Mussel bioadhesive
AssigneesPostech Foundation, Posco
InventorsHyung Joon Cha, Dong Soo Hwang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a bioadhesive derived from mussel. In particular, it relates to a novel Mytilus galloprovincialis foot protein type 5 (MGFP-5) and a recombinant protein that is a hybrid of MGFP-5 and foot protein type 1 (FP-1), where an adhesive protein with adhesive activity can be economically mass-produced to be used in place of chemical adhesives through the present invention.
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A polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an adhesive protein comprising SEQ ID NO:6.
A vector that comprises operably a nucleotide sequence encoding an adhesive protein comprising an amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12 and SEQ ID NO:14.
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A method of producing an adhesive protein comprising the steps of:
- (a) constructing a vector that comprises operably a nucleotide sequence encoding the adhesive protein comprising SEQ ID NO:6;
- (b) constructing a transformant by transforming the vector into a host cell;
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- (c) producing recombinant adhesive protein by culturing the transformant.
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