To improve the secretion and expression of human interferon alpha 2b (IFN) in Lactococcus lactis, a synthetic pro-peptide, LEISSTCDA (LEISS), was fused to the N-terminus of IFN. This gave a higher secretion efficiency (12% vs. 5%) and yield (~2.8-fold) of IFN. The signal peptide, SPSlpA (SlpA, an S-layer protein of Lactobacillus brevis), was also tested to secrete IFN instead of SPUsp45 (Usp45, the main secreted protein in L. lactis). This gave increased IFN secretion (~3-fold) but lower total production. All the recombinant IFN had appropriate bioactivities in an antiviral assay. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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Zhang, Q., Zhong, J., Liang, X., Liu, W., & Huan, L. (2010). Improvement of human interferon alpha secretion by Lactococcus lactis. Biotechnology Letters, 32(9), 1271–1277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-010-0285-x
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