title: Improved secretion of native human insulin-like growth factor 1 from gas1 mutant Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells.
abstract: We studied the secretion of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 (rhIGF-1) from transformed yeast cells. The hIGF-1 gene was fused to the mating factor alpha prepro- leader sequence under the control of the constitutive ACT1 promoter. We found that the inactivation of the GAS1 gene in the host strain led to a supersecretory phenotype yielding a considerable increase, from 8 to 55 mg/liter, in rhIGF-1 production.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vai
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Orlandi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rota
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ranzi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alberghina
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Porro
mesh_terms: D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072235:Mating Factor; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; C066709:GAS1 protein, S cerevisiae; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D010455:Peptides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D000072235:Mating Factor; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I