Regulatable growth of filamentous fungi
AssigneeGenencor International, Inc.
InventorsAli R. Akin, Elizabeth A. Bodie, Shirley M. Burrow, Nigel Dunn-Coleman, Geoffrey Turner, Michael Ward
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to hyphal growth in fungi and in particular describes the modulation of genes associated with hyphal growth in filamentous fungi. The present invention provides methods and systems for the production of proteins and/or chemicals from filamentous fungi which comprise modulation of genes associated with hyphal growth. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a full length cotA gene, its gene product and methods of use.
Claims6
An isolated polynucleotide that encodes or is fully complementary to a sequence that encodes a cotA polypeptide having serine/threonine kinase activity selected from the group consisting of:
- a nucleic acid sequence that encodes or is fully complementary to a sequence that encodes a cotA polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence presented as SEQ ID NO:2 (FIG. 2),
- a nucleic acid sequence that encodes or is fully complementary to a sequence that encodes a cotA polypeptide having the amino acid sequence presented as SEQ ID NO:2 (FIG. 2), and
- the nucleic acid sequence presented as SEQ ID NO:1 (FIG. 1) or the full complement thereof.
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