Saturation of the Secretory Pathway by Overexpression of a Hookworm (Necator americanus) Protein (Na-ASP1)
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Human hookworm infection is one of the most significant parasitic infections, and a leading global cause of anemia and malnutrition
of adults and children in rural areas of the tropics and subtropics. Necator americanus secretory protein (Na-ASP1), which is a potential vaccine candidate against hookworm infections, has been expressed in Pichia pastoris. Na-ASP1 protein was expressed extracellulary by employing the leader sequence of the α-mating factor of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Most of the protein produced by single copy clones was secreted outside the cell. The Na-ASP1 steady state mRNA levels of the clones were correlated to their Na-ASP1 gene copy number. However, increasing gene copy number of Na-ASP1 protein in P. pastoris saturated secretory capacity and therefore, decreased the amount of secreted protein in clones harboring multiple copies
of Na-ASP1 gene.
Affiliation(s): (2) Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
(3) Xoma Ltd., Berkeley, CA
(4) Department of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
(3) Xoma Ltd., Berkeley, CA
(4) Department of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Book Title: Pichia Protocols
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 389 | Pub. Date: Aug-08-2007 | Page Range: 65-75 | DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-456-8_5
Subject: Biotechnology
Key Words: Pichia pastoris - heterologous protein secretion -
Necator americanus secretory protein (Na-ASP1)
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