Efficient KEX2-Like Processing of a Glucoamylase-Interleukin-6 Fusion Protein by Aspergillus Nidulans and Secretion of Mature Interleukin-6
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Biotechnology
- Vol. 9 (4), 378-381
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0491-378
Abstract
We have designed an expression vector for the secretion of human interleukin-6 (hIL-6) in which the mature protein is fused through a spacer peptide, containing a KEX-2 like protein processing signal, to the entire Aspergillus niger glucoamylase (glaA) gene. Transformation of Aspergillus nidulans with this vector results in fungal strains secreting equimolar amounts of the glucoamylase and IL-6 proteins. The KEX2-type processing signal, Lys-Arg, is recognized and cleaved efficiently by an enzyme present in A. nidulans resulting in the secretion of an authentic mature hIL-6 protein at levels of up to 5 mg/l.Keywords
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