ISSN:
1476-5535
Keywords:
Keywords: ADH2, TBV25H; Saccharomyces; malaria
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
TBV25H, a malaria transmission blocking vaccine candidate, has been cloned in Saccharomyces cerevisiae under the control of the glucose repressed ADH2 promoter. Available fermentation procedures for production of this protein have been unsatisfactory, mainly because of irreproducibility. This work presents an efficient and reproducible method for the production of this vaccine candidate by implementing a three-stage fermentation process. During the first (glucose fed-batch) phase, the promoter is repressed and the culture is allowed to grow exponentially. In the second stage, the glucose supply is provided at a slower constant rate. In the third (ethanol consumption) stage, accumulated ethanol is first allowed to be consumed and an external ethanol supplement is then added as required. The promoter is fully derepressed in this phase, and TBV25H is synthesized. The period of glucose limitation was concluded to be essential for reproducibility. It is presumed that during this period, the culture moves gradually from glucose to ethanol utilization, derepressing the promoter, activating recombinant protein biosynthesis and consequently resuming metabolism without the typical diauxic phase of batch cultures.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jim.2900507
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