Patents Assigned to National University Co., Nara Ins. of Sci. & Tech
  • BACTERIAL TOXIN VACCINE
    Publication number: 20110231960
    Abstract: A bacterial toxin protein such as a Shiga toxin protein is efficiently produced using plant cells. The plant cells are transformed using a DNA construct containing DNA encoding a hybrid protein in which the bacterial toxin proteins such as the Shiga toxin proteins are tandemly linked through a peptide having the following characteristics (A) and (B) to produce the bacterial toxin protein in the plant cells: (A) a number of amino acids is 12 to 30; and (B) a content of proline is 20 to 35%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicants: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., National University Co., Nara Ins. of Sci. & Tech
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Sawada, Kazuya Yoshida, Mayumi Yoshida, Nobuo Yoshida, Kyoko Yoshida, Takeshi Matsui