Methods and constructs for expression of foreign proteins in photosynthetic organisms

Patent Number:	6,465,216
Issued:	October 15, 2002
Official Filing:	View the Complete Patent at the US Patent & Trademark Office
Lab:	Argonne National Laboratory - Visit the Technology Development and Commercialization Website
Marketing Summary:	Using Rhodobacter Bacteria to Express Membrane Proteins (ANL-IN-99-089)
Abstract:	A method for expressing and purifying foreign proteins in photosynthetic organisms comprising the simultaneous expression of both the heterologous protein and a means for compartmentalizing or sequestering of the protein.
Inventors:	Laible; Philip D. (Villa Park, IL), Hanson; Deborah K. (Downers Grove, IL)
Assignee:	University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Application Number:	09/775,345
Application Publication Number:	20020102655
Filed:	February 1, 2001
Government Interests:	CONTRACTUAL ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION The United States Government has rights in this invention under Contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38 between the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of Chicago representing Argonne National Laboratory.