Proteinase inhibitor, precursor thereof and genetic sequences encoding same
AssigneeHexima Limited
InventorsMarilyn Anne Anderson, Angela Hilary Atkinson, Robyn Louise Heath, Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to proteinase inhibitors, a precursor thereof and to genetic sequences encoding same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence of nucleotides which encodes or is complementary to a sequence which encodes a type II serine proteinase inhibitor (PI) precursor from a plant wherein said precursor comprises at least three PI monomers and wherein at least one of said monomers has a chymotrypsin specific site and at least one other of said monomers has a trypsin specific site.
Claims7
A recombinant type II serine protein inhibitor (PI) precursor from a plant of the genus Nicotiana, said precursor comprising at least three PI monomers covalently linked to each other, wherein at least one of the monomers has a chymotrypsin site and at least one other of the monomers has a trypsin specific site, wherein said PI precursor comprises the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 3, and the monomers are set forth in SEQ ID NOS:
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A recombinant type II serine protein inhibitor (PI) precursor from a plant, said precursor comprising at least three PI monomers covalently linked to each other, wherein at least one of the monomers has a chymotrypsin site and at least one other of the monomers has a trypsin specific site, wherein said PI precursor is encoded by a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes to the complement sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 under conditions comprising (1) hybridization at 68° C., and washing at 68° C. in 2×SSC, 0.1% w/v SDS or in 0.2×SSC, 1% w/v SDS, or (2) hybridization at 40° C. in 50% v/v formamide, and washing sequentially in 4×SSC at room temperature, 2×SSC at room temperature and 1×SSC at 40° C.
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