Chapter 6. The Biotechnological Exploitation of Heterologous Protein Production in Fungi
- Dr Kevin Kavanagh
Published Online: 20 DEC 2005
DOI: 10.1002/0470015330.ch6
Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Fungi: Biology and Applications
Additional Information
How to Cite
Curran, B. and Bugeja, V. (2005) The Biotechnological Exploitation of Heterologous Protein Production in Fungi, in Fungi: Biology and Applications (ed K. Kavanagh), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470015330.ch6
Editor Information
Department of Biology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Publication History
- Published Online: 20 DEC 2005
- Published Print: 15 APR 2005
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470867013
Online ISBN: 9780470015339
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- heterologous gene expression systems;
- DNA manipulation;
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae;
- YEp technology;
- protease-deficient host strains;
- methylotrophs yeast species;
- basic gene cloning;
- Reporter genes and growth on selective media;
- heterologous signal transduction systems
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Fungal biotechnology
Heterologous protein expression in fungi
Budding stars
Methylotrophic yeast species
Case study–hepatitis B vaccine–a billion dollar heterologous protein from yeast
Further biotechnological applications of expression technology
Conclusion
Further reading
Revision questions