Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule being represented by a nucleic acid sequence comprising at least three nucleic acid subsequences, each nucleic acid subsequence coding for one of the ?, ?, and ? subunits of the epithelial sodium channel, and each nucleic acid subsequence being arranged in a head to tail configuration with respect to another. The invention further relates to a cell comprising the nucleic acid sequence of the invention, which is able to express the subunits and to its use in a method for screening a potential modulator compound of the subunits of the epithelial sodium channel.

Abstract: The production of an active Pseudomonas glumae lipase isolated from P. glumae PG1 (CBS 322.89) and other lipases suitable for application in detergent systems is described in homologous, but particularly in heterologous hosts, e.g. Bacillus subtilis. For the latter a "helper function" or "lipase-specific stabilization/translocation protein" is needed, for which a gene is provided which, when expressed in concert with the lipase gene, can improve the stabilization of the intermediates involved in the production and translocation/secretion of the lipase. The hosts are transformed by recombinant DNA methods and modified lipases can be made by site-directed mutation or classical mutation techniques. The lipase gene and the gene encoding the helper function can be part of one operon that can be transcribed to form a polycistronic messenger or be present as separate genes yielding two mRNA's on transcription. The production level can be further improved by optimising the regulation sequences.

Abstract: The production of an active Pseudomonas glumae lipase isolated from P. glumae PG1 (CBS 322.89) and other lipases suitable for application in detergent systems is described in homologous, but particularly in heterologous hosts, e.g. Bacillus subtilis. For the latter a "helper function" or "lipase-specific stabilization/translocation protein" is needed, for which a gene is provided which, when expressed in concert with the lipase gene, can improve the stabilization of the intermediates involved in the production and translocation/secretion of the lipase. The hosts are transformed by recombinant DNA methods and modified lipases can be made by site-directed mutation or classical mutation techniques. The lipase gene and the gene encoding the helper function can be part of one operon that can be transcribed to form a polycistronic messenger or be present as separate genes yielding two mRNA's on transcription. The production level can be further improved by optimizing the regulation sequences.