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US 8,486,660 · App. 13/346,258 · Granted Jul 16, 2013

Methods and compositions for concentrating secreted recombinant protein

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Patent No.
US 8,486,660
App. No.
13/346,258
Granted
Jul 16, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and compositions are described that relate to obtaining concentrated preparations of secreted recombinant proteins. These proteins are expressed in the form of fusion proteins with a chitin-binding domain (CBD). The fusion proteins are capable of being concentrated in the presence of chitin. Also described is: a shuttle vector that includes a modified LAC4 promoter; a chitinase-negative host cell; a CBD capable of eluting from chitin under non-denaturing conditions; and sterilized chitin, which can be optionally magnetized for facilitating recovery of recombinant protein.

Claims (17)

1. A method of obtaining a concentrated preparation of a secreted recombinant protein, comprising:

(a) transforming host expression cells with a vector containing a DNA, the DNA encoding a fusion protein comprising a chitin-binding domain (CBD) and a target protein;

(b) expressing the fusion protein in the host expression cells in a fermentation medium and secreting the fusion protein therefrom;

(c) binding the secreted fusion protein to a preparation of chitin magnetic beads in the fermentation medium of step (b) by means of the CBD, and

(d) optionally removing the fusion protein from the chitin beads to obtain a concentrated preparation of the secreted recombinant protein.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein (c) further comprises separating the chitin magnetic beads from the fermentation medium.

3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the host expression cells are chitinase-deficient cells.

4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the host expression cells are yeast cells.

5. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the yeast cells are a single species selected from a Kluyveromyces , a Yarrowia , a Pichia , a Hansenula , and a Saccharomyces species.

6. A method according to claim 5 , wherein the host expression cells are Kluyveromyces.

7. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the Kluyveromyces is a Kluyveromyces marxianus variety fragilis or lactis.

8. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the chitin magnetic beads are sterile.

9. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the chitin is added to the mixture after cultivation.

10. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the chitin magnetic beads are in a form of porous beads.

11. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the chitin magnetic beads are in a form of non-porous beads.

12. A method according to claim 1 , wherein recovering the fusion protein bound to the chitin in (d) further comprises applying a magnetic force.

13. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the binding of the fusion protein to the chitin magnetic beads in (c) is reversible such that the fusion protein can be released from the chitin under non-denaturing conditions that differ from the conditions for binding.