title: Adaptation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing a heterologous protein.
abstract: Production of the heterologous protein, bovine aprotinin, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was shown to affect the metabolism of the host cell to various extent depending on the strain genotype. Strains with different genotypes, industrial and laboroatory, respectively, were investigated. The maximal specific growth rate of the strains was reduced by 54% and 33%, respectively, upon the introduction of the gene encoding aprotinin. Growing the strains in sequential shake flask cultivations for 250 generations led to an increased maximal specific growth rate and a decrease in the yield of aprotinin as a result of the adaptation. Determination of the level of mRNA encoding aprotinin and the plasmid copy number pointed to different mechanisms responsible for the decline in aprotinin yield in the different strains.
authors.affiliation: Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Allé, DK-2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
authors.forename: Astrid Mørkeberg
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Krogh
authors.forename: Vibe
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Lars Højlund
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Claus Maxel
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Henriksen
authors.forename: Kasper
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: Lisbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olsson
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D007611:Aprotinin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000032:analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007611:Aprotinin