as to express said gene to produce a fusion protein; and (3) excising the desired polypeptide from the fusion protein with a protease intrinsic to the host cells. According to the present invention, a large amount of a desired polypeptide can be produced at a low cost. Especially according to the present invention, a large amount of S. aureus V8 protease can be efficiently produced at low cost using a safe host such as E. coli according to gene recombination procedures.