Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of genetic engineering, preferably the expression of recombinant proteins (RP). In particular, the invention relates to a promoter and variants thereof having an equal function and more than 90% sequence identity. The promoter comprises a fragment of 1147 base pairs (bp) of a first promoter, promoter of the ?-actin gene of the Cricetulus griseus genome, enriched in cytosine-guanine dinucleotides (RegCG). The first promoter can be upstream of a second promoter, cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter. The invention also relates to vectors, transfected cellular lines and a method for producing RP in mammal cells that have been transfected with vectors containing said promoter or variants thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 9, 2017
Date of Patent:
April 4, 2023
Assignees:
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, BPH S.A., INGENERIA ORBICORP LTDA
Inventors:
Juan Carlos Aguillon Gutierrez, Maria Carmen Molina Sampayo, Roberto Aquiles Zuñiga Olate, Matias Fernando Guitierrez Gonzalez, Norberto Andres Collazo Muñoz, Jaime Camilo Teneb Lobos