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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Keiji Endo, Haga-gun, JP;
Katsutoshi Ara, Haga-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Keiji Endo, Haga-gun, JP;
Katsutoshi Ara, Haga-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A recombinant microorganism is provided that has increased productivity of a protein or polypeptide of interest. A method for producing a protein of interest using the microorganism is also provided. The microorganism is prepared by inserting, in its genome, a transcription initiation regulatory region or both a transcription initiation regulatory region and a ribosome-binding site, upstream of aprsA gene and by deleting or inactivating one or more of the abrB gene, dltA gene, dltB gene, dltC gene, dltD gene, dltE gene, or a gene (genes) corresponding thereto.