Yeast's extracellular expression provides a cost-efficient means of producing recombinant proteins of academic or commercial interests. However, depending on the protein to be expressed, the production occasionally results in a poor yield, which is frequently accompanied with a deteriorated growth of the host. Here we describe our simple approach, high cell-density expression, to circumvent the cellular toxicity and achieve the production of a certain range of "difficult-to-express" secretory protein in preparative amount. The system features an ease of performing: (a) pre-cultivate yeast cells to the stationary phase in non-inducing condition, (b) suspend the cells to a small aliquot of inducing medium to form a high cell-density suspension or "a phalanx," then (c) give a sufficient aeration to the phalanx. Factors and pitfalls that affect the system's performance are also described.

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Journal Article | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Kawarasaki Y, Kurose T, Ohashi S, Watabe R, Tanaka M, Ito K

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