Expression of phaseolin cDNA genes in yeast under control of natural plant DNA sequences

Abstract
A strain of S. cerevisiae was constructed that expresses 2 different members of the multigene family encoding phaseolin, the major seed storage glycoprotein from the French bean, Phaseolus vulgaris. Yeast vector plasmids were engineered to include a Phaseolus DNA segment that contains the natural 5'' and 3'' plant genomic regulatory sequences flanking a c[complementary]DNA copy of the protein-encoding region. Characterization of phaseolin transcripts isolated from transformed yeast cells revealed the presence of 2 classes of polyadenylylated RNA, .apprx. 1400 and 1800 bases, which initiate and terminate in plant DNA sequences. Protein extracts from transformants contain phaseolin-immunoreactive proteins similar in size to those isolated from plant tissue. These polypeptides are glycosylated in yeast and their MW are consistent with the possibility that the phaseolin signal peptide was cleaved to form the mature protein.

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