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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1999
Applicants:
Martin Latterich, San Diego, CA (US);
Kendall Powell, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Martin Latterich, San Diego, CA (US);
Kendall Powell, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P021/00 ; C07H021/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a novel protein that, when expressed in a host cell, increases cellular biomass and cellular protein production and secretion. The invention also provides a polynucleotide encoding the novel protein, and methods for using the polynucleotide and encoded protein to increase cellular biomass and cellular protein production and secretion. Also provided is a genetically altered mutant cell strain with enhanced production and secretion of cellular and heterologous proteins.