Abstract: Provided is a method for intracellularly producing a large amount of a Cry protein in a Bacillus bacterium. A method for producing a Cry protein or a culture product comprising the Cry protein, comprising transforming a Bacillus bacterium with an expression plasmid incorporating a gene encoding the Cry protein operably linked to a regulatory region comprising a ?A-dependent promoter or a ?H-dependent promoter, and culturing the transformed cell, wherein the expression plasmid comprises a polynucleotide encoding a replication protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 9 or a protein having an identity of 80% or more or more with the amino acid sequence of the replication protein and involved in replication initiation.

Abstract: A method of producing lipids, comprising the steps of: culturing a transformant in which the expression of a gene encoding at least any one of the following proteins (A) to (D) is enhanced in a cyanobacteria cell, and producing fatty acids or lipids containing these fatty acids as components. (A) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having 60% or more identity with the amino acid sequence of the protein (A), and having ?-ketoacyl-ACP synthase activity; (C) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 44; and (D) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having 60% or more identity with the amino acid sequence of the protein (C), and having ?-ketoacyl-ACP synthase activity.

Abstract: Provided is a method for intracellularly producing a large amount of a Cry protein in a Bacillus bacterium. A method for producing a Cry protein or a culture product comprising the Cry protein, comprising transforming a Bacillus bacterium with an expression plasmid incorporating a gene encoding the Cry protein operably linked to a regulatory region comprising a ?A-dependent promoter or a ?H-dependent promoter, and culturing the transformed cell, wherein the expression plasmid comprises a polynucleotide encoding a replication protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 9 or a protein having an identity of 80% or more or more with the amino acid sequence of the replication protein and involved in replication initiation.

Abstract: A method of producing a long-chain fatty alcohol, containing culturing a microorganism wherein expression of a gene encoding a 3-ketoacyl-ACP synthase and expression of a gene encoding a fatty acyl-CoA reductase are enhanced; a method of providing ability to produce a long-chain fatty alcohol for a microorganism wherein expression of a gene encoding a 3-ketoacyl-ACP synthase and expression of a gene encoding a fatty acyl-CoA reductase are enhanced in a microorganism cell; and a transformant of a microorganism in which expression of a gene encoding a ?-ketoacyl-ACP synthase and expression of a gene encoding a fatty acyl-CoA reductase are enhanced.

Abstract: A method of producing lipids, comprising the steps of: culturing a transformant in which the expression of a gene encoding at least any one of the following proteins (A) to (D) is enhanced in a cyanobacteria cell, and producing fatty acids or lipids containing these fatty acids as components. (A) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; (B) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having 60% or more identity with the amino acid sequence of the protein (A), and having ?-ketoacyl-ACP synthase activity; (C) a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 44; and (D) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having 60% or more identity with the amino acid sequence of the protein (C), and having ?-ketoacyl-ACP synthase activity.

Abstract: A method of producing a long-chain fatty alcohol, containing culturing a microorganism wherein expression of a gene encoding a 3-ketoacyl-ACP synthase and expression of a gene encoding a fatty acyl-CoA reductase are enhanced; a method of providing ability to produce a long-chain fatty alcohol for a microorganism wherein expression of a gene encoding a 3-ketoacyl-ACP synthase and expression of a gene encoding a fatty acyl-CoA reductase are enhanced in a microorganism cell; and a transformant of a microorganism in which expression of a gene encoding a ?-ketoacyl-ACP synthase and expression of a gene encoding a fatty acyl-CoA reductase are enhanced.

Abstract: In a data converting apparatus, a data converting part converts a set of input data into a set of image data that can be processed by an image forming apparatus forming an image on a medium in accordance with the set of image data and a superimposing part superimposes at least two sets of image data converted from at least two different sets of input data so as to generate a single set of superimposed image data. By sending the single set of superimposed image data to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus can form an image on the medium based on the single set of superimposed image data.