ISSN:
1572-9699
Keywords:
heterologous gene expression
;
non-Saccharomyces yeast
;
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
;
secretion
;
protein production
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The exploitation of recombinant DNA technology to engineer expression systems for heterologous proteins represented a major task within the field of biotechnology during the last decade. Yeasts attracted the attention of molecular biologists because of properties most favourable for their use as hosts in heterologous protein production. Yeasts follow the general eukaryotic posttranslational modification pattern of expressed polypeptides, exhibit the ability to secrete heterologous proteins and benefit from an established fermentation technology. Aside from the baker's yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae, an increasing number of alternative non-Saccharomyces yeast species are used as expression systems in basic research and for an industrial application. In the following review a selection from the different yeast systems is described and compared.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00584464
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