IMPROVED METHODS FOR TRANSFORMING PHAFFIA STRAINS, TRANSFORMED PHAFFIA STRAINS SO OBTAINED AND RECOMBINANT DNA IN SAID METHODS

Abstract: The present invention provides recombinant DNA comprising a transcription promoter and a downstream sequence to be expressed, in operable linkage therewith, wherein the transcription promoter comprises a region found upstream of the open reading frame of a highly expressed Phaffia gene, preferably a glycolytic pathway gene, more preferably the gene coding for Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase. Further preferred recombinant DNAs according to the invention contain promoters of ribosomal protein encoding genes, more preferably wherein the transcription promoter comprises a region found upstream of the open reading frame encoding a protein as represented by one of the amino acid sequences depicted in any one of SEQIDNOs: 24 to 50. According to a further aspect of the invention an isolated DNA sequence coding for an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway of Phaffia rhodozyma is provided, preferably wherein said enzyme has an activity selected from isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase activity, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase activity, phytoene synthase activity, phytoene desaturase activity and lycopene cyclase activity, still more preferably those coding for an enzyme having an amino acid sequence selected from the one represented by SEQIDNO: 13, SEQIDNO: 15, SEQIDNO: 17, SEQIDNO: 19, SEQIDNO: 21 or SEQIDNO: 23. Further embodiments concern vectors, transformed host organisms, methods for making proteins and/or carotenoids, such as astaxanthin, and methods for isolating highly expressed promoters from Phaffia.

Description: Improved methods for transforming Phaffia strains, transformed Phaffia strains so obtained and recombinant DNA in said methods Technical field The present invention relates to methods for transforming Phaffia yeast, transformed Phaffia strains, as well as recombinant DNA for use therein Background of the invention Methods for transforming the yeast Phaffia rhodoz ma have been disclosed in European patent application 0 590 707 A 1 These methods involve incubation of protoplasts with DNA or incubation of Phaffia cells with DNA followed by lithium acetate treatment The recombinant DNA used to transform Phaffia strains with either of these methods comprised a Phaffia actm gene promoter to drive expression of the selectable marker genes coding for resistance against G418 or phleomycin The methods involve long PEG and lithium acetate incubation times and transformation frequencies are low When protoplasts are used, the transformation frequency is dependent on the quality of the protoplast suspension, making the procedure less reliable Recently a method for transforming Phaffia strains has been reported by Adπo J L and Veiga M (July 1995, Biotechnology Techniques Vol 9, No 7, pp 509-512) With this method the transformation frequencies are in the range of 3 to 13 transformants per μg DNA, which is low A further disadvantage of the method disclosed by these authors consists in increased doubling time of the transformed cells The authors hypothesised that this may be due to interference of the autonomously replicating vector with chromosome replication Clearly, there is still a need for a reliable and efficient method of transforming Phaffia strains with foreign DNA It is an objective of the present invention to provide methods and means to achieve this It is a further objective of the invention to optimize expression of certain genes in Phaffia rhodozyma in order to make Phaffia a more suitable production host for certain valuable compounds Summary of the invention The invention provides a method for obtaining a transformed Phaffia strain, comprising the steps of contacting cells or protoplasts of a Phaffia strain with recombinant DNA under conditions conducive to uptake thereof, said recombinant DNA comprising a transcription promoter and a downstream sequence to be expressed which is heterologous to said transcription promoter, in operable linkage therewith, identifying Phaffia rhodozyma cells or protoplasts having obtained the said recombinant DNA in expressible form, wherein the transcription promoter comprises a region that is found upstream of the open reading frame of a highly expressed Phaffia gene According to a preferred embodiment of the invention said highly expressed Phaffia gene is a glycolytic pathway gene, more preferably the glycolytic pathway gene is coding for Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH) According to one aspect of the invention, said heterologous downstream sequence comprises an open reading frame coding for resistance against a selective agent, such as G418 or phleomycin Another preferred method according to the invention is one, wherein said recombinant DNA comprises further a transcription terminator downstream from the said DNA to be expressed, in operable linkage therewith, which transcription terminator compπses a region found downstream of the open reading frame of a Phaffia gene It is still further preferred, that the recombinant DNA is in the form of linear DNA Another preferred embodiment comprises, in addition to the steps above, the step of providing an electropulse after contacting of Phaffia cells or protoplasts with DNA According to another embodiment the invention provides a transformed Phaffia strain capable of high-level expression of a heterologous DNA sequence, which strain is obtainable by a method according to the invention Preferably, said Phaffia strain contains at least 10 copies of the said recombinant DNA integrated into its genome, such as a chromosome, particularly in the πbosomal DNA locus of said chromosome The invention also provides recombinant DNA comprising a transcription promoter and a heterologous downstream sequence to be expressed, m operable linkage therewith, wherein the transcription promoter compπses a region found upstream of the open reading frame of a highly expressed Phaffia gene, preferably a glycolytic pathway gene, more preferably a gene coding for Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Also provided is recombinant DNA according to the invention, wherein the heterologous downstream sequence comprises an open reading frame coding for reduced sensitivity against a selective agent, preferably G418 or phleomycin Said recombinant DNA preferably comprises further a transcription terminator downstream from the said heterologous DNA sequence to be expressed, in operable linkage therewith Further aspects of the invention concern a microorganism harbouring recombinant DNA according to the invention, preferably Phaffia strains, more preferably Phaffia rhodozyma strains, as well as cultures thereof According to still other preferred embodiments isolated DNA fragments are provided comprising a Phaffia GAPDH-gene, or a fragment thereof, as well as the use of such a fragment for making a recombinant DNA construct According to one embodiment of this aspect said fragment is a regulatory region located upstream or downstream of the open reading frame coding for GAPDH, and it is used in conjunction with a heterologous sequence to be expressed under the control thereof The invention according to yet another aspect, provides a method for producing a protein or a pigment by cultunng a Phaffia strain under conditions conducive to the production of said protein or pigment, wherein the Phaffia strain is a transformed Phaffia strain according to the invention According to another aspect of the invention, a method for obtaining a transformed Phaffia strain, comprising the steps of contacting cells or protoplasts of a Phaffia strain with recombinant DNA under conditions conducive to uptake thereof, said recombinant DNA comprising a transcription promoter and a downstream sequence to be expressed in operable linkage therewith, identifying Phaffia rhodozyma cells or protoplasts having obtained the said recombinant DNA in expressible form, wherein the downstream sequence to be expressed comprises an isolated DNA sequence coding for an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway of Phaffia rhodozyma Preferably, said enzyme has an activity selected from geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (crtE), phytoene synthase (crtB), phytoene desaturase (cr.I) and lycopene cyclase (crtY), more preferably an enzyme having an amino acid sequence selected from the one represented by SEQIDNO 13, SEQIDNO 15, SEQIDNO 17 and SEQIDNO 19 According to a further embodiment, the transcription promoter is heterologous to said isolated DNA sequence, such as a glycolytic pathway gene in Phaffia Especially preferred according to this embodiment is the Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene promoter Also provided is a transformed Phaffia strain obtainable by a method according to the invention and capable of expressing, preferably over-expressing the DNA sequence encoding an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway gene The invention is also embodied in recombinant DNA comprising an isolated DNA sequence according to the invention, preferably in the form of a vector Also claimed is the use of such a vector to transform a host, such as a Phaffia strain A host obtainable by transformation, optionally of an ancestor, using a method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said host is preferably capable of over-expressing DNA according to the invention According to a further embodiment a method is provided for expressing an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway, by cultuπng a host according to the invention under conditions conducive to the production of said enzyme Also provided is a method for producing a carotenoid by cultivating a host according to the invention under conditions conducive to the production of carotenoid The following figures further illustrate the invention Description of the Figures Fig I Mapping of the restriction sites around the Phaffia rhodozyma GAPDH gene Ethidium bromide stained 0 8 % agarose gel (A) and Southern blot of chromosomal DNA (B) and cos id pPRGDHcosl (C) digested with several restriction enzymes and hybridized with the 300-bp PCR fragment of the Phaffia rhodozyma GAPDH gene Lane 1 , DNA x Kpnl, 2, xP-.fi, 3, xSmal, 4, xSphl, L, lambda DNA digested with _?_/EII, 5, xSstl, 6, \Xba\ and 7, xΛTioI The blot was hybridized in 6 x SSC, 5 x Denhardt's, 0 1 % SDS, 100 ng ml herring sperm DNA at 65°C and washed with 0 1 x SSC/0 1% SDS at 65°C Exposure time of the autoradiogram was 16 h for the cosmid and 48 h from the blot containing the chromosomal DNA ig 2 The organisation of two subclones, pPRGDH3 and derivative (A) and pPRGDHό and derivatives (B) containing (a part of) the GAPDH gene of Phaffia rhodozyma The PCR probe is indicated by a solid box The direction and extent of the sequence determination is indicated by arrows solid boxes GAPDH coding sequence open box 5' upstream and promoter region of GAPDH open box 3' non-coding Phaffia rhodozyma GAPDH sequence solid line GAPDH intron hatched box Poly-linker containing sites for different restriction enzymes dotted line deleted fragments ig 3 Cloning diagram of Phaffia transformation vector, pPR2 solid box 5' upstream and promoter sequence of GAPDH hatched box G418 solid line pUC19 open box πbosomal DNA of Phaffia rhodozyma Only restriction sites used for cloning are indicated ig 4 Construction of pPR2T from pPR2T Solid box (BamHl - H dill fragment) GAPDH transcription terminator from Phaffia All other boxes and lines are as in Fig 3 Only relevant details have been depicted ig 5 Detailed physical map of pGB-Ph9 bps = basepairs, rDNA πbosomal DNA locus of Phaffia, act pro 2 = actin transcription promoter, act 1 5' non-translated and aminoterminal region of the open reading frame, NON COD = non-coding region downstream of G418-gene, ig 6 Detailed physical map of pPR2 GPDHpro = GAPDH transcription promoter region from Phaffia Other acronyms as in Fig. 5 ig 7 Detailed physical map of pPR2T Tgdh = GAPDH transcription terminator of Phaffia All other acronyms as in Fig 5 and 6 ig 8 Overview of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway of Erwinta uredovora ig 9 Representation of cDNA fragments and a restriction enzyme map of the plasmids pPRcrtE (A), pPRcrtB (B), pPRcrtl (C) and pPRcrtY (B) Detailed description of the invention The invention provides in generalised terms a method for obtaining a transformed Phaffia strain, comprising the steps of contacting cells or protoplasts of a Phaffia strain with recombinant DNA under conditions conducive to uptake thereof, said recombinant DNA comprising a transcription promoter and a downstream sequence to be expressed which is heterologous to said transcription promoter, in operable linkage therewith, identifying Phaffia rhodozvma cells or protoplasts having obtained the said recombinant DNA in expressible form, wherein the transcription promoter comprises a region that is found upstream of the open reading frame of a highly expressed Phaffia gene. In order to illustrate the various ways of practicing the invention, some embodiments will be high-lighted and the meaning or scope of certain phrases will be elucidated. The meaning of the expression recombinant DNA is well known in the art of genetic modification, meaning that a DNA molecule is provided, single or double stranded, either linear or circular, nicked or otherwise, characterised by the joining of at least two fragments of different origin. Such joining is usually, but not necessarily done in vitro. Thus, within the ambit of the claim are molecules which comprise DNA from different organisms or different genes of the same organism, or even different regions of the same gene, provided the regions are not adjacent in nature. The recombinant DNA according to the invention is characterised by a transcription promoter found upstream of an open reading frame of a highly expressed Phaffia gene, fused to a heterologous DNA sequence. With heterologous is meant 'not naturally adjacent'. Thus the heterologous DNA sequence may be from a different organisms, a different gene from the same organism, or even of the same gene as the promoter, provided that the downstream sequence has been modified, usually in vitro. Such modification may be an insertion, deletion or substitution, affecting the encoded protein and/or its entrance into the secretory pathway, and or its post-translational processing, and/or its codon usage. The strong transcription promoter according to the invention must be in operable linkage with the heterologous downstream sequence in order to allow the transcriptional and translational machinery to recognise the starting signals. The regions upstream of open reading frames of highly expressed Phaffia genes contain TATA-like structures which are positioned at 26 to about 40 nucleotides upstream of the cap-site; the latter roughly corresponds with the transcriptional start site. Thus in order to allow transcription of the heterologous downstream sequence to start at the right location similar distances are to be respected. It is common knowledge, however, that there is a certain tolerance in the location of the TATA-signal relative to the transcription start site. Typically, mRNAs of the eukaryotic type contain a 5 '-untranslated leader sequence (5'-utl), which is the region spanning the transcription start site to the start of translation; this region may vary from 30 to more than 200 nucleotides. Neither the length nor the origin of the 5'-utl is very critical; preferably it will be between 30 and 200 nucleotides. It may be from the same gene as the promoter, or it may be from the gene coding for the heterologous protein. It is well known that eukaryotic genes contain signals for the termination of transcription and/or polyadenylation, downstream of the open reading frame. The location of the termination signal is variable, but will typically be between 10 and 200 nucleotides downstream from the translational stop site (the end of the open reading frame), more usually between 30 and 100 nucleotides downstream from the translational stop site. Although the choice of the transcription terminator is not critical, it is found, that the when the terminator is selected from a region downstream of a Phaffia gene, preferably of a highly expressed Phaffia gene, more preferably from the GAPDH-encoding gene, the level of expression, as well as the frequency of transformation is improved. It was found that significant numbers of clones were obtained which could grow on very high G418 concentrations (up to, and over, 1 mg/ml). Transcription promoters according to the invention are said to be from highly expressed genes, when they can serve to allow growth of transformed Phaffia cells, when linked to a G418 resistance gene as disclosed in the Examples, in the presence of at least 200 μg/ml, preferably more than 400, even more preferably more than 600, still more preferably more than 800 μg/ml of G418 in the growth medium Examples of such promoters are, in addition to the promoter upstream from the GAPDH-gene in Phaffia, the promoters from Phaffia genes which are homologous to highly expressed genes from other yeasts, such as Ptchia, Saccharomyces, Kluyveromvces, or fungi, such as Tnchoderma, Aspergtllus, and the like. Promoters which fulfill the requirements according to the invention, may be isolated from genomic DNA using molecular biological techniques which are, as such, all available to the person skilled in the art. The present invention provides a novel strategy for isolating strong promoters from Phaffia as follows A cDNA-library is made from Phaffia mRNA, using known methods Then for a number of clones with a cDNA insert, the DNA fragment (which represents the cDNA complement of the expressed mRNA) is sequenced As a rule all fragments represent expressed genes from Phaffia Moreover, genes that are abundantly expressed (such as the glycolytic promoters) are overrepresented in the mRNA population Thus, the number of DNA-fragments to be sequenced in order to find a highly expressed gene, is limited to less than 100, probably even less than 50 The sequencing as such is routine, and should not take more than a couple of weeks The nucleotide sequences obtained from this limited number of fragments, is subsequently compared to the known sequences stored in electronic databases such as EMBL or Geneseq If a fragment shows homology of more than 50% over a given length (preferably more than 100 basepairs) the fragment is likely to represent the Phaffia equivalent of the gene found in the electronic database In yeasts other than Phaffia, a number of highly expressed genes have been identified These genes include the glycolytic pathway genes, phosphoglucoisomerase, phosphofructokinase, phosphotπoseisomerase, phosphoglucomutase, enolase, pyruvate kinase, alcohol dehydrogenase genes (EP 120 551 , EP 0 164 556, Rosenberg S et al , 1990, Meth Enzy ol 185, 341-351 , Tuite M F 1982, EMBO J 1, 603-608, Price V et al , 1990, Meth Enzymol 185, 308-318) and the galactose regulon (Johnston, S A et al , 1987, Cell 50, 143-146) Accordingly, those Phaffia cDNA fragments that are significantly homologous to the highly expressed yeast genes (more than 40%, preferably more than 50% identity in a best match comparison over a range of more than 50, preferably more than 100 nucleotides) should be used to screen a genomic library from Phaffia, to find the corresponding gene Employing this method, 14 higly expressed RNAs from Phaffia rhodozyma have been copied into DNA, sequenced, and their (putative) open reading frames compared to a nucleic acid and amino ammo acid sequence databases It turned out that 13 out of these fourteen cD As coded for πbosomal protein genes, of which one coded simultaneously to ubiquitin, one cDNA codes for a glucose-repressed gene The isolation of the genes and the promoters usually found upstream of the coding regions of these genes is now underway, and it is anticipated that each of these transcription promoters may advantageously be used to express heterologous genes, such as carotenoid biosynthesis genes Among the genes and transcription promoters especially preferred according to this invention are the promoter found upstream of the ubiquit - πbosomal 40S protein corresponding to the cD A represented in SEQIDNO 10, the glucose-repressed cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 26, the 40S πbosomal protein S27 encoding cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 28, the 60S πbosomal protein Plα encoding cDNA represented by SEQIDNO 30, the 60S πbosomal protein L37e encoding cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 32, the 60S πbosomal protein L27a encoding cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 34, the 60S πbosomal protein L25 encoding cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 36, the 60S πbosomal protein P2 encoding cDNA represented in s SEQIDNO 38, the 40S πbosomal protein S17A/B encoding cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 40, the 40S πbosomal protein S31 encoding cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 42, the 40S πbosomal protein S 10 encoding cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 44, the 60S πbosomal protein L37A encoding cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 46, the 60S πbosomal protein L34 encoding cDNA represented in SEQIDNO 48, or the 40S nbosomal protein SI6 encoding cD A represented in SEQIDNO 50 o Promoters from these or other highly expressed genes can be picked up by the method according to the invention using only routine skills of (a) making a cDNA library on mRNA isolated from a Phaffia strain grown under desired conditions, (b) determining (part of) the nucleotide sequence of the (partial) cDNAs obtained in step (a), (c) comparing the obtained sequence data in step (b) to known sequence data, such as that stored in electronic databases, (d) cloning putative promoter fragments is of the gene located either directly upstream of the open reading frame or directly upstream of the transcription start site of the gene corresponding to the expressed cDNA, and (e) verifying whether promoter sequences have been obtained by expressing a suitable marker, such as the G418 resistance gene, or a suitable non-selectable "reporter" sequence downstream from a fragment obtained in (d), transforming the DNA into a Phaffia rhodozyma strain and determining the level of expression of the 2o marker gene or reporter sequence of transformants A transcriptional promoter is said to be of a highly expressed gene if it is capable of making Phaffia rhodozyma cells transformed with a DNA construct comprising the said promoter linked uptream of the G418 resistance marker resistant to G418 in concentrations exceeding 200 μg per liter culture medium, preferably at least 400, more prefereably more than 600 μg/1 Especially preferred promoters are those conferring resistance against more than 800 25 μg/ml G418 in the growth medium Optionally, the transcriptional start site may be determined of the gene corresponding to the cDNA corresponding to a highly expressed gene, prior to cloning the putative promoter sequences, this may serve to locate the transcriptional initiation site more precisely, and moreover, helps to determine the length of the 5'-non-translated leader of the gene To determine the location of the transcription start 30 site, reverse primer extension, or classical Sl-mapping may be performed, based on the knowledge of the cDNA sequence Thus the exact location of the transcription promoter can be determined without undue burden, and the isolation of a fragment upstream of the transcription start site and containing the promoter, from a hybridising genomic clone (for example a phage or cosmid) is routine Cloning the putative promoter fragment in front (upstream) of the coding region of, for example the G418-resιstance 35 gene, and transforming the gene cassette to Phaffia in order to evaluate the level of G418 resistance, and hence the level of expression of the G418-resιstance gene as a consequence of the presence of the promoter is routine In a manner essentially as described for the isolation of other strong promoters, above, a transcription terminator may be isolated, with the proviso, that the terminator is located downstream from the open reading frame. The transcription stop site can be determined using procedures which are essentially the same as for the determination of the transcription start site. All these procedures are well known to those of skill in the art. A useful handbook is Nucleic Acid Hybridisation, Edited by B.D. Hames & S.J. Higgins, IRL Press Ltd., 1985; or Sambrook, sub. However, it is not critical that the transcription terminator is isolated from a highly expressed Phaffia gene, as long as it is from an expressed gene. Using recombinant DNA according to the invention wherein the open reading frame codes for reduced sensitivity against G418, a transformation frequency was obtained up to 160 transformants per μg of linear DNA, at a G418 concentration in the medium of 40 μg/ml. About 10 to 20 times as much transformed colonies were obtained with the vector according to the invention (pPR2) than with the prior art vector pGB-Ph9, disclosed in EP 0 590 707 A l (see Table 2; in the experiment of Example 7, the improvement is even more striking). The method according to the invention calls for conditions conducive to uptake of the recombinant DNA. Such conditions have been disclosed in EP 509 707. They include but are not limited to the preparation of protoplasts using standard procedures known to those of skill in the art, and subsequent incubation with the recombinant DNA. Alternatively, Phaffia cells may be incubated overnight in the presence of LiAc and recombinant DNA. Still further alternative methods involve the use of particle acceleration. According to a preferred embodiment, the conditions conducive to uptake involve eiectroporation of recombinant DNA into Phaffia cells, such as described by Faber et al., (1994, Current Genetics 25, 305-310). Especially preferred conditions comprise eiectroporation, wherein the recombinant DNA comprises Phaffia ribosomal DNA, said recombinant DNA being in the linear form, most preferably by cleaving said recombinant DNA in the said ribosomal region. Still further preferred conditions, comprise the use of recombinant DNA in amounts of between 1 and 10 μg per 10 8 cells, more preferably about 5μg recombinant DNA is used per 2x l0 8 cells, which are cultivated for 16 h at 21°C. Once cells have been transformed according to the method, identification of transformed cells may take place using any suitable technique. Thus, identification may be done by hybridisation techniques, DNA amplification techniques such a polymerase chain reaction using primers based on the recombinant DNA used, and the like. A preferred method of identifying transformed cells is one which employs selection for the recombinant DNA that comprises a gene coding for reduced sensitivity against a selective agent. A useful selective agent is G418, hygromycin, phleomycin and amdS. Genes that code for reduced sensitivity against these selective agents are well known in the art. The open reading frames of these genes may be used as the heterologous downstream sequence according to the invention, allowing selective enrichment of transformed cells, prior to identification of transformed cells. Once transformed cells have been identified they may used for further manipulation, or used directly in the production of valuable compounds, preferably in large scale fermentors. It will be clear, that a very efficient method for transforming Phaffia strains has been disclosed. Moreover, not only the frequency of transformation is high, the expression levels of the transforming DNA is very high as well, as is illustrated by the exceptionally high resistance against G418 of the transformed Phaffia cells when the open reading frame of the G418-resιstance gene was fused to a promoter according to the invention when compared to the G418 resistance gene under control of the actm promoter in pGB-Ph9 It is concluded, therefore, that the GAPDH-promoter is a high-level transcriptional promoter that can be suitably used in conjunction with any heterologous DNA sequence, in order to reach high expression levels thereof in Phaffia strains It will be clear that the availability of new expression tools, in the form of the recombinant DNA according to the invention, creates a wealth of possibilities for producing new and valuable biomolecules in Phaffia Preferably, the downstream sequence comprises an open reading frame coding for proteins of interest For example genes already present in Phaffia, such as those involved in the carotenoid pathway, may be manipulated by cloning them under control of the high-level promoters according to the invention Increased expression may change the accumulation of intermediates and/or end-products or change the pathway of β-carotene, cantaxanthin, astaxanthin and the like The overexpression of the crtB gene from Erwtnta uredovora will likely increase astaxanthin levels, as the product of this gene is involved in the rate limiting step The expression of a protein of interest may also give πse to xanthophylls not known to be naturally produced in Phaffia, such as zeaxanthin An open reading frame that may be suitably employed in such a method includes but is not limited to the one encoding the protein producing zeaxanthin (crtZ gene) obtained from Erwinia uredovora (Misawa et al 1990 J Bacteπol 172 6704-6712) Other carotenoid synthesis genes can be obtained for example from Flavobacteπum (a gram-positive bacterium), Svnechococcus (a cyanobacteπum) or Chlamydomonas or Dunaltelia (algae) Obviously, carotenoid synthesis genes of a Phaffia strain, once the genes have been isolated and cloned, are suitably cloned into a recombinant DNA according to the invention and used to modify the carotenoid content of Phaffia strains Examples of cloned carotenoid genes that can suitably be overexpressed in Phaffia, are those mentioned in Fig 8 Particularly useful is crtE from Phvcomvces blakesleanus, encoding Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase, and crtB, encoding phytoene synthase, as this step appears to be the rate-limiting step in carotenoid synthesis in Thermus thermophylus (Hoshino T et al , 1994, Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineeπng 77, No 4, 423-424) Especially preferred sources to isolate carotenoid biosynthetic genes or cDNAs from are the fungi Neurospora crassa, Blakeslea trtspora Other yeasts shown to possess cross-hybπsing species of carotenoid biosynthetic genes are Cystqfylobasidium, e g btsporidit and capttatum Carotenoid biosynthesis genes have also been identified in plants, these plant cDNAs or genes from plants may be used as well Optionally, the codon usage of the Phaffia genes or cDNAs may be adapted to the preferred use in the host organism Of special interest according to the present invention, are the DNA sequences coding for four different enzymes in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway of Phaffia rhodozyma, represented in the sequence listing It will be clear to those having ordinary skill in the art, that once these DNA sequences have been made available it will be possible to bring about slight modifications to the DNA sequence without modifying the ammo acid sequence Such modifications are possible due to the degeneracy of the genetic code Such modifications are encompassed in the present invention However, also modifications in the coding sequences are envisaged that create modifications m the amino acid sequence of the enzyme It is well known to those of skill m the art that minor modifications are perfectly permissible in terms of enzymatic acitivty Most changes, such as delections, additions or amino acid substitutions do not affect enzymatic acitivity, at least not dramatically Such variants as comprise one or more ammo acid deletions, additions or substitutions can readily be tested using the complementation test disclosed in the specification The skilled person is also familiar with the term "conservative ammo acid substitutions", meaning substitutions of amino acids by similar amino acids residing in the same group The skilled person is also familiar with the term "allelic variant", meaning naturally occurring variants of one particular enzyme These conservative substitutions and allelic enzyme variants do not depart from the invention As stated, at the DNA level considerable variation is acceptable Although the invention discloses four DNA sequences, as represented in SEQIDNO 12, SEQIDNO 14, SEQIDNO 16, SEQIDNO 18, SEQIDNO 20, or SEQIDNO 22, in detail also isocoding variants of the DNA sequence represented in SEQIDNO 12, SEQIDNO 14, SEQIDNO 16, SEQIDNO 18, SEQIDNO 20, or SEQIDNO 22, are encompassed by the present invention Those of skill in the art would have no difficulty in adapting the nucleic acid sequence in order to optimize codon usage in a host other than P rhodozyma Those of skill in the art would know how to isolate allelic variants of a DNA sequence as represented in SEQIDNO 12, SEQIDNO 14, SEQIDNO 16, SEQIDNO 18, SEQIDNO 20, or SEQIDNO 22 from related Phaffia strains Such allelic variants clearly do not deviate from the present invention Furthermore, using the DNA sequences disclosed in the sequence listing, notably SEQIDNO 12, SEQIDNO 14, SEQIDNO 16 or SEQIDNO 18, as a probe, it will be possible to isolate corresponding genes form other strains, or other microbial species, or even more remote eukaryotic species if desired, provided that there is enough sequence homology, to detect the same using hybridisation or amplification techniques known in the art Typically, procedures to obtain similar DNA fragments involve the screening of bacteria or bacteπophage plaques transformed with recombinant plasmids containing DNA fragments from an organism known or expected to produce enzymes according to the invention After in situ replication of the DNA, the DNA is released from the cells or plaques, and immobilised onto filters (generally nitro¬ cellulose) The filters may then be screened for complementary DNA fragments using a labeled nucleic acid probe based on any of the sequences represented in the sequence listing Dependent on whether or not the organism to be screened for is distantly or closely related, the hybridisation and washing conditions should be adapted in order to pick up true positives and reduce the amount of false positives A typical procedure for the hybridisation of filter-immobilised DNA is described in Chapter 5, Table 3, pp 120 and 121 in Nucleic acid hybridisation- a practical approach, B D Hames & S J Higgms Eds , 1985, IRL Press, Oxford) Although the optimal conditions are usually determined empirically, a few useful rules of thumb can be given for closely and less closely related sequences In order to identify DNA fragments very closely related to the probe, the hybridisation is performed as described in Table 3 of Hames & Higgins, supra, (the essentials of which are reproduced below) with a final washing step at high stringency in 0 1 * SET buffer (20 times SET = 3M NaCl, 20 M EDTA, 0 4 M Tπs-HCl, pH 7 8), 0 1 % SDS at 68° Celsius) To identify sequences with limited homology to the probe the procedure to be followed is as in Table 3 of Hames & Higgms, supra, but with reduced temperature of hybridisation and washing A final wash at 2 * SET buffer, 50°C for example should allow the identification of sequences having about 75% homology As is well known to the person having ordinary skill in the art, the exact relationship between homology and hybridisation conditions depend on the length of the probe, the base composition (% of G + C) and the distribution of the mismatches, a random distribution has a stronger decreasing effect on T m then a non-random or clustered pattern of mismatches The essentials of the procedure described in Table 3, Chapter 5 of Hames & Higgins are as follows ( 1 ) prehybπdisation of the filters in the absence of probe, (2) hybridisation at a temperature between 50 and 68°C in between 0 1 and 4 * SET buffer (depending on the stringency), 10 * Denhardt's solution ( 100 * Denhardt's solution contains 2% bovine serum albumin, 2% Ficoll, 2% pol vinylpyrrolidone), 0 1% SDS, 0 1% sodiumpyrophosphate, 50 μg/ml salmon sperm DNA (from a stock obtainable by dissolving 1 mg/ml of salmon sperm DNA, sonicated to a length of 200 to 500 bp, allowed to stand in a water bath for 20 min , and diluted with water to a final concentration of 1 mg ml), hybridisation time is not too critical and may be anywhere between 1 and 24 hours, preferably about 16 hours (o/n), the probe is typically labeled by nick-translation using 3 P as radioactive label to a specific activity of between 5 * 10 7 and 5 * 10 8 c p m /μg, (3) (repeated) washing of the filter with 3 * SET, 0 1% SDS, 0 1% sodiumpyrophosphate at 68°C at a temperature between 50°C and 68°C (dependent on the stringency desired), repeated washing while lowering the SET concentration to 0 1% , wash once for 20 mm in 4 * SET at room temperature, drying filters on 3MM paper, exposure of filters to X-ray film in a cassette at -70°C for between 1 hour and 96 hours, and developing the film Generally, volumina of prehybπdisation and hybridisation mixes should be kept at a minimum All "wet" steps may be carried out in little sealed bags in a pre-heated water bath The above procedure serves to define the DNA fragments said to hybridise according to the invention Obviously, numerous modifications may be made to the procedure to identify and isolate DNA fragments according to the invention It is to be understood, that the DNA fragments so obtained fall under the terms of the claims whenever they can be detected following the above procedure, irrespective of whether they have actually been identified and/or isolated using this procedure Numerous protocols, which can suitably be used to identify and isolate DNA fragments according to the invention, have been described in the literature and in handbooks, including the quoted Hames & Higgins, supra) With the advent of new DNA amplification techniques, such as direct or inverted PCR, it is also possible to clone DNA fragments in vitro once sequences of the coding region are known Also encompassed by the claims is a DNA sequence capable, when bound to nitrocellulose filter and after incubation under hybridising conditions and subsequent washing, of specifically hybridising to a radio-labelled DNA fragment having the sequence represented in SEQIDNO 12, SEQIDNO 14, SEQIDNO 16 or SEQIDNO 18, as detectable by autoradiography of the filter after incubation and washing, wherein said incubation under hybridising conditions and subsequent washing is performed by incubating the filter-bound DNA at a temperature of at least 50°C, preferably at least 55°C, more preferably at least 60°C in the presence of a solution of the said radio-labeled DNA in 0 3 M NaCI, 40 M Tπs-HCl, 2 mM EDTA, 0 1% SDS, pH 7 8 for at least one hour, whereafter the filter is washed at least twice for about 20 minutes in 0 3 M NaCI, 40 mM Tπs-HCI, 2 mM EDTA, 0 1% SDS, pH 7 8, at a temperature of 50°C, preferably at least 55°C, more preferably at least 60°C, prior to autoradiography The heterologous DNA sequence according to the invention may comprise any open reading frame coding for valuable proteins or their precursors, like pharmaceutical proteins such as human serum albumin, IL-3, insulin, factor VIII, tPA, EPO, α-interferon, and the like, detergent enzymes, such as proteases and lipases and the like, cell wall degrading enzymes, such as xylanases, pectinases, cellulases, glucanases, polygalacturonases, and the like, and other enzymes which may be useful as additives for food or feed (e g chymosin, phytases, phospholipases, and the like) Such genes may be expressed for the purpose of recovering the protein in question prior to subsequent use, but sometimes this may not be necessary as the protein may be added to a product or process in an unpuπfied form, for example as a culture filtrate or encapsulated inside the Phaffia cells The yeast cells containing the carotenoids can be used as such or in dried form as additives to animal feed Furthermore, the yeasts can be mixed with other compounds such as proteins, carbohydrates or oils Valuable substances, such as proteins or pigments produced by virtue of the recombinant DNA of the invention may be extracted Carotenoids can also be isolated for example as described by Johnson et al (Appl Environm Microbiol 35 1 155-1 159 (1978)) Purified carotenoids can be used as colorants in food and/or feed It is also possible to apply the carotenoids in cosmetics or in pharmaceutical compositions The heterologous downstream sequence may also comprise an open reading frame coding for reduced sensitivity against a selective agent The open reading frame coding for an enzyme giving G418 resistance was used satisfactorily in the method according to the invention, but the invention is not limited to this selection marker. Other useful selection markers, such as the phleomycin resistance gene may be used, as disclosed in EP 590 707 Each of these genes is advantageously expressed under the control of a strong promoter according to the invention, such as the GAPDH-promoter The invention is now being illustrated in greater detail by the following non-limitative examples Experimental Strains £ colt DH5α supE44lacVl69 (80/αcZM15) Aκ R17 recA\ endA \ gyr A96 thι-1 re/Al E coli LE392 supE44 supF5& hsdR5 \4 gα/__2 gaU22 metB \ trpR55 lacY\ P rhodozvma CBS6938 Plasmids pUC 19 (Gibco BRL) pTZ19R PUC-G418 pGB-Ph9 (Gist-brocades) pMT6 ( 1987, Breter H -J , Gene 53, 181 - 190)) Media LB 10 g/1 bacto tryptone, 5 g/1 yeast extract, 10 g/1 NaCI Plates, +20 g/1 bacto agar When appropriate 50 μg/ml ampicillin YePD 10 g/1 yeast extract, 20 g/1 bacto peptone, 20 g/1 glucose Plates, +20 g/1 bacto agar When appropriate 50 μg/ml Geneticin (G418) Methods All molecular cloning techniques were essentially carried out as described by Sambrook et al in Molecular Cloning a Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition (1989, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) Enzyme incubations were performed following instructions described by the manufacturer These incubations include restriction enzyme digestion, dephosphorylation and ligation (Gibco BRL) Isolation of chromosomal DNA from Phaffia rhodozyma as described in example 3 of patent Gist-brocades, EP 0 590 707 A l Chromosomal DNA from K lactts and S cerevisiae was isolated as described by Cryer et al (Methods in Cell Biology Y2 39, Prescott D M (ed ) Academic Press, New York) Isolation of large (> 0 5-kb) DNA fragments from agarose was performed using the Geneclean II Kit whereas small (< 0 5-kb) and DNA fragments or fragments from PCR mixtures were isolated using Wizard™ DNA Clean-Up System (Promega) Transformation of E colt was performed according to the CaCl, method described by Sambrook et at Packaging of cosmid ligations and transfection to E colt LE392 was carried out using the Packagene Lambda DNA Packaging System (Promega), following the Promega protocols Isolation of plasmid DNA from E coli was performed using the QIAGEN (Westburg B V NL) Transformation of Phaffia CBS6938 was done according to the method for H polymorpha described by Faber et al , supra, - Inoculate 30 ml of YePD with 1 CBS6938 colony - Grow 1-2 days at 21°C, 300 rpm (pre-culture) - Inoculate 200 ml of YePD with pre-culture to OD 600 = between 0 and 1 (if above 1 dilute with water) - Grown o/n at 21°C, 300 rpm until OD 600 = 1 2 (dilute before measuring) - Centrifuge at 5 min 8000 rpm, room temperature Remove supernatant thoroughly - Resuspend pellet in 25 ml 50 mM KPi pH 7 0, 25 M DTT (freshly made) Transfer suspension to a fresh sterile 30 ml centrifuge tube and incubate for 15 mm at room temperature - Centrifuge 5 mm at 8000 rpm 4°C, remove supernatant thoroughly - Resuspend pellet in 25 ml of ice cold STM (270 mM sucrose, 10 mM Tπs pH 7 5, 1 mM MgCl 2 ) - Centrifuge 5 mm at 8000 rpm, 4°C - Repeat washing step - Resuspend cells in 0 5 ml of ice cold STM (3* 10 9 cells/ml) Keep on ice 1 - Transfer 60 μl of cell suspension to pre-cooled Eppendorf tubes containing 5 μg transforming DNA (use precooled tips'), Keep on ice -Transfer Cell/D A mix to precooled eiectroporation cuvettes (top to bottom) - Pulse 1 5 kV, 400 Ω, 25 μF - Immediately add 0 5 ml of ice cold YePD Transfer back to ep using a sterile Pasteur pipette - Incubate 2 5 hrs at 21°C - Plate 100 μl onto YePD-plates containing 40 μg/ml G418 - Incubate at 21°C until colonies appear Pulsed Field Electrophoresis was performed using a GENE Navigator + accessories (Pharmacia) Conditions 0 15 * TBE, 450 V, pulse time 0 5 s, 1 2% agarose, run time 2 h Polymerase Cham Reaction (PCR) experiments were performed in mixtures having the following composition - 5 ng of plasmid DNA or 1 μg chromosomal DNA - 0 5 μg of oligo nucleotides (5 μg degenerated oligo's in combination with chromosomal DNA) - 10 nm of each dNTP - 2 5 μm KC1 - 0 5 μm Tπs pH 8 0 - 0 1 μm MgC12 - 0 5 μg gelatin - 1 3 U Taq polymerase (5 U in combination with chromosomal DNA) H,0 was added to a total volume of 50 μl Reactions were carried out in an automated thermal cycler (Perkin-Elmer) Conditions 5 min 95°C , followed by 25 repeated cycli, 2' 94°C, 2' 45°C3' 72°C Ending , 10 min 72°C Fusion PCR reactions were performed as described above, except that 2 DNA fragments with compatible ends were added as a template in equimolar amounts Oligo nucleotide sequences were as follows 3005 CGGGATCCAA(A/G)CTNACNGGNATGGC (SEQIDNO 1 ), 3006 CGGGATCC(A/G)TAICC(C/A/G)(C/T)A(T/C)TC(A/G)TT(A/G)TC(A/G)TACCA (SEQIDNO 2), 4206 GCGTGACTTCTGGCCAGCCACGATAGC (SEQIDNO 3), 5126 TTCAATCCACATGATGGTAAGAGTGTTAGAGA (SEQIDNO 4), 5127 CTTACCATCATGTGGATTGAACAAGATGGAT (SEQIDNO 5), 5177 CCCAAGCTTCTCGAGGTACCTGGTGGGTGCATGTATGTAC (SEQIDNO 6), 5137 CCAAGGCCTAAAACGGATCCCTCCAAACCC (SEQIDNO 7), 5138 GCCAAGCTTCTCGAGCTTGATCAGATAAAGATAGAGAT (SEQIDNO- 8), Example 1 G-418 resistance of Phaffia transformant G418-1 To determine the expression of the G418 resistance gene in pGB-Ph9, transformant G418- 1 (EP 0 590 707 A l ) was exposed to increasing concentrations of G418 Two dilutions of a G418- 1 culture were plated onto YepD agar containing 0-1000 μg/ml G418 (Table 1 ) Table 1 Survival of Phaffia transformant G418-1 on YepD agar medium containing increasing concentrations of G418 At a concentration of 600 μg/ml G418 less than 1% of the plated cells survived It can be concluded, that despite multicopy integration of pGB-Ph9, G418-1 shows a rather weak resistance to G418 (Scorer et al , 1994, Bio/Technology 12, p 181 et seq , Jimenez and Davies, 1980, Nature 182 p 869 et seq ), most probably due to a weak action of the Phaffia actm promoter in the plasmid The results that the Phaffia actin promoter works poorly, prompted us to isolate promoter sequences of Phaffia with strong promoter activity Example 2 Synthesis of specific probes of glycolytic genes from Phaffia rhodozyma by PCR The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was used in an attempt to synthesize a homologous probe of the genes encoding glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), s phosphoglycerate kmase (PGK) and the tπose phosphate isomerase (TPI) of Phaffia rhodozyma A set of degenerated ohgonucleotides was designed based on the conserved regions in the GAPDH-gene (Michels et al , 1986 EMBO J 5 1049-1056), PGK-gene (Osinga et al , 1985 EMBO J 4 381 1-3817) and the TPI-gene (Swinkels ef α/ , 1986 EMBO J 5 1291-1298) All possible oligo combinations were used to synthesize a PCR-fragment with chromosomal o DNA of Phaffia rhodozyma (strain CBS6938) as template Chromosomal DNA of Saccharomyces cerevistae and Kluweromyces lactis as template was used to monitor the specificity of the amplification The PCR was performed as described above, the PCR conditions were 1 ' 95 °C, 2' annealing temperature (T.), in 5' from annealing temperature to 72 °C, 2' 72 °C, for 5 cycli followed by 1 ' 95 °C, 2' 55 °C and 2' 72 °C for 25 cycli and another elongation step for 10' 72 °C Three different T a were s used 40 °C, 45 °C and 50 °C Under these conditions, only one primer combination produced a fragment of the expected size on chromosomal DNA of Phaffia as template Using the oligo combination no 3005 and 3006 and a T. of 45 °C a 0 3-kb fragment was found Specifically, the GAPDH ohgonucleotides correspond with am o acids 241-246 and 331-338 of the published S cerevistae sequence (It was concluded that to isolate the ;o promoters corresponding to the PGK- and TPl-genes from Phaffia, either further optimization of the PCR-conditions is required, or homologous primers should be used Another alternative method for isolating high level promoters is disclosed in the detailed description, supra The amplified fragment was purified from the PCR reaction and was digested with BamxW and ligated into the dephosphorylated BamHl site of ρTZ19R The ligation mixture was transformed to 25 competent E coli DH5α cells prepared by the CaCl 2 -method and the cell were plated on LB-plates with 50 μg/ml Amp and 0 1 mM IPTG/50 μg/ml X-gal Plasmid DNA was isolated from the white colonies The pTZ19R clone with the right insert, called pPRGDH I , was subsequently used for sequence analysis of the insert The cloned sequence encoded for the carboxy terminal fragment of GAPDH of Phaffia as shown by 30 comparison with the GAPDH-gene sequence of S cerevisiae (Holland and Holland, 1979 J of Biol Chem 254 9839-9845) Example 3 Isolation of the GAPDH-gene of Phaffia To obtain the complete GAPDH-gene including expression signals the 0 3-kb Bam HI fragment 35 of pPRGDHI was used to screen a cosmid library of Phaffia Preparation of the vector for cosmid cloning Vector preparation was simplified, because of the presence of a double cos-site in pMT6 PMT6 was digested to completion with blunt end cutter Pvuil to release the cos-sites Digestion efficiency was checked by transformation to £ coli DH5α and found to be >99% The Pvull digested pMT6 was purified by phenol chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation and finally solved in 30 μl TE at a concentration of 2 μg/μl The vector was subsequently digested with cloning enzyme BamW\ and the vector arms were purified as described above ("Experimental") Preparation of target DNA Isolation of genomic DNA of Phaffia strain CBS6938 was performed as described in the part named "Experimental" The cosmid pMT6 containing inserts of 25-38-kb are most efficiently packaged Therefore genomic DNA was subjected to partial digestion with the restriction enzyme Sau3A Target DNA was incubated with different amounts of enzyme Immediately after digestion the reactions were stopped by the extraction of DNA from the restriction mixture with phenol-chloroform The DNA was precipitated by using the ethanol method and the pelleted DNA after centrifugation was dissolved in a small volume of TE Contour clamped homogeneous electric field (CHEF) electrophoresis was used to estimate the concentration and size of the fragments (Dawkins, 1989, J of Chromatography 492, pp 615-639) Construction of genomic cosmid library Ligation of approximately 0 5 μg of vector arm DNA and 0 5 μg of target DNA was performed in a total volume of 10 μl in the presence of 5 mM ATP (to prevent blunt end ligation) Packaging in phage heads and transfection to £ colt LE 392 as described in Experimental The primary library consisted of 7582 transfectants with an average insert of 28-kb as determined by restriction analysis The library represents 3 5 times the genome with a probability of the presence of all genes in the library of 0 97 as calculated according to Sambrook (supra) For library amplification the transfectants were pooled by resuspending in 8 ml LB-broth Additional 4 8 ml glycerol was added The transfectants mixture was divided into 16 samples of 800 μl each and stored at -80 °C This amplified library consisted of 2 9* 10 9 transfectants Screening of the cosmid library A 100 μl sample was taken from this library and further diluted (10 6 ) in LB-broth and 200 μl was plated onto 10 LB-plates containing ampiciliin The plates were incubated overnight at 37 °C Each plate contained 300-400 colonies and filters were prepared These filters were screened with the GAPDH-probe using hybridization and washing conditions as described above ("Experimental") After 16 hours exposure, 3 strong hybridization signals were found on the autoradiogram Cosmid DNA isolated from these positive colonies was called pPRGDHcosI, pPRGDHcos2 and pPRGDHcos3 Chromosomal DNA isolated from Phaffia rhodozyma strain CBS 6938 and cosmid pPRGDHcosI was digested with several restriction enzymes. The DNA fragments were separated, blotted and hybridized as described before. The autoradiograph was exposed for different time periods at -80°C The film showed DNA fragments of different length digested by different restriction enzymes which hybridize with the GAPDH-probe (Fig. 1). Furthermore, from Southern analysis of the genomic DNA of Phaffia using the GAPDH fragment as probe, it was concluded that the GAPDH-encodtng gene is present as a single copy gene in Phaffia rhodozyma, whereas in Saccaro yces cerevistae GAPDH is encoded by three closely related but unlinked genes (Boucheπe et al., 1995. FEMS Microb Letters 135: 127-134) Hybridizing fragments of pPRGDHcosI for which a fragment of the same length in the chromosomal DNA digested with the same enzyme was found, were isolated from an agarose gel. The fragments were ligated into the corresponding sites in pUC 19. The ligation mixtures were transformed to competent £ colt cells. The plasmids with a 3.3-kb Sail insert and a 5.5-kb £coRI insert were called pPRGDH3 and pPRGDHό, respectively. The restriction map of pPRGDH3 and pPRGDHό is shown in Figure 2 Analysis of the sequence data of the insert in pPRGDH I showed us that there was a Hindl site at the C-terminal part of the GAPDH-gene. From this data it was suggested that the insert in pPRGDHό should contain the complete coding sequence of GAPDH including promoter and terminator sequences. Example 4 Characterization of the GAPDH-gene In order to carry out sequence analysis without the need to synthesize a number of specific sequence primers a number of deletion constructs of plasmids pPRGDH3 and pPRGDHό were made using convenient restriction sites in or near the putative coding region of GAPDH gene The plasmids were digested and after incubation a sample of the restriction mixture was analyzed by gel electrophoresis to monitor complete digestion. After extraction with phenol-chloroform the DNA was precipitated by ethanol. After incubation at -20 °C for 30' the DNA is pelleted by centrifugation, dried and dissolved in a large volume (0.1 ng/μl) of TE. After ligation the mixtures were transformed to E. colt. Plasmid DNA isolated from these transformants was analyzed by restriction analysis to reveal the right constructs In this way the deletion constructs pPRGDH3δHIII, pPRGDH6δ_3αwHI, pPRGDH6δSs/I and pPRGDHόδSα/I (Fig 1 ) In addition to this, the 0.6-kb and 0.8-kb Sst\ fragments derived from pPRGDHό were subcloned in the corresponding site of pUC19 Sequence analysis was carried out using pUC/M13 forward and reverse primers (Promega). The sequencing stategy is shown in fig. 2 (see arrows). On the basis of homology with the GAPDH-gene sequence of S cerevistae (Holland and Holland, 1979 J of Biol Chem 254: 9839-9845) and K lactts (Shuster, 1990 Nucl. Acids Res. J_8, 4271 ) and the known splice site concensus J L. Woolford 1989 Yeast 5/ 439-457), the introns and the possible ATG start were postulated The GAPDH gene has 6 introns (Fig 1 ) and encodes a polypeptide of 339 ammo acids This was completely unexpected considering the genomic organisation of the GAPDH genes of K lactis and __ cerevistae which have no introns and both consist of 332 am o acids The homology on the am o acid level between the GAPDH gene of Phaffia and K lactis and S cerevisiae is 63% and 61%, respectively Most of the introns in the GAPDH gene are situated at the 5' part of the gene Except intron III all introns contain a conserved branch-site sequence 5'-CTPuAPy-3' found for S cerevistae and S pombe By computer analysis of the upstream sequence using PC-gene 2 putative eukaryotic promoter elements, TATA-box (position 249-263 in SEQIDNO 1 1) and a number of putative Cap signal (between position 287 and 302 in SEQIDNO 1 1) were identified Example 5 Cloning of the GAPDH promoter fused to G418 in pUCG418 In order to construct a transcription fusion between the GAPDH promoter and the gene encoding G418 resistence the fusion PCR technique was used Using plasmid pPRGDHό the GAPDH promoter could be amplified by standard PCR protocols ("Experimental") In the PCR mix pPRGDHό and oligo's No 5177 and 5126 (Sequences in "Experimental") were used A 416 bp DNA fragment was generated containing the entire GAPDH promoter sequence In addition this fragment also contains a Hindϊll, Xho\ and a Kpnl restriction site at it's 5'end and 12 nt overlap with the 5' end of the gene encoding G418 resistance The 217 bp portion of the 5'end of the G418 coding sequence was also amplified by PCR using pUC-G418 and oligo's 4206 and 5127 A 226 bp DNA fragment was obtained containing the 217 bp 5'end of G418 and having a 9 nucleotides overlap with the 3'end of the earlier generated GAPDH promoter fragment It also contained a Mscl site at it's 3end The PCR fragments were purified from the PCR mixture using the WIZARD Kit Approximately 1 μg of the GAPDH promoter fragment and 1 μg of the G418 PCR fragment were useϊl together with oligo's 5177 and 4206 in a fusion PCR experiment (Experimental) A 621 bp DNA fragment was generated, containing the GAPDH promoter directly fused to the 5' portion of G418 After purification the DNA fragment was digested with Mscl and Kpnl The 3 4 Kb Mscl-Kpnl fragment of pUC-G418, containing pUC sequences and the 3' portion of G418, was used as a vector The ligation mixture was transformed to competent £ colt DH5α cells Transformant colonies containing the fusion PCR DNA inserted were identified by digestion with different restriction enzymes Thus, plasmid pPRl was obtained, containing the GAPDH promoter directly fused to the G418 marker gene Three pPRl vectors isolated from independent transformants were used in further cloning experiments To target the plasmid, after transformation, to a specific integration site a 3 0-kb SstI fragment containing a part of the ribosomal DNA of Phaffia was cloned in pPRl The ribosomal DNA fragment was isolated from an agarose gel after digestion with Sst of plasmid pGB-Phl l (EP 590 707 A l) This fragment was ligated in the dephosphorylated SstI site of pPRl The ligation mixture was transformed to competent £ coli cells Plasmid DNA was isolated and using restriction analysis it was shown that several colonies contain the expected plasmid pPR2 The complete cloning strategy is shown in Fig 3 Example 6 Transformation of Phaffia with pPR2 Transformation of Phaffia strain 6938 was performed using an eiectroporation procedure as previously described by Faber et al (1994, Curr Genet 1994 25,305-310) with the following modifications - Electropulsing was performed using the Bio-rad Gene Pulser with Pulse Controller and with Bio-rad 2mm cuvettes - Phaffia was cultivated for 16 h at 21 °C - Per transformation 2xl0 8 cells were used together with 5 μg of linearized vector Linearization was done in the rDNA sequence using Clal to enable integration at the rDNA locus in the Phaffia genome Following the electric pulse (7 5kV/cm, 400 Ω and 25 μF) 0 5 ml YePD medium was added to the cell/DNA mixture The mixture was incubated for 2 5 h at 21 °C and subsequently spread on 5 selective YEDP agar plates containing 40 μg/ml G418 As shown in Table 2 we were able to generate transformants with 1 15 transformants per μg DNA, the average transformation frequency was 50 transform ants/μg pPR2 as judged over a number of experiments Transformation of the closed circular form of pPR2 did not result in transformation suggesting that there is no autonomously replicating sequence present within the vector sequences Using pPR2 a 10 to 50-fold increase in transformation frequency was found compared to a previous constructed transformation vector for Phaffia, called pGB-Ph9 In this latter vector a translation fusion was made between the 5' part of the actm gene of Phaffia and G418 In order to analyze the level of resistance of transformants the mixture or DNA/cells was plated onto selective plates containing different amounts of G418 Although the total number of transformants decreases with the increasing amounts of G418, we were still able to obtain a considerable number of transformants (table 3) In another experiment 30 transformants obtained under standard selection conditions (40 μg/ml) were transfered to plates containing 50, 200 or 1000 μg/ml After incubation of the plates at 21 °C for 4-5 days, 23 transformants out of 30 tested were able to grow on plates containing 200 μg/ml G418 One transformant was able to grow on plates containing upto and above 1000 μg/ml G418 Table 2 Transformation frequency of pGB-Ph9 and pPR2 Exp 1 Exp 2 69 8 pGB-Ph9x_3g/II 46 7 pPR2 ccc n d n d pPR2(A)xC/_.I 714 56 (B) 639 124 (C) 443 153 Total number of transformants (> 1 mm) in different transformation experiments after 4-5 days incubation. Table 3. Comparison of G418 sensitivity as a result of two different G418-resistance genes in To analyse the integration event and the number of integrated vector copies total genomic DNA from six independent transformants was isolated. Therefore these transformants were cultivated under selective conditions, i.e. YePD + 50 μg/ml G418. Chromosomal DNA was digested with Clal. The DNA fragments were separated by gel electrophoresis and transfered to nitrocellulose and the Southern blot was probed with Phaffia DNA. Besides the rDNA band of 9.1 kb an additional band of 7.1 kb of similar fluorescing intensity was observed in the transformants. This band corresponds to the linearised form of pPR2. From the intensity of these bands it was concluded that the copy number was about 100 - 140 copies of pPR2. These results are similar to those observed for pGB-Ph9, ruling out that the improved G418-resistance is due to differences in copy number of integrated vectors alone. It is not known whether the multiple copy event is caused by multiple copy integration of pPR2 or by the amplification of a single copy in the rDNA or a combination of both events. Example 7 Construction of pPR2T bv cloning the GAPDH-terminator into pPR2 Eukaryotic mRNAs contain modified terminal sequences, specificaly the 3' terminal poly(A). As the prokaryotic gene encoding G418 resistance lacks eukaryotic termination signals, which might effect proper transcription termination and mRNA stability (1994, Raue, H.A., TIBTECH XT. 444-449), a part of the 3' non-coding sequence of GAPDH was introduced. To that end, a 307 bp fragment, consisting of 281 bp of the 3' non-coding region of GAPDH and other additional cloning sequences, was amplified by PCR using the oligo's 5137 and 5138 ("Experimental"). The upstream oligo 5137 consists of the last 14 nucleotides of the coding and 17 nucleotides of the 3' non-coding region of GAPDH. By base substitutions of the 5th (T --> A) and 8th (T --> C) nucleotide of the non-coding sequence a BamHl restriction site was introduced In addition this fragment contains a Xhol and a Hindlll restriction site at its 3' end The PCR fragment was purified from the PCR mixture using the WIZARD Purification Kit and digested with BamHl and Hindlll A 288 bp fragment was isolated and cloned into the corresponding sites of the previously constructed Phaffia transformation vector pPR2, yielding pPR2T Upon transformation of Phaffia, using G418 as selective agent, the transformation frequencies (number of transformants per μg of DNA) obtained with the improved construct pPR2T was approximately 5 to 10 times higher than the transformation frequency of pPR2 (/ e without a Phaffia homologous transcription termination signal) The results of a typical experiment are given in Table 4 Table 4 Transformation frequency at 50 ttg/ml G418 for pGB-Ph9, pPR2 and pPR2T Vector transformants transformants/μg DNA pGB-Ph9 (ccc) pGB-Ph9 (x_3g/II) 60 1 pPR2 (ccc) 1 pPR2 (xCIal) 3000 - 9600 50 - 160 pPR2T (ccc) pPR2T (xCtαl) 45600 760 pPR2T (xSftl) 1080 18 Phaffia cells transformed with pPR2T were tested for their ability to grow on high levels of G418 The level of G418 on which growth is still possible was taken as a measure of the expression level of the G418 resistance gene in transformants, as a result of the presence of the Phaffia promoter, and/or terminator Preliminary results indicate that the number of transformants able to grow on high levels of G418 are significantly higher than without terminator In summary From the above results, it was concluded, that the presence of the GAPDH-promoter (pPR2) resulted in a considerable increase of the transformation frequency (from 1 to at least 50 per μg of DNA) when compared to the vector containing the actin-promoter (pGB-Ph9) These results are in line with the results obtained with the G418 sensitivity test (Table 3 and 4) which indicate superior expression levels under the control of the GAPDH promoter The possibility that the difference in transformation frequency could be due solely to the difference in linearising the vectors, (Bglll, Clal and Sfi all cut inside the ribosomal DNA locus, but at different positions), was ruled out by comparison of pPR2(x_S//I) with pGB-Ph9(x_S/.I) The difference in transformation frequency between the two pPR2 and pGB-Ph9, linearised with Sfil is still considerable However, it is concluded that the choice of the linearisation site does have effect on the transformation frequency, linearisation with Clal is preferred The improvements obtained by using a high-level promoter, such as GAPDH, are irrespective of whether a homologous terminator is used (pPR2 (without homologous terminator) performs far better than pGB-Ph9, both in G418 sensitivity tests, as well as in terms of transformation frequency) The presence of a homologous terminator results in both higher transformation frequencies and higher expression levels, this result is concluded to be independent of the promoter used Preliminary results indicate that considerable improvements are obtained when the pGB-Ph9 construct is completed with a transcription terminator, such as the GAPDH-terminator used in pPR2T The following Examples illustrate the isolation of DNA encoding enzymes involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway of Phaffia rhodozyma These DNA sequences can suitably be used for a variety of purposes, for example to detect and isolate DNA sequences encoding similar enzymes in other organisms, such as yeast by routine hybridisation procedures, to isolate the transcription promoters and/or terminators, which can be used to construct expression vectors for both heterologous as well as homologous downstream sequences to be expressed The DNA sequences encoding carotenoid s biosynthesis genes can suitably be used to study the over-expression, either under the control of their own promoters or heterologous promoters, such as the glycolytic pathway promoters illustrated above For example, transformation of Phaffia rhodozyma with carotenoid encoding DNA sequences according to the invention effectively results in amplification of the gene with respect to the wild-type situation, and as a consequence thereof to overexpression of the encoded enzyme o Hence, the effect of over-expression of one or more genes encoding carotenoid biuosynthesis genes can thus be studied It is envisaged that mutant Phaffia strains can be obtained producing higher amounts of valuable carotenoids, such as β-carotene, cantaxanthin, zeaxanthin and/or astaxanthin Similarly, the DNA sequences encoding enzymes involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway can be introduced into other hosts such as bacteria, for example £ coli yeasts, for example species of Saccharomyces, 5 Kluyveromyces, Rhodosporidium, Candida, Yarrowia, Phvcomyces, Hansenula Picchta, fungi, such as Aspergillus, Fusanum, and plants such as carrot, tomato, and the like The procedures of transformation and expression requirements are well known to persons skilled in these arts Strains £ coli XL-Blue-MRF' A(mcrA)183A(mcrCB-hsdSMR-mrr) 173 endA l supE44 thι-1 recAI o gyrA96 relA 1 lac[F proAB iaq'ZAMlS TnlO (Tef)] ExAssist™ interference-resistant helper phage (Stategene R ) P rhodozyma CBS6938 or P rhodozyma asta 1043-3 Plasmids used for cloning 35 pUC 19 Ap r (Gibco BRL) Uni-ZAP™ XR vector (lambda ZAP R II vector digested with £coRI-_V7.oI, CIAP treated,Strategene R ) Media LB 10 g 1 bacto tryptone, 5 g/1 yeast extract, 10 g/1 NaCI Plates, +20 g/1 bacto agar When appropriate 50-100 μg/ml ampicillin (Ap), 30 μg/ml chloramphenicol (Cm) and 1 mM ιsopropyl-l-thιo-β-D-galactopyranosιde (IPTG) was added YePD 10 g/1 yeast extract, 20 g/1 bacto peptone, 20 g/1 glucose Plates, +20 g/1 bacto agar All molecular cloning techniques were essentially carried out as described by Sambrook et al in Molecular Cloning a Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition (1989, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press) Transformation of E coli was performed according to the CaCl 2 method described by Sambrook et at Enzyme incubations were performed following instructions described by the manufacturer These incubations include restriction enzyme digestion, dephosphoryiation and ligation (Gibco BRL) Isolation of plasmid DNA from E coli was performed using the QIAGEN (Westburg B V NL) For sequence analysis deletions constructs and ohgonucleotides were made to sequence the complete sequence using a Taq DYE Primer Cycle Sequencing kit (Applied Biosystems) Example 8 Description of plasmids Plasmids (pACCAR25ΔcrtE, pACCAR25ΔcrtB, pACCRT-EIB, pACCAR 16ΔcrtX and pACCAR25ΔcrtX), which contain different combinations of genes involved in the biosynthesis of carotenoid in Erwinia uredovora were gifts from Prof Misawa, Kiπn Brewery co ,LTD , Japan) The biosynthetic route of carotenoid synthesis in Erwinia uredovora is shown in fig 8 In addition a derivative of pACCAR25ΔcrtX, designated pACCAR25ΔcrtXΔcrtI, was made in our laboratory By the introduction of a frameshift in the BamHl restriction site the crti gene was inactivated £ coli strains harboring this plasmid acummulate phytoene which can be monitored by the red phenotype of the colony All plasmids are derivatives of plasmid pACYC184 (Rose RE, Nucl Acids Res 16 (1988) 355), which contains a marker conferring chloramphenicol-resistance Furthermore these plasmids and derivatives thereof contain a replication origin that is compatible to vectors such as pUC and pBluescπpt Each plasmid contains a set of carotenoid biosynthetic genes of Erwinia uredovora mediating the formation of different carotenoid in £ coli The complete list of plasmid used in this study is shown in Table 5 Table 5 Summary of carotenoid producing £ colt strains used in this study Genes encoding crtE, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase, crtB, Phytoene synthase, crti, phytoene desaturase, crtY, lycopene cyclase, crtX, β-carotene hydroxylase, crtZ, zeaxanthin glycosylase Example 9 Construction of cDNA library of Phaffia rhodozyma a) Isolation of total RNA from Phaffia rhodozyma All solutions were made in DEPC-treated distilled water and all equipments were soaked overnight in 0 1% DEPC and then autoclaved A 300 ml Eriemeyer containing 60 ml YePD culture medium was inoculated with Phaffia rhodozyma strain CBS6938/1043-3 from a preculture to a final OD 600 of 0 1 This culture was incubated at 21 °C (300 rpm) until the OD 600 had reached 3-4 The cells were harvest by centrifugation (4 °C, 8000 rpm, 5 mm) and were resuspended in 12 ml of ice- cold extraction-buffer (0 1 M Tπs-HCl, pH 7 5, 0 1 M LiCl, 0 1 M EDTA) After centrifugation cells were resuspended in 2 ml of ice-cold extraction-buffer, 4 g of glassbeads (0 25 mm) and 2 ml phenol were added The mixture was vonexed 5 times at maximum speed for 30 s with 30 s cooling incubation intervals on The cell/glassbeads/phenol mixture was centπfuged (5 mm, 15 300 rpm , 4 °C) and the aqueous phase (sup 1 ) was transferred to a fresh tube and was kept on ice The phenolic phase was retracted by adding an additional volume of 1 ml extraction buffer and 2 ml phenol After centrifugation (5 m , 15 300 rpm , 4 °C) the aquaous phase was transferred to sup 1 and extracted with an equal volume phenol. chloroform After centrifugation (5 min, 15 300 rpm , 4 °C), the aquaous phase was transferred to a fresh tube and 0 1 volume of 3 M NaAc, pH5 5 and 2 5 volumes of EtOH was added to precipitate RNA (incubation overnight -20 °C) The precipitate was collected by centrifugation (10 min, 15 300 rpm , 4 °C) and drained off excess liquid and the RNA pellet was washed with 70 % icecold EtOH After removing excess liquid the RNA was resuspended in 200 - 800 μl DEPC-treated water. RNA was stored at -70 °C. A 60 ml culture yielded 400 - 1500 μg total RNA. The integrity of total RNA was checked by formaldehyde RNA gel electrophoresis. b) Selection of polv(A) * RNA Isolation of poly(A) * from total RNA was carried out essential as described by Sambrook et al., 1989 (Molecular cloning, a laboratory manual, second edition) using the following solutions. All solutions were prepared in DEPC-treated water and autoclaved. RNA denaturation buffer: 1 M NaCI; 18% (v/v) DMSO. Column-loading buffer (HEND): 10 mM Hepes, pH 7.6; 1 mM EDTA; 0.5 M Na CI; 9% (v/v) DMSO. Elution buffer (HE): 10 M Hepes, pH 7.6; 1 mM EDTA. OUgo(dT)-cellulose Type 7 was supplied by Pharmacia Biotech. O. l g (dry weight) of oligo(dT)- cellulose was add to 1 ml HEND and the suspension was gently snaked for 1 h at 4 °C. Total RNA ( 1.5 mg dissolved in 500 μl) and 1 ml I M NaCI; 18% (v/v) DMSO was heated to 65 °C for 5 m . Then 600 μl NaCI/DMSO was added to the RNA, mixed and placed on ice for 5 min. The poly(A) + isolation was carried out be two cycles of purification. The final yield was about 45 μg poly(A) * RNA. c) cDNA synthesis cDNAs were synthesized from 7.5 μg poly(A) * -RNAs using the cDNA Synthesis Kit (#200401 ; Strategene R ). Synthesis was carried out according to the instruction manual with some minor modification. Superscript™ II RNase H " Reverse Transcriptase (Gibco BRL) was used in the first strand reaction instead of MMLV-RT. The following reagents were add in a microcentrifuge: 3 μl of poly(A) + RNAs 2 μl of linker-primer 23.5 μl DMQ Incubate 10 min 70 °C, spin quickly in microcentrifuge and add, 10 μl of 5 x First Strand Buffer (provided by Gibco BRL) 5 μl of 0.1 M DTT (provided by Gibco BRL) 3 μl of first strand methyl nucleotide mixture I μl of RNase Block Ribonuclease Inhibitor (40 U/μl) Annealling of template and primers by incubation the mixture at 25 °C for 10 min followed by 2 min at 42 °C and finally add; 2.5 μl Superscript™ II RNase H " Reverse Transcriptase First-strand reaction was carried out at 42 °C for 1 h. Size fractionation was carried out using Geneclean R II kit ( supplied BIO 101, Inc ) The voiume of the cDNA mixture obtained after Xhol digestion was brought up by adding DMQ to a final volume of 200 μl Three volumes of Nal was added and the microcentrifuge tube was placed on ice for 5 mm The pellet of glassmilk was washed three times using 500 μl New Wash Finally the cDNA was eluted in 20 μl DMQ The yield of cDNA was about 1 μg using these conditions d) cDNA cloning cDNA library was constructed in the Uni-ZAP™ XR vector using 100 ng cDNAs Ligation was performed two times overnight incubation at 12 °C The cDNA library was packaged using the Packagene R lambda DNA packaging system (Promega) according to the instruction manual The calculated titer of the cDNA library was 3 5 10 6 pfu e) Mass excission Mass excision was carried out described in the protocol using derivatives of £ coli XL-Blue-MRF' as acceptor strain (see Table 5) Dilution of cell mixtures were plated onto 145 mm LB agar plates containing ampicillin, chloramphemcol and IPTG, yielding 250 - 7000 colonies on each plate The plates were incubatied overnight at 37 °C and further incubated one or two more days at room temperature Example 10 Cloning of the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase gene (crtE) of Phaffia rhodozyma 5 a)_ Isolation of cDNA clone The entire library was excised into a farnesy [pyrophosphate/ isopentenyl pyrophosphate accumulating cells of £ coli XL-Blue-MRF, which carries the plasmid pACCAR25ΔcrtE (further indicated as XL- Blue-MRF' [pACCAR25ΔcrtE]) The screening for the crtE gene was based on the color of the o transformants Introduction of the crtB gene in a genetic background of XL-Blue- MRF'[pACCAR25ΔcrtE] would result in a restoration of the complete route for the biosynthesis of zeaxanthin-diglucoside, which could be monitored by the presence of a yellow/orange pigmented colony About 8 000 colonies were spread on LB agar plates containing appropriate antibiotics and IPTG One colo e was found to have changed to a yellow/orange color 5 b. Characterization of complementing cDNA clone These colonies were streaked on LB-ampicillin agar plates Plasmid DNA was isolated from this yellow colonies and found to include a 1 85 kb fragment (Fig 2A) The resulting plasmid, designated pPRcrtE, was used for retransformation experiments (Table 6) Only the transformation of XL-Blue- MRF' [pACCAR25ΔcrtE] with pPRcrtE resulted in a white to yellow color change in phenotype To test whether the color change was due to complemention and not caused by cDNA alone pPRcrtE was transformed into XL-Blue-MRF' Selection of transformants on LB-ampicillin agar plate containing IPTG did not result in color changes of the colonies (Table 6) Therefore we tentatively concluded, that we have cloned a cDNA of P rhodozyma encoding GPPP synthase which is involved in the conversion of IPP and FPP to GGPP Table 6 Color phenotype of carotenoid producing £ coli strains transformed with pPRcrtE Transformation 10 ng of each plasmid was mixed to CaCl, competent £ colt cells Transforment cells were selected by plating 1/10 and 1/100 volume of the DNA/cell mixture on LB agar-medium containing the appropriate antibiotics (in brackets) cj_ Sequence analysis of cDNA fragment Plasmid pPRcrtE was used to determine the nucleotide sequence of the 1 85 kb cDNA The sequence comprised 1830 nucleotides and a 31 bp poly(A) tail An open reading frame (ORF) of 375 amino acids was predicted The nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence are shown as SEQIDNO NO 14 and 15, respectively A search in SWISS-PROT protein sequence data bases using the Blitz ammo acid sequence alignment program indicated ammo acid homology (52 % in 132 aa overlap, Neurospora crassa) especially to the conserved domain I in geranylgeranyl-PPi synthase enzymes of different organisms (Botella et al , Eur J Biochem ( 1995) 233, 238-248) Example 1 1 Cloning of the phytoene synthase gene (crtB) of Phaffia rhodozyma ) Isolation of cDNA clone The entire library was excised into a geranylgeranylpyrophosphate accumulating cells of £ coli XL-Blue- MRF', which carries the plasmid pACCAR25ΔcrtB (further indicated as XL-Blue- MRF' [pACCAR25ΔcrtB]) The screening for the crtB gene was based on the color of the transformants Introduction of the crtB gene in a genetic background of XL-Blue-MRF' [pACCAR25ΔcrtB] would result in a restoration of the complete route for the biosynthesis of zeaxanthin-diglucoside, which could be monitored by the presence of a yellow/orange pigmented colony About 25 000 colonies were incubated on LB agar plates containing appropriate antibiotics and IPTG Three colonies were found to have changed to a yellow/orange color b) Characterization of complementing cDN A clone These colonies were streaked on LB-ampicillin agar plates Plasmid DNA. designated pPRcrtBl to 3, was isolated from these yellow colonies and found to include a 2 5 kb fragment (Fig 2B) One of the resulting plasmids, pPRcrtB l was used for retransformation experiments (Table 7) Only the transformation of XL-Blue-MRF'[pACCAR25ΔcrtB] with pPRcrtB resulted in a white to yellow color change in phenotype Therefore we tentative conclude that we have cloned a cDNA of P rhodozyma encoding phytoene synthase which is involved in the conversion of 2 GGPP molecules via prephytoene pyrophosphate into phytoene Table 7 Color phenotype of carotenoid producing £ coli strains transformed with pPRcrtB Legend see Table 6 c) Sequence analysis of cDNA fragment Plasmid pPRcrtB2, which contains the longest cDNA insert, was used to determine the nucleotide sequence of the 2 5 kb cDNA The sequence comprised 2483 nucleotides and a 20 bp poly(A) tail An open reading frame (ORF) of 684 ammo acids was predicted The nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence are shown in SEQIDNOs 12 and 13, respectively A search in SWISS-PROT protein sequence data bases using the Blitz amino acid sequence alignment program Data indicated some ammo acid homology (26 % identity in 441 aa overlap of crtB gene of Neurospora crassά) with crtB genes of other organisms Example 12 Cloning of the phytoene desaturase gene (crtf) of Phaffia rhodozyma a) Isolation of cDNA clone The entire library was excised into a phytoene accumulating cells of E coli XL-Blue-MRF' which carries the plasmid pACCAR25ΔcrtXΔcrtI (further indicated as XL-Blue-MRF' [pACCAR25ΔcrtXΔcrtI]) The screening for the crti gene was based on the color of the transformants Introduction of the crti gene in a genetic background of XL-Blue-MRF' [pACCAR25ΔcrtXΔcrtI] would result in a restoration of the complete route for the biosynthesis of zeaxanthin, which could be monitored by the presence of a yellow/orange pigmented colony About 14 000 colonies were incubated on LB agar plates containing appropriate antibiotics and IPTG Two colonies were found to have changed to a yellow/orange color b) Characterization of complementing cDNA clones These colonies were streaked on LB-ampicillin agar plates Plasmid DNA, designated pPRcrtl 1 and pPRcrtl 2, was isolated from these yellow colonies and found to include a 2 0 kb fragment (Fig 2C) One of the resulting plasmids, pPRcrtl 1 was used for retransformation experiments (Table 8) Only the transformation of XL-Blue-MRF'[pACCAR25ΔcrtXΔcrtI] with pPRcrtl resulted in a white to yellow color change in phenotype Therefore we tentative conclude that we have cloned a cDNA of P rhodozyma encoding phytoene desaturase which is involved in the conversion of phytoene to lycopene Table 8 Color phenotype of carotenoid producing £ coli strains transformed with pPRcrtl Legend see Table 6 c) Sequence analysis of cDNA fragment One of the plasmid pPRcrtl was used to determine the nucleotide sequence of the 2 0 kb cDNA The sequence comprised 2038 nucleotides and a 20 bp poly(A) tail An open reading frame (ORF) of 582 amino acids was predicted The nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence are shown in SEQIDNOs 16 and 17, respectively A search in SWISS-PROT protein sequence data bases using the Blitz amino acid sequence alignment program Data indicated amino acid homology to phytoene desaturase gene of N crassa (53% identity in 529 aa overlap) Example 13 Cloning of the lycopene cyclase gene (crtY) of Phaffia rhodozyma a) Isolation of cDNA clone The entire library was excised into a lycopene accumulating cells of E coli XL-Blue-MRF', which carries the plasmid pACCRT-EIB (further indicated as XL-Blue-MRF'[pACCRT-EIB]) The screening for the crtY gene was based on the color of the transformants Introduction of the crtY gene in a genetic background of XL-Blue-MRF'[pACCRT-EIB] would result in a restoration of the complete route for the biosynthesis of β-carotene, which could be monitored by the presence of a yellow pigmented colony About 8 000 colonies were incubated on LB agar plates containing appropriate antibiotics and IPTG One colony was found to have changed to a yellow color b) Characterization of complementing cDNA clone This colony was streaked on LB-ampicillin agar plates Plasmid DNA was isolated from this yellow colony and found to include a 2 5 kb fragment (Fig 2B) The resulting plasmid, designated pPRcrtY, was used for retransformation experiments (Table 9 Surprisingly, not only transformation of XL-Blue- MRF' [pACCRT-EIB] but also transformation of XL-Blue-MRF' [pACCAR25ΔcrtB] with pPRcrtY resulted in a red to yellow color change in phenotype Table 9 Color phenotype of carotenoid producing £ coli strains transformed with pPRcrtY Legend see Table 6 A second transformation experiment was carried out including the previously cloned cDNA of pPRcrtB As shown in table 6 the cDNA previously (example 3) isolated as encoding phytoene synthase was able to complement the crtY deletion resulting in the biosynthesis of β-carotene in XL-Blue-MRF' [pACCRT- EIB] Sequence analysis of the cDNA insert of pPRcrtY (SEQIDNOs 18 and 19) showed that it was similar to the sequence of cDNA fragment of pPRcrtB From these data we tentative conclude that we have cloned a cDNA of P rhodozyma encoding phytoene synthase and lycopene cyclase which is involved in the conversion of 2 GGPP molecules via prephytoene pyrophosphate into phytoene and lycopene to β-carotene, respectively This is the first gene in a biosynthetic pathway of carotenoids synthesis that encodes two enzymatic activities Table 10: Color phenotype of carotenoid producing £ coli strains transformed with different cDNAs of Phaffia rhodozyma (Ap, Cm, IPTG) Legend: see Table 6 Example 14 Cloning of the isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) isomerase gene (idi) of Phaffia rhodozyma Hi Isolation of cDNA clone The entire Phaffia cDNA library was excised into lycopene accumulating cells of £ coli XL-Blue-MRF', each carrying the plasmid pACCRT-EIB (further indicated as XL-Blue-MRF'[pACCRT-EIB]). About 15.000 colonies were incubated on LB agar plates containing appropriate antibiotics and IPTG One colony was found to have a dark red colour phenotype b) Characterization of complementing cDNA clone This colony was streaked on LB-ampicillin agar plates Plasmid DNA was isolated from this yellow colony and found to include a 1 1 kb fragment. The resulting plasmid, designated pPRcrtX, was used for retransformation experiments (Table 1 1) All colonies of XL-Blue-MRF' [pACCAR-EIB] transformed with pPRcrtX had a dark red phenotype From these data we tentatively concluded, that we have cloned a cDNA of P rhodozyma expression of which results in an increased lycopene production in a genetically engineered £ coli strain Table 1 1 Color phenotype of carotenoid producing £ coli strains transformed with pPRcrtX Legend see Table 6 c . Sequence analysis of cDNA fragment In order to resolve the nature of this gene the complete nucleotide sequence of the cDNA insert in pPRcrtX was determined The nucleotide sequence consist of the 1 144 bp The sequence comprised 1 126 nucleotides and a poly(A) tail of 18 nucleotides An open reading frame (ORF) of 251 aminoacids with a molecular mass of 28 7 kDa was predicted The nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence are shown in SEQIDNOs 20 and 21, respectively A search in SWISS-PROT protein sequence data bases using the Blitz am o acid sequence alignment program Data indicated am oacid homology to isopentenyldiphosphate (IPP) isomerase (/_-/) of S cerevistae (42 2 % identity in 200 aminoacid overlap) IPP isomerase catalyzes an essential activation step in the isoprene biosynthetic pathway which synthesis the 5-carbon building block of carotenoids In analogy to yeast the gene of Phaffia was called ldil The cDNA clone carrying the genes was then called pPKidi Example 15 Overexpression of the tdi gene of P rhodozyma in a carotenogenic £ coli Lycopene accumulating cells of E coli XL-Blue-MRF', which carry the plasmid pACCRT-EIB (further indicated as XL-Blue-MRF' [pACCRT-EIB]) were transformed with pUC19 and pPR ./ and transformants were selected on solified LB-medium containing Amp and Cm The transformants, called XL-Blue-MRF' [pACCRT-EIB/pUC 19 and [pACCRT-EIB/pPR.-Λ], were cultivated in 30 ml LB-medium containing Amp, Cm and IPTG at 37 °C at 250 rpm for 16 h From these cultures 1 ml was used for carotenoid extraction and analysis After centrifugation the cell pellet was dissolved in 200 μl aceton and incubated at 65 °C for 30 minutes Fifty μl of the ceil-free aceton fraction was then used for high- performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. The column (chrompack cat 28265, packing nucleosil 100C18) was developed with water-acetonιtπle-2-propanol (from 0 to 45 minutes 9 10 81 and alter 45 minutes 2.18 80) at a flow rate of 0 4 ml per minute and recorded with a photodiode array detector at 470 +/- 20 n Lycopene was shown to have a retention time of about 23 minutes under these conditions The peak area was used as the relative lycopene production (mAu*s) The relative lycopene production was 395 and 1 165 for XL-Blue-MRF'[pACCRT-ElB/pUC19] and [pACCRT- ElB/pPRidi], respectively These data show the potentials of metabolic pathway engineering in Phaffia, as increased expression of the idi of Phaffia rhodozyma causes a 3-fold increase in carotenoid biosynthesis in £ coli 5 This cDNA may be over-expressed in a transformed Phaffia cell with a view to enhance carotenoid and/or xanthophyll levels The cDNA is suitably cloned under the control of a promoter active in Phaffia, such as a strong promoter according to his invention, for example a Phaffia glykolytic pathway promoter, such as the GAPDH-gene promoter disclosed herein, or a Phaffia ribosomal protein gene promoter according to the invention (vide sub) Optionally, the cDNA is cloned in front of a o transcriptional terminator and/or polyadenylation site according to the invention, such as the GAPDH- gene terminator/polyadenylation site The feasibility of this approach is illustrated in the next example, where the crtB gene from Erwinia uredovora is over-expressed in Phaffia rhodozyma by way of illustration s Example 16 Heterologous expression of carotenogen c gene from Erwinia uredovora in Phaffia rhodozyma The coding sequence encoding phytoene synthase (crtB) of Erwinia uredovora (Misawa et al , 1990) was cloned between the promoter and terminator sequences of the gpd (GAPDH-gene) of Phaffia by fusion PCR In two separate PCR reactions the promoter sequence of gpd and the coding sequence of o crtB were amplified The former sequence was amplified using the primers 5177 and 5128 and pPR8 as template This latter vector is a derivative of the Phaffia transformation vector pPR2 in which the promoter sequence has been enlarged and the Bgll restriction site has been removed The promoter sequence of gpd was amplified by PCR using the primers 5226 and 5307 and plasmid pPRgpdό as template The amplified promoter fragment was isolated, digested with Kpnl and BamHl and cloned in • >s the Kpnl-Bglll fragment of vector ρPR2, yielding pPR8 The coding sequence of crtB was amplified using the primers 5131 and 5134 and pACCRT-EIB as template In a second fusion PCR reaction, using the primers 5177 and 5134, 1 μg of the amplified promoter and crtB coding region fragment used as template yielding the fusion product Pgpd-crtB The terminator sequence was amplified under standard PCR conditions using the primers 5137 and 5138 and the plasmid pPRgdhό as template Primer 5137 o contains at the 5' end the last 1 1 nucleotides of the coding region of the crtB gene of £ uredovora and the first 16 nucleotides of the terminator sequence of gpd gene of P rhodozyma By a two basepair substitution a _3 mHI restriction site was introduced The amplified fusion product (Pgpd-crtB) and the amplified terminator fragments were purified and digested with Hindlll and BamHl and cloned in the dephosphorylated Hmdlll site of the cloning vector pMTL25 The vector with the construct Pgpd-crtB- 35 gpd was named pPREX 1 1 The Hmdlll fragment containing 'he expression cassette Pgpd-crtB -Tgpd was isolated from pPREX I 1 and ligated in the dephosphorylated Hmdlll site of the Phaffia transformation vector pPR8 After transformation of the ligation mixture into £ coli a vector (pPR8cr/B6 1 ) with the correct insert was chosen for Phaffia transformation experiments Phaffia strain CBS6938 was transformed with pPR8cr.β6 1 , carrying the expression cassette Pgpd-crtB-Jgpd and transformants were selected on plates containing G418 The relative amount of astaxanthin per OD 66(l in three G418-resιstant transformants and the wild-type Phaffia strains was determined by HPLC analysis (Table 12) For carotenoid isolation from Phaffia the method of DMSO/hexane extraction described by Sedmak et al , (1990, Biotechn Techmq 4, 107- 1 12) was used Table 12 The relative astaxanthin production in a Phaffia transformant carrying the crtB gene of £ uredovora Relative amount of astaxanthin Strain (mAU*s/OD 660 ) P rhodozyma CBS6938 448 P rhodozyma CBS6938 [pPR8cr.β6 1]#1 626 [pPRβcrrflό 1]#2 716 [pPR8c. ._36 1]#4 726 Primers used 5128 5' caactgccat gatggtaagagtgttagag 3' 5177 5' cccaagctttctcgaggtacctggtgggtgcatgtatgtac3' 5131 5' taccatcatggcagttggctcgaaaag 3 ' 5134 5' cccaagcttggatccgtc.-.g_.gcggg-gc-gcc3' 5137 5' ccaaggcctaaacggatccctccaaacc 3' 5138 5' gccaagc ttctcgagct gatcagataaagatagagat 3 ' 5307 5' gttgaagaagggatccttgtggatga 3' The gpd sequences are indicated in bold, the crtB sequences in italic, additional restriction sites for cloning are underlined and base substitution are indicated by double underlining Example 17 Isolation and characterization of the crtB gene of Phaffia It will also be possible to express the Phaffia rhodozyma gene corresponding to crtB and express it under the control of its own regulatory regions, or under the control of a promoter of a highly expressed gene according ot the invention The Phaffia transformation procedure disclosed herein, invariably leads to stably integrated high copy numbers of the introduced DNA, and it is expected, that expression of the gene under the control of its own promoter wtll also lead to enhanced production of carotenoids, including astaxanthin. To illustrate the principle, a protocol is given for the cloning of the crtB genomic sequence, below. To obtain the genomic cr._3-gene including expression signals the 2.5 kb BamHl-Xhol fragment was isolated from the vector pPRcrtB and used as probe to screen a cosmid library of Phaffia. The construction and screening of the library was carried out as described in Example 3 using the crtB gene as probe instead of the gapdh-gene. After the rounds of hybridization, 2 colonies were identified giving a strong hybridization signal on the autoradiogram after exposure. Cosmid DNA isolated from these colonies was called pPRgcrtB#l . l and pPRgcrtB#7, respectively. Chromosomal DNA isolated from Phaffia rhodozyma strain CBS 6938 and cosmid pPRgcrtB#7 was digested with several restriction enzymes. The DNA fragments were separated, blotted and hybridized with a amino-terminal specific probe (0.45 kb Xbal fragment) of crtB under conditions as described before. After exposure, the autoradiogram showed DNA fragments of different length digested by different restriction enzymes which hybridized with the crtB probe. On the basis that no £coRI site is present in the cDNA clone a £coRI fragment of about 4.5 kb was chosen for subcloning experiments in order to determine the sequence in the promoter region and to establish the presence of intron sequences in the crtB gene. A similar sized hybridizing fragment was also found in the chromosomal DNA digested with £coRI. The fragment was isolated from an agarose gel and ligated into the corresponding site of pUC 19. The ligation mixture was transformed to competent £. coli cells. Plasmids with the correct insert in both orientations, named pPRIO. l and pPR10.2, were isolated from the transformants. Comparison of the restriction patterns of pPR10.1/pPR10.2 and pPRcrtB digested with Xbal gave an indication for the presence of one or more introns as the internal 2.0 kb Xbal fragment in the cDNA clone was found to be larger in the former vectors. The subclone pPRIO. l was used for sequence analysis of the promoter region and the structural gene by the so-called primer walking approach. The partial sequence of the insert in show in SEQIDNO: 22. Comparison of the cDNA and the genomic sequence revealed the presence of 4 introns. Example 18 Isolation of promoter sequences with high expression levels This example illustrates the the feasibility of the "cDNA sequencing method" referred to in the detailed description, in order to obtain transcription promoters from highly expressed genes. For the isolation and identification of transcription promoter sequences from Phaffia rhodozyma genes exhibiting high expression levels, the cDNA library of Phaffia rhodozyma was analyzed by the following procedure. The cDNA library was plated on solified LB-medium containing Amp and 96 colonies were randomly picked for plasmid isolation. The purified plasmid was digested with Xhό and Xbal and loaded on a agarose gel. The size of the cDNA inserts varied from 0.5 to 3.0 kb. Subsequently, these plasmids were used as template for a single sequence reaction using the T3 primer. For 17 cDN A clones no sequence data were obtained. The sequences obtained were translated in all three reading frames. For each cDNA sequence the longest deduced amino acid sequences were compared with the SwissProt protein database at EBI using the Blitz program For 18 deduced ammo acid sequences no homology to known proteins was found whereas six ammo acid sequences showed significant homology to hypothetical proteins Fifty-five amino acid sequences were found to have significant homology to proteins for which the function is known About 50 % (38/79) were found to encode ribosomal proteins of which 12 full-length sequences were obtained Table 13 Overview of expressed cDNAs, encoded proteins and reference to the Sequence Listing By sequence homology it was concluded that in Phaffia the 40S πbisomal protein S37 is fused to ubiquitin as is found in other organisms as well The nucleotide sequences and deduced amino acid sequences of the full length cDNA clones are listed in the sequence listing Six ribosomal proteins were represented in the random pool by more than one individual cDNA clone The 40S ribosomal proteins S10 (SEQIDNO 44), S37 (+ ubiquitin) (SEQIDNO 24) and S27 (SEQIDNO 28) were represented twice and 60S (acidic) ribosomal proteins P2 (SEQIDNO 38), L37 (SEQIDNO 46) and L25 (SEQIDNO 36) found three times From these results we conclude, that these proteins are encoded by multiple genes or that these genes are highly expressed Therefore isolation of these promoter sequences are new and promissing target sequences to isolate high level expression signals from Phaffia rhodozyma Furthermore, a cDNA clone was isolated which showed 50 % homology to an abundant glucose- repressible gene from Neurospora crassa (Curr genet 14 545-551 (1988)) The nucleotide sequence and the deduced amino acid sequence is shown in SEQIDNO 26 One of the advantages of such a promoter sequence is that it can be used to separated growth (biomass accumulation) and gene expression (product accumulation) in large scale Phaffia fermentation For the isolation of the promoter sequences of interest (as outlined above) a fragment from the corresponding cDNA clone can be used as probe to screen the genomic library of Phaffia rhodozyma following the approach as described for the GAPDH-gene promoter (Example 3, supra) Based on the determined nucleotide sequence of the promoter, specific ohgonucleotides can be designed to construct a transcription fusion between the promoter and any gene of interest by the fusion PCR technique, following the procedure as outlined in Example 5 (supra) Example 19 Isolation of carotenogenic genes bv heterologous hybridization o For the identification and isolation of corresponding carotenoid biosynthetic pathway genes from organisms related to Phaffia rhodozyma heterologous hybridization experiments were carried out under conditions of moderate stringency In these experiments chromosomal DNA from two carotenogenic fungi (Neurospora crassa and Blakeslea trispora) and the yeasts S cerevistae and three yeast and fungal species from the genus Cystofylobasidium was used These three carotenogenic yeasts are, based on 5 phylogenetic studies, the ones most related to P rhodozyma Chromosomal DNA from the yeast species Cystofylobasidium infirmo-miniatum (CBS 323), C bisporidit (CBS 6346) and C capttatum (CBS 6358) was isolated according the method as developed for Phaffia rhodozyma, described in example 3 of European patent application 0 590 707 A l , the relevant portions of which herein incorporated by reference Isolation of chromosomal DNA from the fungi 2o Neurospora crassa and Blakeslea trispora was essentially carried as described by Kolar et al (Gene, 62 127-134), the relevant parts of which are herein incorporated by reference Chromosomal DNA (5 μg) of C infirmo-miniatum, C bisporidu, C capitatum, S cerevistae, P rhodozyma, N crassa and B trispora was digested using £coRI The DNA fragments were separated on a 0.8% agarose gel, blotted and hybridized using the following conditions 25 Hybridization was carried out at two temperatures (50 °C and 55 °C) using four different 3ϊ P labelled Phaffia probes The probes were made using random primed hexanucleotide labellings reactions using the Xhol-Xbal fragment(s) from the cDNA clones pPRcrtE, pPRcrtB, pPRcrtl and pPRidi as template Hybridization was carried out o/n (16 h) at the indicated temperatures After hybridization the filters were washed 2 times for 30 min at the hybridization temperatures using a solution of 3*SSC, 0 1 3o % SDS, 0.05% sodiumpyrophosphate Films were developed after exposure of the filters to X-ray films in a cassette at -80 °C for 20 h Using the cDNA clone of crtE of P rhodozyma faint signals were obtained for C infirmo- mintatum, C capitatum Using the cDNA clone of crtB of P rhodozyma strong signals were obtained to the high molecular weight portion of DNA from C infirmo-miniatum and C capitatum Furthermore a 35 strong signal was obtained in the lane loaded with digested chromosomal DNA from B trispora Only a faint signal was obtained for C capitatum at 50 °C using the cDNA clone of crti of P rhodozyma Using the cDNA clone of idi of P rhodozyma faint signals were obtained with chromosomal DNA from C infirmo-miniatum, C bisporidu and C capitatum at both temperatures A strong signal was obtained in the lane loaded with digested chromosomal DNA from B trispora We conclude, that carotenoid biosynthesis cDNAs or genes, or idi cDNAs or genes, can be isolated from other organisms, in particular from other yeast species by cross-hybridisation with the cDNA fragments coding for P rhodozyma carotenoid biosynthesis enzymes, or isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase coding sequences respectively, using moderately stringent hybridisation and washing conditions (50 °C to 55 °C, 3xSSC) Deposited microorganisms £ coli containing pGB-Ph9 has been deposited at the Centraal Bureau voor Schimmelcultures, Oosterstraat 1 , Baarn, The Netherlands, on June 23, 1993, under accession number CBS 359 3 The following strains have been deposited under the Budapest Treaty at the Centraal Bureau voor Schimmelcultures, Oosterstraat I , Baarn, The Netherlands, on February 26, 1996 SEζJJE CE LISTING (1) GENERAL INPORMA.TTCN: (i) APPLICANT: (A) NAME: Gist-brocades B.V. (B) STREET: Wateringseweg 1 (C) CITY: Delft (E) COUNTRY: The Netherlands (F) POSTAL CODE (ZIP) : 2611 XT (ii) TITLE OF INVENTION: Iπprσved methods for transforming Phaffia and recombinant DNA for use therein (iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 51 (iv) COMPUTER READABLE FORM: (A) MEDIUM TYPE: Floppy disk (B) COMPUTER: IBM PC compatible (C) OPERATING SYSTEM: PC-DOS/MS-DOS (D) SOFTWARE: Patentin Release #1.0, Version #1.25 (EPO) (v) CURRENT APPLICATION DATA: APPLICATION NUMBER: (2) 3.NPC-RMA.TICN FOR SEQ ID NO:l: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LEN-JIH: 25 base pairs (B) TYPE : nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : ENA (gencmic) (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (C) __NDIVTDUAL ISOLATE: AB3005 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:l: CX3GGATCCAA RCTSACNGGN ATGGC 25 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 32 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: ENA (gencmic) (iii) HYPCΓΓHEΠCAL: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (C) M-OVIDUAL ISOLATE: AB3006 (ix) FEATORE : (A) NAME/KEY : misc_feature (B) I-OCATTCN: one-of (12) (D) OTHER INEORMATICN: /note= "N at position 12 is inosine" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTICN: SEQ ID N0:2: 03GGATCCRT ANCCVYAYTC RTTRTCRTAC CA 32 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3: (l) SEQUENCE (.-f-ARAOTERISTICS: (A) LENαTH: 27 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE. ENA (genomic) (iii) HYPOΓHEΠTICAL: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (C) ___-__VTJXIAL ISOLATE: AB4206 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3: GCX_TGAI__TC TGGCCAGCCA OGATAGC 27 (2) __NP3RMATICN FOR SEQ ID NO:4: (l) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 32 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: ENA (genomic) (in) HYPOTHETICAL, NO (VI) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: AB5126 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:4- TTCAATCCAC ATGATGGTAA GAGIGTTAGA GA 32 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5: (l) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS. (A) LENGIH: 31 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (n) MOLECULE TYPE : DNA (genomic) (ill) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE : (C) ΩfoTXTπXSKL ISOLATE: AB5127 (xx ) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 5 : CTIACCATCA TGTGGATTGA ACAAGATGGA T 31 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 6 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGIH: 40 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic) (ill) HYPC_H_TICAL: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: AB5177 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION. SEQ ID NO:6 - CCCAAGCTTC TOGAGGTACC TGGTQGGTGC ATCIAIGTAC 40 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 7 : (l) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LEN3TH: 30 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: Single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ll) MOLECULE TYPE: ENA (genomic) (ill) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE: AB5137 (xi ) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO : 7 - CX_AAGGCCTA AAA∞GATCC CTCCAAACCC 30 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 8 : (x) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGIH: 38 base paxrs (B) TYPE : nuclexc acxd (C) STRANEKENESS : single (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (xx) MOLECULE TYPE : ENA (genomic) (lil) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (C) INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE : AB5138 (Xl) SEQUENCE DESCRIPπCN: SEQ ED NO: 8 - GCCAAGCTTC TCGAGCITGA TCAGATAAAG ATAGAGAT 38 (2) -_NFORMATICN FOR SEQ ID NO: 9 : (x) SEQUENCE CEffiRACTERISTTCS : (A) I-ENGIH: 2309 base paxrs (B) TYPE : nuclexc acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY, linear (ix) MOLECULE TYPE: ENA (genomxc) (xxx) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (xv) ANTI-SENSE : O (vx) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (B) STRAIN: CBS 6938 (ix) FEATURE : (A) NAME/KEY: exαn (B) LOCATICN: 300. .330 5 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: intron (B) LOCATICN: 331..530 (ix) FEATURE: o (A) NAME/KEY: exαn (B) LOCATION: 531..578 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: intron 5 (B) LOCATION: 579..668 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: exαn (B) LOCATICN: 669..690 !0 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: intrαn (B) LOCATICN: 691..767 a (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: exαn (B) LOCATION: 768..805 (ix) FEATURE: w (A) NAME/KEY: intron (B) LOCATICN: 806..905 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: exαn 35 (B) LOCATICN: 906..923 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: intron (B) LOCATICN: 924..1030 40 (ix) EEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: exon (B) LOCATICN: 1031..1378 5 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: intron (B) LOCATICN: 1379..1508 (ix) FEKTURE: 50 (A) NAME/KEY: exαn (B) LOCATION: 1509..2020 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS 55 (B) LOCATICN: join(300..330, 531..578, 669..690, 768..805, 906 ..923, 1031..1378, 1509..2020) (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9: 60 GCTATGAGCA _ _AJ-_AACTG GXACCGAAC GAGAACAGTA ACTGTCGGTA TCTTCCCACC 60 GAI-AOGAGGC GI-TCCOGGC GGCAACCGCC GGIGCCCCCC TXTGCTTACG TCAGOCACCC 120 65 AGITITCTTC CATCTCTTTC T\-TCICCTTC CAAAAGICTT TCAGTTTTAA ACQGCCCCCA 180 AAAAAAGAAG AGGCGACTTT TTCTTTCCTT CTCCCCATCA TCCACAAAGA TCTCTCTTCT 240 TCAACAACAA CTACIACTAC TACCACTACC ACCACTACTT CTCTAACACT CTI7 CATC 299 ATG GCT GTC AAG GTT GGA ATC AAC GGT TTC G GTAT. GΓITΓΓCTCT 350 Met Ala Val Lys Val Gly He Asn Gly Phe 1 5 10 TG--3Cτcccc CATCGGΓΓCT T -CGCΓTGΓC CATGΠTCΓT TTΓCCTTTCC TTTCCTTΓTC 410 TTTTTTCTCC CCACTGCCTT TTTTΓTTTCT ATTCTTΓTTT TTTTCCTTΓC C-XT GCCTΓ 470 (-ATCCATCGC ACT-AACACCA TCTCATCTCA _ TCACTC_G CCTCGTCTTA CX-ICCTACAG 530 GA OGA ATC GGA CGA ATC GTC CTT CGA AAC GCT ATC ATC CAC GGT GAT A 578 Gly Arg He Gly Arg He Val Leu Arg Asn Ala He He His Gly Asp 15 20 25 GΓCAGΓATTΓ TTTTAATTTC TI ΓITICCC (-ATCAATTTC CXTΓCIGCTCC TTTACTCATC 638 TCTTTCCATC TCTCTCCCAC TCTCCTACAG TC GAT GTC GTC GCC ATC AAC GA 690 He Asp Val Val Ala He Asn Asp 30 GIC__GTtTAG ATtGACCATC T -XTCΌGTCCG CCCAAACACC GΓCTGACACC ATX-CTOTTAA 750 CTTTΓC CTC CΓCCAAG C CC TTC ATC GAT CTT GAG AG ATC GTC AC ATC 801 Pro Phe He Asp Leu Glu Tyr Met Val Tyr Met 35 40 45 TTC A GTAAGICTCC CTCCCσCTCA AAAAGCOGAA AI-AAAGCX.-Α ACAGAACCCG 855 Phe ATCTAACCAT TΌSTTCTΓCT CTK-CGTCTC TCCCTCACAG AG TAC 910 Lys Tyr GAC TCC ACC CAC GTCX-CGAACA TCTCOGACOG 963 Asp Ser Thr His 50 QGCCTΓΓΓCC ATCTCCTGAT cα_ττcGα-r ACTAACCCAT ACCGIACCCT TO-IΌCCATC 1023 ccTTCAG σr σrc TTC AAG GGA TCC arc GAG ATC AAG GAC Q_C AAG CTC 1071 Gly Vil Phe Lys Gly Ser Val Glu He Lys Asp Gly Lys Leu 55 60 65 GTG ATC GAG GGC AAG CCC ATC GTC GTC TAC GGT GAG OGA GAC CCC GCC 1119 Val He Glu Gly Lys Pro He Val Val Tyr Gly Glu Arg Asp Pro Ala 70 75 80 AAC ATC CAG TOG GGA GCT GCC GGT GCC GAC TAC GTC GTC GAG TCC ACC 1167 Asn He Gin Trp Gly Ala Ala Gly Ala Asp Tyr Val Val Glu Ser Thr 85 90 95 GGT GTC TTC ACC ACC CAG GAG AAG GCC GAG CTC CAC CTC AAG GGA GGA 1215 Gly Val Phe Thr Thr Gin Glu Lys Ala Glu Leu His Leu Lys Gly Gly 100 105 110 GCC AAG AAG GTC GTC ATC TCT GCC CCT TOG GCC GAT GCC CCC ATG TTC 1263 Ala Lys Lys Val Val He Ser Ala Pro Sea: Ala Asp Ala Pro Met Phe 115 120 125 130 GTC TGC GGT GTT AAC CTC GAC AAG TAC GAC CCC AAG TAC ACC GTC GTC 1311 Val Cys Gly Val Asn Leu Asp Lys Tyr Asp Pro Lys Tyr Thr Val Val 135 140 145 TCC AAC GCT TOG TGC ACC ACC AAC TGC TTG GCT CCC CTC GGC AAG GTC 1359 Ser Asn Ala Ser Cys Thr Thr Asn Cys Leu Ala Pro Leu Gly Lys Val 150 155 160 ATC CAC GAC AAC TAC ACC A GTCAGTCCTT TNCTTTGGAC T-GTCTGGCC 1408 He His Asp Asn Tyr Thr 165 AACCATOCAT A!_TCACCCTG TTTITCACCT 1468 TCTTTTΓCΓT CATTCACGΓA TTCCCCCTCC CGΓCCACCAG T σrc GAG GGT CTC 1522 He Val Glu Gly Leu 170 ATG ACC ACC GTC CAC GCC ACC ACC GCC ACC CAG AAG ACC GTC GAC GGT 1570 Met Thr Thr Val His Ala Thr Thr Ala Thr Gin Lys Thr Val Asp Gly 175 180 185 CCT TCC AAC AAG GAC TOG CGA GGA GGT CGA GGA GCT GGT GCC AAC ATC 1618 Pro Ser Asn Lys Asp Trp Arg Gly Gly Arg Gly Ala Gly Ala Asn He 190 195 200 205 ATT CCC TCC TCC ACC GGA GCC GCC AAG GCC GTC GGT AAG GTT ATC CCC 1666 He Pro Ser Ser Thr Gly Ala Ala Lys Ala Val Gly Lys Val He Pro 210 215 220 TCC CTC AAC GGA AAG CTC ACC GGA ATG GCC TTC CGA GTG CCC ACC CCC 1714 Ser Leu Asn Gly Lys Leu Thr Gly Met Ala Phe Arg Val Pro Thr Pro 225 230 235 GAT GTC TCC GTC GTC GAT CTT GTC GTC CGA ATC GAG AAG GGC GCC TCT 1762 Asp Val Ser Val Val Asp Leu Val Val Arg He Glu Lys Gly Ala Ser 240 245 250 TAC GAG GAG ATC AAG GAG ACC ATC AAG AAG GCC TCC CAG ACC CCT GAG 1810 Tyr Glu Glu He Lys Glu Thr He Lys Lys Ala Ser Gin Thr Pro Glu 255 260 265 CTC AAG GGT ATC CTG AAC TAC ACC GAC GAC CAG GTC GTC TCC ACC GAT 1858 Leu Lys Gly He Leu Asn Tyr Thr Asp Asp Gin Val Val Ser Thr Asp 270 275 280 285 TTC ACC GGT GAC TCT GCC TCC TCC ACC TTC GAC GCC CAG GGC GGT ATC 1906 Phe Thr Gly Asp Ser Ala Ser Ser Thr Phe Asp Ala Gin Gly Gly He 290 295 300 TCC CTT AAC GGA AAC TTC GTC AAG CTT GTC TCC TGG TAC GAC AAC GAG 1954 Ser Leu Asn Gly Asn Phe Vil Lys Leu Val Ser Trp Tyr Asp Asn Glu 305 310 315 TOG GGA TAC TCT GCC CGA GTC TGC GAC CTT GTT TCT TAC ATC GCC GCC 2002 Trp Gly Tyr Ser Ala Arg Val Cys Asp Leu Val Ser Tyr He Ala Ala 320 325 330 CAG GAC GCC AAG GCC TAAACGGTTC TCTCCAAACC CTCTCCCCTT TTGCCCTGCC 2057 Gln Asp Ala Lys Ala 335 CATTGAATTG ATTCCCTAAA TAGAATATCC CALTITL I TATGCTCTAC CTATGATCAG 2117 TT A Tc ■ irm T-'-U TGOGTGTCQG TTGIGCGACΓ GTACJ CACCT CTTGAGGGAC 2177 AAGGCAAGAA GIGAGCAAGA TATGAACAAG AACAACAAAG AAAAAGAGAC AAAGAAAAAA 2237 AAAAGGAAAG AGAAAACAAT CCCCCCCCCC CO AAAAAA AAATCTCTAT CTITATCIGA 2297 TCAAGAGAIT AT 2309 (2) D. PC3RMATTON TOR SEQ ID N0:10: (i) SBQOEMCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 338 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY, linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ TD NO : 10 : 5 Met Ala Val Lys Veil Gly He Asn Gly Phe Gly Arg He Gly Arg He 1 5 10 15 Val Leu Arg Asn Ala He He His Gly Asp He Asp Val Val Ala He 20 25 30 10 Asn Asp Pro Phe He Asp Leu Glu Tyr Met Val Tyr Met Phe Lys Tyr 35 40 45 i Asp Ser Thr His Gly Val Phe Lys Gly Ser Val Glu He Lys Asp Gly 50 55 60 Lys Leu Veil He Glu Gly Lys Pro He Val Val Tyr Gly Glu Arg Asp 65 70 75 80 20 Pro Ala Asn He Gin Trp Gly Ala Ala Gly Ala Asp Tyr Val Val Glu 85 90 95 Ser Thr Gly Val Phe Thr Thr Gin Glu Lys Ala Glu Leu His Leu Lys 25 100 105 110 Gly Gly Ala Lys Lys Val Val He Ser Ala Pro Ser Ala Asp Ala Pro 115 120 125 30 Met Phe Val Cys Gly Val Asn Leu Asp Lys Tyr Asp Pro Lys Tyr Thr 130 135 140 Val Val Ser Asn Ala Ser Cys Thr Thr Asn Cys Leu Ala Pro Leu Gly 145 150 155 160 35 Lys Val He His Asp Asn Tyr Thr He Val Glu Gly Leu Met Thr Thr 165 170 175 Val His Ala Thr Thr Ala Thr Gin Lys Thr Val Asp Gly Pro Ser Asn 40 180 185 190 Lys Asp Trp Arg Gly Gly Arg Gly Ala Gly Ala Asn He He Pro Ser 195 200 205 45 Ser Thr Gly Ala Ala Lys Ala Val Gly Lys Val He Pro Ser Leu Asn 210 215 220 Gly Lys Leu Thr Gly Met Ala Phe Arg Val Pro Thr Pro Asp Val Ser 225 230 235 240 50 Val Val Asp Leu Val Val Arg He Glu Lys Gly Ala Ser Tyr Glu Glu 245 250 255 He Lys Glu Thr He Lys Lys Ala Ser Gin Thr Pro Glu Leu Lys Gly 55 260 265 270 He Leu Asn Tyr Thr Asp Asp Gin Veil Val Ser Thr Asp Phe Thr Gly 275 280 285 60 Asp Ser Ala Ser Ser Thr Phe Asp Ala Gin Gly Gly He Ser Leu Asn 290 295 300 Gly Asn Phe Val Lys Leu Veil Ser Trp Tyr Asp Asn Glu Trp Gly Tyr 6 305 310 315 320 Ser Ala Arg Val Cys Asp Leu Val Ser Tyr He Ala Ala G n Asp Ala 325 330 335 TO Lys Ala (2) INPORMATIC-. FOR SEQ ID NO: 11: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 386 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic) (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE : NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: promoter (B) LOCATION:1..385 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: TATA_sιgnal (B) LOCATICN:249..263 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/label= putative (__x) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: mιsc_sιgnal (B) LOCATION:287..302 (D) OTHER __NPORMATEON: /functicιn= "cap-signal" /label= putative (ix) FEATURE : (A) NAME/KEY: τmsc_RNA (B) __α_A_TON:386. .388 (D) OIHER "start of CDS" (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: misc_feature (B) LOCATICN:85 (D) OTHER INFORMATION:/note= "uncertain" (Xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIFTIC-.: SEQ ID NO: 11 : TGGIGGGIGC ATGTATGTAC GIGAGIGAGT GCQQGGGAAA GGCXSAGTACG TGTGTGTACG 60 σSCAAQGAAG AACAACGAAG CGOTN3CTA.T GAGCAAGCAC AACTGGGCAC OSAACGAGAA 120 CAGTAACIGT CX-GTA-TCTTC CXSCCGACAC GAGGCGTCTC CCGGOGGCAA α_3CCQGTGC 180 cccccTccGC TTACGΓCAGC CACCCAGΓΓT TOTTCCATCΓ CTTICTCTCT CX-ITCCAAAA 240 GI TTΓCACΓΓ TTTAAACGGC CCCCAAAAAA AGAAGAGGCG A__TΓΠTCTT TCCTTCTCTC 300 OCATCATCCA CAAAGATCTC TCHCTTCAA CAACAACTAC TACTACTACC ACTACCACCA 360 CTAL ILTCT AACACTCITA CCATCATG 388 (2) INPORMATTCN FOR SEQ ID NO:12: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 2546 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (li) M_a__CULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE : (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE : (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 225..2246 (D) OTHER INFORMATICN: /product= "PRcrtB" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12: TCIAGAACTA GIGGATCCCC CX-3GCTGCAG GAATTOGGCA CGAGCGGAAA CAAGAAGTGG 60 ACACAGAGAG ATLTIT IU -ϋ__A-_fTTσrA TTCCAGAAAG GGAAAACAAA GGAAAGAAGC 120 GOCGAAGCAC _ _K_ACCAACT TCAGCAAGO GGTCCSGCCC GATCTCGGAT AGACATCATC 180 TTACCCAACT CGl-ATCATCC CCAACAGATA GAGΓTTTTGΓ CGCA ATG ACG GCT CTC 236 Met Thr Ala Leu 1 GCA TAT TAC CAG ATC CAT CIG ATC TAT ACT CTC CCA ATT CTT GGT CTT 284 Ala Tyr Tyr Gin He His Leu He Tyr Thr Leu Pro He Leu Gly Leu 5 10 15 20 CTC GGC CIG CTC ACT TCC COG ATT TTG ACA AAA TTT GAC ATC TAC AAA 332 Leu Gly Leu Leu Thr Ser Pro He Leu Thr Lys Phe Asp He Tyr Lys 25 30 35 ATA TOG ATC CTC GTA TTT ATT GCG TTT AGT GCA ACC ACA CCA TOG GAC 380 He Ser He Leu Val Phe He Ala Phe Ser Ala Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp 40 45 50 TCA TOG ATC ATC AGA AAT GGC GCA TGG ACA TAT CCA TCA G03 GAG AGT 428 Ser Trp He He Arg Asn Gly Ala Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ser Ala Glu Ser 55 60 65 GGC CAA GGC GIG TTT GGA ACG TTT CIA GAT GTT CCA TAT GAA GAG TAC 476 Gly Gin Gly Val Phe Gly Thr Phe Leu Asp Val Pro Tyr Glu Glu Tyr 70 75 80 GCT TTC TTT GTC ATT CAA ACC GTA ATC ACC GGC TTG GTC TAC GTC TTG 524 Ala Phe Phe Val He Gin Thr Val He Thr Gly Leu Val Tyr Val Leu 85 90 95 100 GCA ACT AGG CAC CTT CTC CCA TCT CTC GCG CTT CCC AAG ACT AGA TCG 572 Ala Thr Arg His Leu Leu Pro Ser Leu Ala Leu Pro Lys Thr Arg Ser 105 110 115 TCC GCC CTT TCT CTC GCG CTC AAG GCG CTC ATC CCT CTG CCC ATT ATC 620 Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu He Pro Leu Pro He He 120 125 130 TAC CTA TTT ACC GCT CAC CCC AGC CCA TOG CCC GAC CCG CTC GIG ACA 668 Tyr Leu Phe Thr Ala His Pro Ser Pro Ser Pro Asp Pro Leu Val Thr 135 140 145 GAT CAC TAC TTC TAC ATG 03G GCA CTC TCC TTA CTC ATC ACC CCA CCT 716 Asp His Tyr Phe Tyr Met Arg Ala Leu Ser Leu Leu He Thr Pro Pro 150 155 160 ACC ATG CTC TTG GCA GCA TTA TCA GGC GAA TAT GCT TTC GAT TOG AAA 764 Thr Met Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Gly Glu Tyr Ala Phe Asp Trp Lys 165 170 175 180 AGT GGC CGA GCA AAG TCA ACT ATT GCA GCA ATC ATC ATC CCG ACG GTC 812 Ser Gly Arg Ala Lys Ser Thr He Ala Ala He Met He Pro Thr Val 185 190 195 TAT CTG ATT TOG GTA GAT TAT GTT GCT GTC GGT CAA GAC TCT TOG TCG 860 Tyr Leu He Trp Val Asp Tyr Veil Ala Val Gly Gin Asp Ser Trp Ser 200 205 210 ATC AAC GAT GAG AAG ATT GTA QGG TOG AGG CTT GGA GGT GTA CTA CCC 908 He Asn Asp Glu Lys He Val Gly Trp Arg Leu Gly Gly Val Leu Pro 215 220 225 ATT GAG GAA GCT ATC TTC TTC TEA CTC ACG AAT CIA ATG ATT GTT CTG 956 Ile Glu Glu Ala Met Phe Phe Leu Leu Thr Asn Leu Met He Veil Leu 230 235 240 GGT CTG TCT GCC TCC GAT CAT ACT CAG GCC CTA TAC CTG CTA CAC GGT 1004 Gly Leu Ser Ala Cys Asp His Thr Gin Ala Leu Tyr Leu Leu His Gly 245 250 255 260 CGA ACT ATT TAT GGC AAC AAA AAG ATG CCA TCT TCA TTT CCC CTC ATT 1052 Arg Thr He Tyr Gly Asn Lys Lys Met Pro Ser Ser Phe Pro Leu He 265 270 275 ACA CCG CCT GTC CTC TCC CTC TTT TTT AGC AGC CGA CCA TAC TCT TCT 1100 Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Ser Leu Phe Phe Ser Ser Arg Pro Tyr Ser Ser 280 285 290 CAG CCA AAA CGT GAC TTG GAA CTG GCA GTC AAG TTG TTG GAG AAA AAG 1148 Gin Pro Lys Arg Asp Leu Glu Leu Ala Val Lys Leu Leu Glu Lys Lys 295 300 305 AGC CGG AGC TTT TTT GTT GCC TCG GCT GGA TTT CCT AGC GAA GTT AGG 1196 Ser Arg Ser Phe Phe Val Ala Ser Ala Gly Phe Pro Ser Glu Val Arg 310 315 320 GAG AGG CTG GTT GGA CTA TAC GCA TTC TCC CGG GTC ACT GAT GAT CTT 1244 Glu Arg Leu Val Gly Leu Tyr Ala Phe Cys Arg Val Thr Asp Asp Leu 325 330 335 340 ATC GAC TCT CCT GAA GTA TCT TCC AAC CCG CAT GCC ACA ATT GAC ATG 1292 He Asp Ser Pro Glu Val Ser Ser Asn Pro His Ala Thr He Asp Met 345 350 355 GTC TCC GAT TTT CTT ACC CIA CTA TTT GGG CCC CCG CTA CAC CCT TCG 1340 Veϋ. Ser Asp Phe Leu Thr Leu Leu Phe Gly Pro Pro Leu His Pro Ser 360 365 370 CAA CCT GAC AAG ATC CTT TCT TCG CCT TTA CTT CCT CCT TCG CAC CCT 1388 Gin Pro Asp Lys He Leu Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Pro Pro Ser His Pro 375 380 385 TCC CGA CCC ACG GGA ATG TAT CCC CTC CCG CCT CCT CCT TCG CTC TCG 1436 Ser Arg Pro Thr Gly Met Tyr Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Ser Leu Ser 390 395 400 CCT GCC GAG CTC GTT CAA TTC CTT ACC GAA AGG GTT CCC GTT CAA TAC 1484 Pro Ala Glu Leu Val Gin Phe Leu Thr Glu Arg Val Pro Val Gin Tyr 405 410 415 420 CAT TTC GCC TTC AGG TTG CTC GCT AAG TTG CAA QGG CTC ATC CCT CGA 1532 His Phe Ala Phe Arg Leu Leu Ala Lys Leu Gin Gly Leu He Pro Arg 425 430 435 TAC CCA CTC GAC GAA CTC CTT AGA GGA TAC ACC ACT GAT CTT ATC TTT 1580 Tyr Pro Leu Asp Glu Leu Leu Arg Gly Tyr Thr Thr Asp Leu He Phe 440 445 450 CCC TTA TCG ACA GAG GCA GTC CAG GCT CGG AAG AOG CCT ATC GAG ACC 1628 Pro Leu Ser Thr Glu Ala Val Gin Ala Arg Lys Thr Pro He Glu Thr 455 460 465 ACA GCT GAC TTG CTC GAC TAT GGT CTA TGT GTA GCA GGC TCA GTC GCC 1676 Thr Ala Asp Leu Leu Asp Tyr Gly Leu Cys Val Ala Gly Ser Val Ala 470 475 480 GAG CIA TTG GTC TAT GTC TCT TCG GCA AGT GCA CCA AGT CAG GTC CCT 1724 Glu Leu Leu Vil Tyr Val Ser Trp Ala Ser Ala Pro Ser Gin Val Pro 485 490 495 500 GCC ACC ATA GAA GAA AGA GAA GCT GIG TTA GIG GCA AGC CGA GAG ATC 1772 Ala Thr He Glu Glu Arg Glu Ala Val Leu Val Ala Ser Arg Glu Met 505 510 515 GGA ACT GCC CTT CAG TTC GIG AAC ATT GCT AGG GAC ATT AAA GGG GAC 1820 Gly Thr Ala Lsu Gin Leu Val Asn He Ala Arg Asp He Lys Gly Asp 520 525 530 GCA ACA GAA GGG AGA TTT TAC CTA CCA CTC TCA TTC TTT GGT CTT CGG 1868 Ala Thr Glu Gly Arg Phe Tyr Leu Pro Leu Ser Phe Phe Gly Leu Arg 535 540 545 GAT GAA TCA AAG CTT GCG ATC CCG ACT GAT TOG ACG GAA CCT CGG CCT 1916 Asp Glu Ser Lys Leu Ala He Pro Thr Asp Trp Thr Glu Pro Arg Pro 550 555 560 CAA GAT TTC GAC AAA CTC CTC AGT CTA TCT CCT TCG TCC ACA TTA CCA 1964 Gln Asp Phe Asp Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Ser Ser Thr Leu Pro 565 570 575 580 TCT TCA AAC GCC TCA GAA AGC TTC CGG TTC GAA TOG AAG ACG TAC TCG 2012 Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Glu Ser Phe Arg Phe Glu Trp Lys Thr Tyr Ser 585 590 595 CTT OCA TTA GTC GCC TAC GCA GAG GAT CTT GCC AAA CAT TCT TAT AAG 2060 Leu Pro Leu Val Ala Tyr Ala Glu Asp Leu Ala Lys His Ser Tyr Lys 600 605 610 GGA ATT GAC CGA CTT CCT ACC GAG GTT CAA GOG GGA ATG CGA GCG GCT 2108 Gly He Asp Arg Leu Pro Thr Glu Val Gin Ala Gly Met Arg Ala Ala 615 620 625 TCC GCG AGC TAC CTA CTC ATC GGC CGA GAG ATC AAA GTC GTT TOG AAA 2156 Cys Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu He Gly Arg Glu He Lys Val Val Trp Lys 630 635 640 GGA GAC GTC GGA GAG AGA AGG ACA GTT GCC GGA TOG AGG AGA GTA CGG 2204 Gly Asp Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Thr Val Ala Gly Trp Arg Arg Val Arg 645 650 655 660 AAA GTC TTG ACT GIG GTC ATC AGC GGA TCG GAA QGG CAG TAAGACAGCG 2253 Lys Val Leu Ser Val Val Met Ser Gly Trp Glu Gly Gin 665 670 GAAGAATACC GACAGACAAT GATCAGTGAG -___AAAATCA TCCTCAATCT TCITTCTCTA 2313 GGICCTCTTT TTiσrπTCT ATTATCACCA ACΓCTAAAGG AACTΌGCCTT GCAGATATTT 2373 CTCTTCCCCC CA__CTTCCTC CTTTCCATCG TTTCTTCTTT CCATTTTTGT OGGTITACTA 2433 TC ICAATΓCT TTΓTCTTCCT TTΓTCTEATC AATC AGACA ATTCTATAGA TCTTΓAGAAT 2493 TTAIACATTG ACAGGTTATA GACCATAAAG ACTAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAA 2546 (2) __NFORMATICN FOR SEQ ID NO:13: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 673 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 13 : Met Thr Ala Leu Ala Tyr Tyr Gin He His Leu He Tyr Thr Leu Pro 1 5 10 15 He Leu Gly Leu Leu Gly Leu Leu Thr Ser Pro He Leu Thr Lys Phe 20 25 30 Asp He Tyr Lys He Ser He Leu Val Phe He Ala Phe Ser Ala Thr 35 40 45 Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Trp He He Arg Asn Gly Ala Trp Thr Tyr Pro 50 55 60 Ser Ala Glu Ser Gly Gin Gly Val Hie Gly Thr Phe Leu Asp Val Pro 65 70 75 80 Tyr Glu Glu Tyr Ala Phe Phe Val He Gin Thr Val He Thr Gly Leu 85 90 95 Veil Tyr Val Leu Ala Thr Arg His Leu Leu Pro Ser Leu Ala Leu Pro 100 105 no Lys Thr Arg Ser Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu He Pro 115 120 125 Leu Pro He He Tyr Leu Phe Thr Ala His Pro Ser Pro Ser Pro Asp 130 135 140 Pro Leu Val Thr Asp His Tyr Phe Tyr Met Arg Ala Leu Ser Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 He Thr Pro Pro Thr Met Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Gly Glu Tyr Ala 165 170 175 Phe Asp Trp Lys Ser Gly Arg Ala Lys Ser Thr He Ala Ala He Met 180 185 190 He Pro Thr Val Tyr Leu He Trp Val Asp Tyr Val Ala Veil Gly Gin 195 200 205 Asp Ser Trp Ser He Asn Asp Glu Lys He Veil Gly Trp Arg Leu Gly 210 215 220 Gly Veil Leu Pro He Glu Glu Ala Met Phe Phe Leu Leu Thr Asn Leu 225 230 235 240 Met He Val Leu Gly Leu Ser Ala Cys Asp His Thr Gin Ala Leu Tyr 245 250 255 Leu Leu His Gly Arg Thr He Tyr Gly Asn Lys Lys Met Pro Ser Ser 260 265 270 Phe Pro Leu He Thr Pro Pro Val Leu Ser Leu Phe Phe Ser Ser Arg 275 280 285 Pro Tyr Ser Ser Gin Pro Lys Arg Asp Leu Glu Leu Ala Veil Lys Leu 290 295 300 Leu Glu Lys Lys Ser Arg Ser Phe Phe Val Ala Ser Ala Gly Phe Pro 305 310 315 320 Ser Glu Val Arg Glu Arg Leu Val Gly Leu Tyr Ala Phe Cys Arg Val 325 330 335 Thr Asp Asp Leu He Asp Ser Pro Glu Val Ser Ser Asn Pro His Ala 340 345 350 Thr He Asp Met Val Ser Asp Phe Leu Thr Leu Leu Phe Gly Pro Pro 355 360 365 Leu His Pro Ser Gin Pro Asp Lys He Leu Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Pro 370 375 380 Pro Ser His Pro Ser Arg Pro Thr Gly Met Tyr Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Ser Leu Ser Pro Ala Glu Leu Val Gin Phe Leu Thr Glu Arg Val 405 410 415 Pro Veil Gin Tyr His Phe Ala Phe Arg Leu Leu Ala Lys Leu Gin Gly 420 425 430 Leu He Pro Arg Tyr Pro Leu Asp Glu Leu Leu Arg Gly Tyr Thr Thr 435 440 445 Asp Leu He Phe Pro Leu Ser Thr Glu Ala Val Gin Ala Arg Lys Thr 450 455 460 Pro He Glu Thr Thr Ala Asp Leu Leu Asp Tyr Gly Leu Cys Val Ala 465 470 475 480 Gly Sear Val Ala Glu Leu Leu Val Tyr Val Ser Trp Ala Ser Ala Pro 485 490 495 Ser Gin Val Pro Ala Thr He Glu Glu Arg Glu Ala Val Leu Val Ala 500 505 510 Ser Arg Glu Met Gly Thr Ala Leu Gin Leu Val Asn He Ala Arg Asp 515 520 525 He Lys Gly Asp Ala Thr Glu Gly Arg Phe Tyr Leu Pro Leu Ser Phe 530 535 540 Phe Gly Leu Arg Asp Glu Ser Lys Leu Ala He Pro Thr Asp Trp Thr 545 550 555 560 Glu Pro Arg Pro Gin Asp Phe Asp Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Ser 565 570 575 Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Glu Ser Phe Arg Phe Glu Trp 580 585 590 Lys Thr Tyr Ser Leu Pro Leu Val Ala Tyr Ala Glu Asp Leu Ala Lys 595 600 605 His Ser Tyr Lys Gly He Asp Arg Leu Pro Thr Glu Val Gin Ala Gly 610 615 620 Met Arg Ala Ala Cys Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu He Gly Arg Glu He Lys 625 630 635 640 Veil Val Trp Lys Gly Asp Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Thr Val Ala Gly Trp 645 650 655 Arg Arg Val Arg Lys Val Leu Ser Val Val Met Ser Gly Trp Glu Gly 660 665 670 Gin (2) INE^S MATICN FOR SBQ ID NO: 14 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 1882 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ll) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (lli) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) AOTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 82..1212 (D) OTHER INFORMATICN: /product= "PRcrtE" (Xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14: G3CACGAGCC -___TTAAAGT GCACTCAGCC ATAGCTAACA CACAGAACTA CACAIACAIA 60 CACTCATCCG GAACACA AG G ATO GAT TAC GCG AAC ATC CTC ACA GCA ATT 111 Mfet Asp Tyr Ala Asn He Leu Thr Ala He 1 5 10 CCA CTC GAG TTT ACT CCT CAG GAT GAT ATC GTC CTC CTT GAA CCG TAT 159 Pro Leu Glu Phe Thr Pro Gin Asp Asp He Val Leu Leu Glu Pro Tyr 15 20 25 CAC TAC CTA GGA AAG AAC CCT GGA AAA GAA ATT CGA TCA CAA CTC ATC 207 His Tyr Leu Gly Lys Asn Pro Gly Lys Glu He Arg Ser Gin Leu He 30 35 40 GAG GCT TTC AAC TAT TGG TTG GAT GTC AAG AAG GAG GAT CTC GAG GTC 255 Glu Ala Phe Asn Tyr Trp Leu Asp Val Lys Lys Glu Asp Leu Glu Val 45 50 55 ATC CAG AAC GIT GTT GGC ATC CTA CAT ACC GCT AGC TTA TTA ATC GAC 303 He Gin Asn Val Val Gly Met Leu His Thr Ala Ser Lsu Leu Met Asp 60 65 70 GAT GIG GAG GAT TCA TCG GTC CTC AGG CGT QGG TCG CCT GTC GCC CAT 351 Asp Val Glu Asp Ser Ser Vail Leu Arg Arg Gly Ser Pro Val Ala His 75 80 85 90 CTA ATT TAC GGG ATT CCG CAG ACA ATA AAC ACT GCA AAC TAC GTC TAC 399 Leu He Tyr Gly He Pro Gin Thr He Asn Thr Ala Asn Tyr Val Tyr 95 100 105 TIT CTC GCT TAT CAA GAG ATC TTC AAG CTT CGC CCA ACA CCG ATA CCC 447 Phe Leu Ala Tyr Gin Glu He Phe Lys Leu Arg Pro Thr Pro He Pro 110 115 120 ATG CCT GTA ATT CCT CCT TCA TCT GCT TCG CTT CAA TCA TCC GTC TCC 495 Met Pro Val He Pro Pro Ser Ser Ala Ser Leu Gin Ser Ser Val Ser 125 130 135 TCT GCA TCC TCC TCC TCC TCG GCC TCG TCT GAA AAC GGG GGC ACS TCA 543 Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ala Ser Ser Glu Asn Gly Gly Thr Ser 140 145 150 ACT CCT AAT TCG CAG ATT CCG TTC TCG AAA GAT AOG TAT CTT GAT AAA 591 Thr Pro Asn Ser Gin He Pro Phe Ser Lys Asp Thr Tyr Leu Asp Lys 155 160 165 170 GTC ATC ACA GAC GAG ATG CTT TCC CTC CAT AGA GGG CAA GGC CIG GAG 639 Veil He Thr Asp Glu Met Leu Ser Leu His Arg Gly Gin Gly Leu Glu 175 180 185 CTA TTC TGG AGA GAT ACT CTC AOG TCT CCT AGC GAA GAG GAA TAT GIG 687 Leu Phe Trp Arg Asp Ser Leu Thr Cys Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Tyr Val 190 195 200 AAA ATG GTT CTT GGA AAG ACG GGA GGT TTG TTC CCT ATA GCG GTC AGA 735 Lys Met Val Leu Gly Lys Thr Gly Gly Lsu Phe Arg He Ala Val Arg 205 210 215 TTC ATG ATG GCA AAG TCA GAA TCT GAC ATA GAC TTT GTC CAG CTT GTC 783 Leu Met Met Ala Lys Ser Glu Cys Asp He Asp Phe Vail Gin Leu Val 220 225 230 AAC TTG ATC TCA ATA TAC TTC CAG ATC AGG GAT GAC TAT ATC AAC CTT 831 Asn Leu He Ser He Tyr Phe Gin He Arg Asp Asp Tyr Met Asn Leu 235 240 245 250 CAG TCT TCT GAG TAT GCC CAT AAT AAG AAT TTT GCA GAG GAC CTC ACA 879 Gin Ser Ser Glu Tyr Ala His Asn Lys Asn Phe Ala Glu Asp Leu Thr 255 260 265 GAA GGG AAA TTC ACT TTT CCC ACT ATC CAC TCG ATT CAT GCC AAC CCC 927 Glu Gly Lys Phe Ser Phe Pro Thr He His Ser He His Ala Asn Pro 270 275 280 TCA TCG AGA CTC GTC ATC AAT AOG TTG CAG AAG AAA TCG ACC TCT CCT 975 Ser Ser Arg Leu Val He Asn Thr Leu Gin Lys Lys Ser Thr Ser Pro 285 290 295 GAG ATC CTT CAC CAC TCT GTA AAC TAC ATG CGC ACA GAA ACC CAC TCA 1023 Glu He Leu His His Cys Val Asn Tyr Met Arg Thr Glu Thr His Ser 300 305 310 TTC GAA TAT ACT CAG GAA GTC CTC AAC ACC TTG TCA GGT GCA CTC GAG 1071 Phe Glu Tyr Thr Gin Glu Veil Leu Asn Thr Leu Ser Gly Ala Leu Glu 315 320 325 330 AGA GAA CTA GGA AGG CTT CAA GGA GAG TTC GCA GAA GCT AAC TCA AGG 1119 Arg Glu Leu Gly Arg Leu Gin Gly Glu Phe Ala Glu Ala Asn Ser Arg 335 340 345 ATG GAT CTT GGA GAC GTA GAT TCG GAA GGA AGA AOG GGG AAG AAC GTC 1167 Met Asp Leu Gly Asp Veil Asp Ser Glu Gly Arg Thr Gly Lys Asn Val 350 355 360 AAA TTG GAA GOG ATC CTC AAA AAG CIA GCC GAT ATC CCT CTC TGAAAGAACA 1219 Lys Leu Glu Ala He Leu Lys Lys Leu Ala Asp He Pro Leu 365 370 375 TATTCTCTCT CTCGTCTGTC CGTTTCTATC AGGGTΠTAT AACSTTCTCTC TTTATTCCTA 1279 AQGGTTTCTC AGA-CGATTGG ACTTGATCTG CTCTATTGCC Α_TTCATCTT TTTCACTTCG 1339 ACTTTΠTCT ciAcασrocA TCCX_CATTCG CΆTICICTTG TTCATCTΓCT CJTTTAATTTC 1399 TTCGACATAA CATTAATCAT CGTCICLTCT TCTTTTCGAA GAAATCICGT GACTIGTTGA 1459 ACTΓCAACTA TAAΪTAATCA TATTCATATC TCAAAGΓCTT CX-ICITCTCG CAATGTCATT 1519 CCTCCΓΓCCA GITCCCTCTT TGATTTCCTT CTCATTGATC GGΓΠCΓTTT TCTΓTTΓTGC 1579 TCTCCTGTCT CTTCITTATT α_ccιτcσCT cTCTciGT T α_τ crcτ TCACTΠTTT 1639 TTTTCATCTT CTCICGGTCA ACTΓGICATT TAATCΓCTCT AGC-GICTCAT GTCAACAOCT 1699 GCCAAGCATC TCATACGTCT GCPFLOGIGAT GTACAGTCAT TTIGCCATCC CTCTTCGCAG 1759 CGICTCATCT ATCTTGTCTA TCGAC-TTTC CTCTITTTGA ATTTCCTCG3 AGITTTATCT 1819 TGGTATAAGC AATOGAGAAG AGCGCAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAACTCG 1879 AGG 1882 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 376 cimino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15: Met Asp Tyr Ala Asn He Leu Thr Ala He Pro Leu Glu Phe Thr Pro 1 5 10 15 Gin Asp Asp He Val Leu Leu Glu Pro Tyr His Tyr Leu Gly Lys Asn 20 25 30 Pro Gly Lys Glu He Arg Ser Gin Leu He Glu Ala Phe Asn Tyr Trp 35 40 45 Leu Asp Val Lys Lys Glu Asp Leu Glu Val He Gin Asn Val Val Gly 50 55 60 Met Leu His Thr Ala Ser Leu Leu Met Asp Asp Val Glu Asp Ser Ser 65 70 75 80 Veil Leu Arg Arg Gly Ser Pro Veil Ala His Leu He Tyr Gly He Pro 85 90 95 Gin Thr He Asn Thr Ala Asn Tyr Veil Tyr Phe Leu Ala Tyr G n Glu 100 105 110 He Phe Lys Leu Arg Pro Thr Pro He Pro Met Pro Val He Pro Pro 115 120 125 Ser Ser Ala Ser Leu Gin Ser Ser Vail Ser Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Ser 130 135 140 Ser Ala Ser Ser Glu Asn Gly Gly Thr Ser Thr Pro Asn Ser Gin He 145 150 155 160 Pro Phe Ser Lys Asp Thr Tyr Leu Asp Lys Val He Thr Asp Glu Met 165 170 175 Leu Ser Leu His Arg Gly Gin Gly Leu Glu Leu Phe Trp Arg Asp Ser 180 185 190 Leu Thr Cys Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Tyr Val Lys Met Val Leu Gly Lys 195 200 205 Thr Gly Gly Leu Phe Arg He Ala Val Arg Leu Met Met Ala Lys Ser 210 215 220 Glu Cys Asp He Asp Phe Val Gin Leu Val Asn Leu He Ser He Tyr 225 230 235 240 Phe Gin He Arg Asp Asp Tyr Met Asn Leu G n Ser Ser Glu Tyr Ala 245 250 255 His Asn Lys Asn Phe Ala Glu Asp Leu Thr Glu Gly Lys Phe Ser Phe 260 265 270 Pro Thr He His Ser He His Ala Asn Pro Ser Ser Arg Lsu Val He 275 280 285 Asn Thr Leu Gin Lys Lys Ser Thr Ser Pro Glu He Leu His His Cys 290 295 300 Val Asn Tyr Met Arg Thr Glu Thr His Ser Phe Glu Tyr Thr Gin Glu 305 310 315 320 Val Leu Asn Thr Leu Ser Gly Ala Leu Glu Arg Glu Leu Gly Arg Leu 325 330 335 Gin Gly Glu Phe Ala Glu Ala Asn Ser Arg Met Asp Leu Gly Asp Veil 340 345 350 Asp Ser Glu Gly Arg Thr Gly Lys Asn Val Lys Leu Glu Ala He Leu 355 360 365 Lys Lys Leu Ala Asp He Pro Leu 370 375 (2) INFORMATION FOR SBQ ID NO:16: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 2058 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : cDNA (iii) HYPCTHEITCAL: NO (iv) ANTT-SENSE : NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE : (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE : (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 46. .1794 (D) OTHER INP0RMATICN: /product= "PRcrtI" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 16 : CX-TCGC-CGAA TCTAACTΓGA CACΆTAACTC TAGIATCΓAT ACTCG ATC GGA AAA 54 Met Gly Lys 1 GAA CAA GAT CAG GAT AAA CCC ACA GCT ATC ATC GTC GGA TCT GCT ATC 102 Glu Gin Asp Gin Asp Lys Pro Thr Ala He He Val Gly Cys Gly He 5 10 15 GCT GGA ATC GCC ACT GCC GCT OGT CTT GCT AAA GAA GCT TTC CAG GTC 150 Gly Gly He Ala Thr Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Gly Phe Gin Val 20 25 30 35 ACG GIG TTC GAG AAG AAC GAC TAC TCC GGA GGT OGA TCC TCT TTA ATC 198 Thr Vail Phe Glu Lys Asn Asp Tyr Ser Gly Gly Arg Cys Ser Leu He 40 45 50 GAG CGA GAT GGT TAT CGA TTC GAT CAG GGG CCC POT TTC CTC CTC T G 246 Glu Arg Asp Gly Tyr Arg Phe Asp Gin Gly Pro Ser Leu Leu Leu Leu 55 60 65 CCA GAT CTC TTC AAG CAG ACA TTC GAA GAT TTG GGA GAG AAG ATG GAA 294 Pro Asp Leu Phe Lys Gin Thr Phe Glu Asp Leu Gly Glu Lys Met Glu 70 75 80 GAT TOG GTC GAT CTC ATC AAG TCT GAA CCC AAC TAT GTT TCC CAC TTC 342 Asp Trp Vail Asp Leu He Lys Cys Glu Pro Asn Tyr Vail Cys His Phe 85 90 95 CAC GAT GAA GAG ACT TTC ACT TTT TCA ACC GAC ATC GCG TTG CTC AAG 390 His Asp Glu Glu Thr Phe Thr Phe Ser Thr Asp Met Ala Leu Leu Lys 100 105 110 115 CGG GAA GTC GAG CCT TTT GAA GGC AAA GAT GGA TTT GAT CGG TTC TTC 438 Arg Glu Vail Glu Arg Phe Glu Gly Lys Asp Gly Phe Asp Arg Phe Leu 120 125 130 TCG TTT ATC CAA GAA GCC CAC AGA CAT TAC GAG CTT GCT CTC GTT CAC 486 Ser Phe He Gin Glu Ala His Arg His Tyr Glu Leu Ala Val Val His 135 140 145 GTC CTC CAG AAG AAC TTC CCT GGC TTC GCA GCA TTC TTA CGG CTA CAG 534 Val Leu Gin Lys Asn Phe Pro Gly Phe Ala Ala Phe Leu Arg Leu Gin 150 155 160 TTC ATT GGC CAA ATC CTG GCT CTT CAC CCC TTC GAG TCT ATC TOG ACA 582 Phe He Gly Gin He Leu Ala Leu His Pro Phe Glu Ser He Trp Thr 165 170 175 AGA CTT TGT CGA TAT TTC AAG ACC GAC AGA TTA CGA AGA GTC TTC TCG 630 Arg Val Cys Arg Tyr Phe Lys Thr Asp Arg Leu Arg Arg Vail Phe Ser 1B0 185 190 195 TTT GCA GIG ATG TAC ATC GGT CAA AGC CCA TAC ACT GCG CCC GGA ACA 678 Phe Ala Val Met Tyr Met Gly Gin Ser Pro Tyr Ser Ala Pro Gly Thr 200 205 210 TAT TCC TTG CTC CAA TAC ACC GAA TTG ACC GAG GGC ATC TGG TAT CCG 726 Tyr Ser Leu Leu Gin Tyr Thr Glu Leu Thr Glu Gly He Trp Tyr Pro 215 220 225 AGA GGA GGC TTT TGG CAG CTT CCT AAT ACT CTT CTT CAG ATC GTC AAG 774 Arg Gly Gly Phe Trp Gin Val Pro Asn Thr Leu Leu Gin He Val Lys 230 235 240 CGC AAC AAT CCC TCA GCC AAG TTC AAT TTC AAC GCT CCA GTT TCC CAG 822 Arg Asn Asn Pro Ser Ala Lys Phe Asn Phe Asn Ala Pro Vail Ser Gin 245 250 255 GTT CTT CTC TCT CCT GCC AAG GAC CGA GCG ACT GCT GIT OGA CTT GAA 870 Vail Leu Leu Ser Pro Ala Lys Asp Arg Ala Thr Gly Vail Arg Leu Glu 260 265 270 275 TCC GGC GAG GAA CAT CAC GCC GAT GTT GTC ATT GTC AAT GCT GAC CTC 918 Ser Gly Glu Glu His His Ala Asp Val Val He Val Asn Ala Asp Leu 280 285 290 GTT TAC GCC TCC GAG CAC TTC ATT CCT GAC GAT GCC AGA AAC AAG ATT 966 Vail Tyr Ala Ser Glu His Leu He Pro Asp Asp Ala Arg Asn Lys He 295 300 305 GGC CAA CTC GCT GAA GTC AAG AGA ACT TOG TGG GCT GAC TTA GTT GCT 1014 Gly Gin Leu Gly Glu Vail Lys Arg Ser Trp Trp Ala Asp Leu Val Gly 310 315 320 GGA AAG AAG CTC AAG GGA AGT TCC ACT AGT TTG AGC TTC TAC TOG AGC 1062 Gly Lys Lys Leu Lys Gly Ser Cys Ser Ser Leu Ser Phe Tyr Trp Ser 325 330 335 ATC GAC CGA ATC GTC GAC GGT CTG GGC OGA CAC AAT ATC TTC TTG GCC 1110 Met Asp Arg He Val Asp Gly Leu Gly Gly His Asn He Phe Leu Ala 340 345 350 355 GAG GAC TTC AAG GGA TCA TTC GAC ACA ATC TTC GAG GAG TTC GCT CTC 1158 Glu Asp Phe Lys Gly Ser Phe Asp Thr He Hie Glu Glu Leu Gly Leu 360 365 370 CCA GCC GAT CCT TCC TTT TAC GTC AAC GTT CCC TCG CGA ATC GAT CCT 1206 Pro Ala Asp Pro Ser Phe Tyr Val Asn Vail Pro Ser Arg He Asp Pro 375 380 385 TCT GCC GCT CCC GAA GGC AAA GAT GCT ATC GTC ATT CTT GIG CCG TCT 1254 Ser Ala Ala Pro Glu Gly Lys Asp Ala He Val He Leu Vail Pro Cys 390 395 400 GGC CAT ATC GAC GCT TCG AAC CCT CAA GAT TAC AAC AAG CTT CTT GCT 1302 Gly His He Asp Ala Ser Asn Pro Gin Asp Tyr Asn Lys Leu Vail Ala 405 410 415 CGG GCA AGG AAG TTT GIG ATC CAA ACG CTT TCC GCC AAG CTT GGA CTT 1350 Arg Ala Arg Lys Phe Vail He Gin Thr Leu Ser Ala Lys Leu Gly Leu 420 425 430 435 CCC GAC TTT GAA AAA ATC ATT GIG GCA GAG AAG GTT CAC GAT GCT CCC 1398 Pro Asp Phe Glu Lys Met He Vail Ala Glu Lys Val His Asp Ala Pro 440 445 450 TCT TGG GAG AAA GAA TTT AAC CTC AAG GAC GGA AGC ATC TTC GGA CTG 1446 Ser Trp Glu Lys Glu Phe Asn Leu Lys Asp Gly Ser He Leu Gly Leu 455 460 465 GCT CAC AAC TTT ATC CAA CTT CTT GCT TTC AGG CCG AGC ACC AGA CAT 1494 Ala His Asn Phe Met Gin Vail Leu Gly Phe Arg Pro Ser Thr Arg His 470 475 480 CCC AAG TAT GAC AAG TTC TTC TTT GTC GGG GCT TCG ACT CAT CCC GGA 1542 Pro Lys Tyr Asp Lys Leu Phe Phe Val Gly Ala Ser Thr His Pro Gly 485 490 495 ACT QGG CTT CCC ATC GTC TTC GCT GGA GCC AAG TTA ACT GCC AAC CAA 1590 Thr Gly Va l Pro He Vail Leu Ala Gly Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Asn Gin 500 505 510 515 GTT CTC GAA TCC TTT GAC CGA TCC CCA GCT CCA GAT CCC AAT ATC TCA 1638 Vail Leu Glu Ser Phe Asp Arg Ser Pro Ala Pro Asp Pro Asn Met Ser 520 525 530 CTC TCC CTA CCA TAT GGA AAA CCT CTC AAA TCA AAT GGA AOG GGT ATC 1686 Leu Ser Val Pro Tyr Gly Lys Pro Leu Lys Ser Asn Gly Thr Gly He 535 540 545 GAT TCT CAG GTC CAG CTC AAG TTC ATC GAT TTC GAG AGA TOG GTA TAC 1734 Asp Ser Gin Vail Gin Leu Lys Phe Met Asp Leu Glu Arg Trp Val Tyr 550 555 560 CTT TTC GTC TTC TTC ATT GGG GCC GTC ATC GCT CGA TCC CTT QGT GTT 1782 Leu Leu Val Leu Leu He Gly Ala Val He Ala Arg Ser Vail Gly Val 565 570 575 CTT GCT TTC TGAAGCAAGA CAAC-GATOCT TIC1TAGACT TTTTTITAGT 1831 Leu Ala Phe 580 CTCTTCCTCT CπTCTCTCTA TAXACATACT CTCCTCCTCT GITCTCTTCT α_AGGGTTCC 1891 TCTTTACITT GTCTCAGACT CA-IACCCGGT CTCIC CAAC CTCC TTIGA GQGCTAGACA 1951 AlTuTTAGIC TCGAAATCTC CATCACCTCA ACTCTGATCT TCATCATCTT TTTTATTCGT 2011 TCCAATATAC ATCACIGTTA TCGACCGAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA 2058 (2) INFORMAπCN FOR SEQ ID ND:17 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGTH: 582 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTTCN: SEQ ID NO: 17 : Met Gly Lys Glu G n Asp Gin Asp Lys Pro Thr Ala He He Val Gly 1 5 10 15 Cys Gly He Gly Gly He Ala Thr Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Gly 20 25 30 Phe Gin Vail Thr Val Phe Glu Lys Asn Asp Tyr Ser Gly Gly Arg Cys 35 40 45 Ser Leu He Glu Arg Asp Gly Tyr Arg Phe Asp Gin Gly Pro Ser Leu 50 55 60 Leu Leu Leu Pro Asp Leu Phe Lys Gin Thr Phe Glu Asp Leu Gly Glu 65 70 75 80 Lys Met Glu Asp Trp Vail Asp Leu He Lys Cys Glu Pro Asn Tyr Val 85 90 95 Cys His Phe His Asp Glu Glu Thr Phe Thr Phe Ser Thr Asp Mat Ala 100 105 110 Leu Leu Lys Arg Glu Val Glu Arg Phe Glu Gly Lys Asp Gly Phe Asp 115 120 125 Arg Phe Leu Ser Phe He Gin Glu Ala His Arg His Tyr Glu Leu Ala 130 135 140 Val Val His Val Leu Gin Lys Asn Phe Pro Gly Phe Ala Ala Phe Leu 145 150 155 160 Arg Leu Gin Phe He Gly Gin He Leu Ala Leu His Pro Phe Glu Ser 165 170 175 He Trp Thr Arg Vail Cys Arg Tyr Phe Lys Thr Asp Arg Leu Arg Arg 180 185 190 Val Phe Ser Phe Ala Val Met Tyr Met Gly Gin Ser Pro Tyr Ser Ala 195 200 205 Pro Gly Thr Tyr Ser Leu Leu Gin Tyr Thr Glu Leu Thr Glu Gly He 210 215 220 Trp Tyr Pro Arg Gly Gly Phe Trp G n Vail Pro Asn Thr Leu Leu Gin 225 230 235 240 He Val Lys Arg Asn Asn Pro Ser Ala Lys Phe Asn Phe Asn Ala Pro 245 250 255 Vail Ser Gin Vail Leu Leu Ser Pro Ala Lys Asp Arg Ala Thr Gly Vail 260 265 270 Arg Leu Glu Ser Gly Glu Glu His His Ala Asp Val Val He Val Asn 275 280 285 Ala Asp Leu Val Tyr Ala Ser Glu His Leu He Pro Asp Asp Ala Arg 290 295 300 Asn Lys He Gly Gin Leu Gly Glu Vail Lys Arg Ser Trp Trp Ala Asp 305 310 315 320 Leu Vail Gly Gly Lys Lys Leu Lys Gly Ser Cys Ser Ser Leu Ser Phe 325 330 335 Tyr Trp Ser Met Asp Arg He Vail Asp Gly Leu Gly Gly His Asn He 340 345 350 Phe Leu Ala Glu Asp Phe Lys Gly Ser Phe Asp Thr He Phe Glu Glu 355 360 365 Leu Gly Leu Pro Ala Asp Pro Ser Phe Tyr Vail Asn Vail Pro Ser Arg 370 375 380 He Asp Pro Ser Ala Ala Pro Glu Gly Lys Asp Ala He Vail He Leu 5 385 390 395 400 Vail Pro Cys Gly His He Asp Ala Ser Asn Pro Gin Asp Tyr Asn Lys 405 410 415 lo Leu Vail Ala Arg Ala Arg Lys Phe Val He Gin Thr Leu Ser Ala Lys 420 425 430 Leu Gly Leu Pro Asp Phe Glu Lys Met He Veil Ala Glu Lys Val His 435 440 445 15 Asp Ala Pro Ser Trp Glu Lys Glu Phe Asn Leu Lys Asp Gly Ser He 450 455 460 Leu Gly Leu Ala His Asn Phe Met Gin Veil Leu Gly Phe Arg Pro Ser 20 465 470 475 480 Thr Arg His Pro Lys Tyr Asp Lys Leu Phe Phe Veil Gly Ala Ser Thr 485 490 95 25 His Pro Gly Thr Gly Vad Pro He Val Leu Ala Gly Ala Lys Leu Thr 500 505 510 Ala Asn Gin Val Leu Glu Ser Phe Asp Arg Ser Pro Ala Pro Asp Pro 515 520 525 30 Asn Met Ser Leu Ser Val Pro Tyr Gly Lys Pro Leu Lys Ser Asn Gly 530 535 540 Thr Gly He Asp Ser Gin Vail Gin Leu Lys Phe Met Asp Leu Glu Arg 35 545 550 555 560 Trp VOLL Tyr Leu Leu Val Leu Leu He Gly Ala Val He Ala Arg Ser 565 570 575 0 Val Gly Val Leu Ala Phe 580 45 (2) INFORMATICN FOR SEQ ID N0:18: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 2470 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid 50 (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOUOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA 55 (iii) HYPCIHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTT-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: 60 (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 177. .2198 65 (D) OTHER INPORMATTCN: "PRcrtY" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIFTICN: SEQ ID NO: 18 : AACAAGAAGT GGA__ACAGAG AGATCTTTGC TCAAGAGTTC TATTCCAGAA AGGGAAAACA 60 AAGGAAAGAA GCX-CCX_AAGC ACATCACCAA CTTCAGCAAG CCX_3_CCAGC CCGATCTOGG 120 ATAGACATCA TCTTACCCAA CTCGTATCAT CCCCAACAGA TAGAGITTIT GICGCA 176 ATC ACG GCT CTC GCA TAT TAC CAG ATC CAT CTG ATC TAT ACT CTC CCA 224 Met Thr Ala Leu Ala Tyr Tyr Gin He His Leu He Tyr Thr Leu Pro 1 5 10 15 ATT CTT GGT CTT CTC GGC CTC CTC ACT TCC CCG ATT TTG ACA AAA TTT 272 He Leu Gly Leu Leu Gly Leu Leu Thr Ser Pro He Leu Thr Lys Phe 20 25 30 GAC ATC TAC AAA ATA TCG ATC CTC CTA TTT ATT GOG TTT ACT GCA ACC 320 Asp He Tyr Lys He Ser He Leu Val Phe He Ala Phe Ser Ala Thr 35 40 45 ACA CCA TGG GAC TCA TOG ATC ATC AGA AAT GGC GCA TOG ACA TAT CCA 368 Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Trp He He Arg Asn Gly Ala Trp Thr Tyr Pro 50 55 60 TCA GCG GAG ACT GGC CAA GGC GTC TTT GGA ACG TTT CTA GAT GTT CCA 416 Ser Ala Glu Ser Gly Gin Gly Val Phe Gly Thr Phe Leu Asp Val Pro 65 70 75 80 TAT GAA GAG TAC GCT TTC TTT GTC ATT CAA ACC GIA ATC ACC GGC TTG 464 Tyr Glu Glu Tyr Ala Phe Phe Val He Gin Thr Val He Thr Gly Leu 85 90 95 GTC TAC GTC TTG GCA ACT AGG CAC CTT CTC CCA TCT CTC GCG CTT CCC 512 Vail Tyr Vail Leu Ala Thr Arg His Leu Leu Pro Ser Leu Ala Leu Pro 100 105 110 AAG ACT AGA TCG TCC GCC CTT TCT CTC GOG CTC AAG G03 CTC ATC CCT 560 Lys Thr Arg Ser Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu He Pro 115 120 125 CIG CCC ATT ATC TAC CTA TTT ACC GCT CAC CCC AGC CCA TCG CCC GAC 608 Leu Pro He He Tyr Leu Phe Thr Ala His Pro Ser Pro Ser Pro Asp 130 135 140 CCG CTC GIG ACA GAT CAC TAC TTC TAC ATC CGG GCA CTC TCC TTA CTC 656 Pro Leu Val Thr Asp His Tyr Phe Tyr Met Arg Ala Leu Ser Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 ATC ACC CCA CCT ACC ATG CTC TTC GCA GCA TTA TCA GGC GAA TAT GCT 704 He Thr Pro Pro Thr Met Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Gly Glu Tyr Ala 165 170 175 TTC GAT TGG AAA ACT GGC CGA GCA AAG TCA ACT ATT GCA GCA ATC ATG 752 Phe Asp Trp Lys Ser Gly Arg Ala Lys Ser Thr He Ala Ala He Met 180 185 190 ATC COS AOG GTC TAT CTC ATT TOG GTA GAT TAT GTT GCT CTC GGT CAA 800 He Pro Thr Val Tyr Leu He Trp Val Asp Tyr Val Ala Val Gly Gin 195 200 205 GAC TCT TGG TCG ATC AAC GAT GAG AAG ATT GTA GGG TGG AGG CTT GGA 848 Asp Ser Trp Ser He Asn Asp Glu Lys He Vail Gly Trp Arg Leu Gly 210 215 220 GGT CTA CTA CCC AIT GAG GAA GCT ATC TTC TTC TTA CTG AOS AAT CTA 896 Gly Vaύ. Leu Pro He Glu Glu Ala Met Phe Phe Leu Leu Thr Asn Leu 225 230 235 240 ATG ATT CTT CTG GGT CIG TCT GCC TCC GAT CAT ACT CAG GCC CTA TAC 944 Met He Val Leu Gly Leu Ser Ala Cys Asp His Thr Gin Ala Leu Tyr 245 250 255 CTC CTA CAC GCT CGA ACT ATT TAT GGC AAC AAA AAG ATG CCA TCT TCA 992 Leu Leu His Gly Arg Thr He Tyr Gly Asn Lys Lys Met Pro Ser Ser 260 265 270 TTT CCC CTC ATT ACA CCG CCT CTG CTC TCC CTC TTT TTT AGC AGC CGA 1040 Phe Pro Leu He Thr Pro Pro Vail Leu Ser Leu Phe Phe Ser Ser Arg 275 280 285 CCA TAC TCT TCT CAG CCA AAA CCT GAC TTC GAA CTC GCA GTC AAG TTC 1088 Pro Tyr Ser Ser Gin Pro Lys Arg Asp Leu Glu Leu Ala Val Lys Leu 290 295 300 TTG GAG AAA AAG AGC CGG AGC TTT TTT CTT GCC TCG GCT GGA TTT CCT 1136 Leu Glu Lys Lys Ser Arg Ser Phe Phe Vεύ. Ala Ser Ala Gly Phe Pro 305 310 315 320 AGC GAA GTT AGG GAG AGG CTC CTT GGA CTA TAC GCA TTC TCC CGG GTC 1184 Ser Glu Val Arg Glu Arg Leu Val Gly Leu Tyr Ala Phe Cys Arg Vail 325 330 335 ACT GAT GAT CTT ATC GAC TCT CCT GAA GTA TCT TCC AAC CCG CAT GCC 1232 Thr Asp Asp Leu He Asp Ser Pro Glu Vail Ser Ser Asn Pro His Ala 340 345 350 ACA ATT GAC ATG GTC TCC GAT TTT CTT ACC CTA CTA TTT GGG CCC CCG 1280 Thr He Asp Met Vail Ser Asp Phe Leu Thr Leu Leu Phe Gly Pro Pro 355 360 365 CTA CAC CCT TCG CAA CCT GAC AAG ATC CTT TCT TCG CCT TTA CTT CCT 1328 Leu His Pro Ser Gin Pro Asp Lys He Leu Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Pro 370 375 380 CCT TOG CAC CCT TCC CGA CCC ACG GGA ATG TAT CCC CTC CCG CCT CCT 1376 Pro Ser His Pro Ser Arg Pro Thr Gly Met Tyr Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro 385 390 395 400 CCT TCG CTC TCG CCT GCC GAG CTC CTT CAA TTC CTT ACC GAA AGG GTT 1424 Pro Ser Leu Ser Pro Ala Glu Leu Vail Gin Phe Leu Thr Glu Arg Vail 405 410 415 CCC GTT CAA TAC CAT TTC GCC TTC AGG TTG CTC GCT AAG TTG CAA GGG 1472 Pro Val Gin Tyr His Phe Ala Phe Arg Leu Leu Ala Lys Leu Gin Gly 420 425 430 CTC ATC CCT CGA TAC CCA CTC GAC GAA CTC CTT AGA GGA TAC ACC ACT 1520 Leu He Pro Arg Tyr Pro Leu Asp Glu Leu Leu Arg Gly Tyr Thr Thr 435 440 445 GAT CTT ATC TTT CCC TTA TCG ACA GAG GCA GTC CAG GCT CGG AAG AOG 1568 Asp Leu He Phe Pro Leu Ser Thr Glu Ala Val Gin Ala Arg Lys Thr 450 455 460 CCT ATC GAG ACC ACA GCT GAC TTG CTG GAC TAT GCT CTA TCT GTA GCA 1616 Pro He Glu Thr Thr Ala Asp Leu Leu Asp Tyr Gly Leu Cys Vail Ala 465 470 475 480 GGC TCA GTC GCC GAG CTA TTC GTC TAT CTC TCT TOG GCA AGT GCA CCA 1664 Gly Ser Veil Ala Glu Leu Leu Vail Tyr Vail Ser Trp Ala Ser Ala Pro 485 490 495 AGT CAG GTC CCT GCC ACC ATA GAA GAA AGA GAA GCT GTC TTA CTG GCA 1712 Ser Gin Veil Pro Ala Thr He Glu Glu Arg Glu Ala Val Leu Vail Ala 500 505 510 AGC CGA GAG ATG GGA ACT GCC CTT CAG TTC GTC AAC ATT GCT AGG GAC 1760 Ser Arg Glu Met Gly Thr Ala Leu Gin Leu Vail Asn He Ala Arg Asp 515 520 525 ATT AAA GGG GAC GCA ACA GAA GGG AGA TTT TAC CTA CCA CTC TCA TTC 1808 He Lys Gly Asp Ala Thr Glu Gly Arg Phe Tyr Leu Pro Leu Ser Phe 530 535 540 TTT GGT CTT CGG GAT GAA TCA AAG CTT GCG ATC CCG ACT GAT TCG ACG 1856 Phe Gly Leu Arg Asp Glu Ser Lys Leu Ala He Pro Thr Asp Trp Thr 545 550 555 560 GAA CCT CGG CCT CAA GAT TTC GAC AAA CTC CTC AGT CTA TCT CCT TCG 1904 Glu Pro Arg Pro Gin Asp Phe Asp Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Ser 565 570 575 TCC ACA TTA CCA TCT TCA AAC GCC TCA GAA AGC TTC COG TTC GAA TGG 1952 Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Glu Ser Phe Arg Phe Glu Trp 580 585 590 AAG AOG TAC TCG CTT CCA TTA GTC GCC TAC GCA GAG GAT CTT GCC AAA 2000 Lys Thr Tyr Ser Leu Pro Leu Vail Ala Tyr Ala Glu Asp Leu Ala Lys 595 600 605 CAT TCT TAT AAG GGA ATT GAC CGA CTT CCT ACC GAG GTT CAA GCG GGA 2048 His Ser Tyr Lys Gly He Asp Arg Leu Pro Thr Glu Val Gin Ala Gly 610 615 620 ATC OGA GCG GCT TGC GCG AGC TAC CTA CTC ATC GGC CGA GAG ATC AAA 2096 Met Arg Ala Ala Cys Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu He Gly Arg Glu He Lys 625 630 635 640 CTC CTT TCG AAA GGA GAC GTC GGA GAG AGA AGG ACA CTT GCC GGA TGG 2144 Vail Vail Trp Lys Gly Asp Val Gly Glu Arg Arg Thr Vail Ala Gly Trp 645 650 655 AGG AGA CTA OGG AAA GTC TTG AGT CTG GTC ATG AGC GGA TCG GAA GGG 2192 Arg Arg Val Arg Lys Val Leu Ser Val Val Met Ser Gly Trp Glu Gly 660 665 670 CAG TAAGACAGCG GAAGAATACC GACAGACAAT GATCAGTCAG AATAAAATCA 2245 Gin TCCTCAATCT TCITrCTCTA GGTCCTCTTT TT_X_TTTTCT ATTATCACCA ACTCTAAAGG 2305 AACTOGCCTT GCAGATATTT CTCTTCCCCC CATCTTCCTC CTTICCATCG TTTCTTCTTT 2365 CCAΠTΓTCΓ CGGΠTACΓA TCTCAATTCT TTTTCTTGCT ITΠCITATC MTCTAGACA 2425 ATTCTATAGA TGTTTAGAAT TTATACAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAA 2470 (2) INEORMAnCN FOR SEQ ID NO:19: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 673 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPITCN: SEQ ID N0: 19 : Met Thr Ala Leu Ala Tyr Tyr Gin He His Leu He Tyr Thr Leu Pro 1 5 10 15 He Leu Gly Leu Leu Gly Leu Lsu Thr Ser Pro He Leu Thr Lys Phe 20 25 30 Asp He Tyr Lys He Ser He Leu Val Phe He Ala Phe Ser Ala Thr 5 35 40 45 Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Trp He He Arg Asn Gly Ala Trp Thr Tyr Pro 50 55 60 o Ser Ala Glu Ser Gly Gin Gly Vail Phe Gly Thr Phe Leu Asp Vail Pro 65 70 75 80 Tyr Glu Glu Tyr Ala Phe Phe Val He G n Thr Vail He Thr Gly Leu 85 90 95 Val Tyr Vail Leu Ala Thr Arg His Leu Leu Pro Ser Leu Ala Leu Pro 100 105 110 Lys Thr Arg Ser Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu He Pro 115 120 125 Leu Pro He He Tyr Leu Phe Thr Ala His Pro Ser Pro Ser Pro Asp 130 135 140 Pro Leu Veil Thr Asp His Tyr Phe Tyr Met Arg Ala Leu Ser Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 He Thr Pro Pro Thr Met Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Gly Glu Tyr Ala 165 170 175 Phe Asp Trp Lys Ser Gly Arg Ala Lys Ser Thr He Ala Ala He Met 180 185 190 He Pro Thr Vail Tyr Leu He Trp Veil Asp Tyr Vail Ala Vad Gly Gin 195 200 205 Asp Ser Trp Ser He Asn Asp Glu Lys He Vail Gly Trp Arg Leu Gly 210 215 220 Gly Val Leu Pro He Glu Glu Ala Met Phe Phe Leu Leu Thr Asn Leu 225 230 235 240 Met He Val Leu Gly Leu Ser Ala Cys Asp His Thr Gin Ala Leu Tyr 245 250 255 Leu Leu His Gly Arg Thr He Tyr Gly Asn Lys Lys Met Pro Ser Ser 260 265 270 Phe Pro Leu He Thr Pro Pro Vail Leu Ser Leu Phe Phe Ser Ser Arg 275 280 285 Pro Tyr Ser Ser Gin Pro Lys Arg Asp Leu Glu Leu Ala Val Lys Leu 290 295 300 Leu Glu Lys Lys Ser Arg Ser Phe Phe Vail Ala Ser Ala Gly Phe Pro 305 310 315 320 Ser Glu Veil Arg Glu Arg Leu Veil Gly Leu Tyr Ala Phe Cys Arg Veil 325 330 335 Thr Asp Asp Leu He Asp Ser Pro Glu Val Ser Ser Asn Pro His Ala 340 345 350 Thr He Asp Met Val Ser Asp Phe Leu Thr Leu Leu Phe Gly Pro Pro 355 360 365 Leu His Pro Ser Gin Pro Asp Lys He Leu Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Pro 370 375 380 Pro Ser His Pro Ser Arg Pro Thr Gly Met Tyr Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro 385 390 395 400 Pro Ser Leu Ser Pro Ala Glu Leu Vail Gin Phe Leu Thr Glu Arg Vail 405 410 415 Pro Val Gin Tyr His Phe Ala Phe Arg Leu Leu Ala Lys Leu Gin Gly 420 425 430 Leu He Pro Arg Tyr Pro Leu Asp Glu Leu Leu Arg Gly Tyr Thr Thr 435 440 445 Asp Leu He Phe Pro Leu Ser Thr Glu Ala Val Gin Ala Arg Lys Thr 450 455 460 Pro He Glu Thr Thr Ala Asp Leu Leu Asp Tyr Gly Leu Cys Veil Ala 5 465 470 475 480 Gly Ser Val Ala Glu Leu Leu Val Tyr Veil Ser Trp Ala Ser Ala Pro 485 490 495 lo Ser Gin Val Pro Ala Thr He Glu Glu Arg Glu Ala Val Leu Val Ala 500 505 510 Ser Arg Glu Met Gly Thr Ala Leu Gin Leu Val Asn He Ala Arg Asp 515 520 525 15 He Lys Gly Asp Ala Thr Glu Gly Arg Phe Tyr Leu Pro Leu Ser Phe 530 535 540 Phe Gly Leu Arg Asp Glu Ser Lys Leu Ala He Pro Thr Asp Trp Thr 20 545 550 555 560 Glu Pro Arg Pro Gin Asp Phe Asp Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Ser 565 570 575 Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Glu Ser Phe Arg Phe Glu Trp 580 585 590 Lys Thr Tyr Ser Leu Pro Leu Val Ala Tyr Ala Glu Asp Leu Ala Lys 595 600 605 30 His Ser Tyr Lys Gly He Asp Arg Leu Pro Thr Glu Veil Gin Ala Gly 610 615 620 Met Arg Ala Ala Cys Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu He Gly Arg Glu He Lys 35 625 630 635 640 Vail Vail Trp Lys Gly Asp Veil Gly Glu Arg Arg Thr Vail Ala Gly Trp 645 650 655 40 Arg Arg Val Arg Lys Val Leu Ser Val Val Met Ser Gly Trp Glu Gly 660 665 670 Gin (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:20: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 1165 beise peiirs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE : (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 141..896 (D) OTHER INFORMATTCN: /product= "PRidi" 70 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 20 : CTICTCTΓTC CTCGACCTCT TCGGCAGGCC GTTGAAGACT CC3ITTACTCA TACCCCACAT 60 CTCGCATATA TCACTTTCCT CCITCCAGAA CAAGTTCTCA GK-AACCGAA AAGAAAGAAG 120 GCAGAAGAAA TAIATTCTAG ATC TCC ATC CCC AAC ATT GTT CCC CCC GCC 170 Met Ser Met Pro Asn He Val Pro Pro Ala 1 5 10 GAG GTC CGA ACC GAA GGA CTC ACT TTA GAA GAG TAC GAT GAG GAG CAG 218 Glu Val Arg Thr Glu Gly Leu Ser Leu Glu Glu Tyr Asp Glu Glu Gin 15 20 25 CTC AGG CIG ATC GAG GAG CGA TCT ATT CTT GTT AAC CCG GAC GAT GTC 266 Veil Arg Leu Met Glu Glu Arg Cys He Leu Veil Asn Pro Asp Asp Val 30 35 40 GCC TAT GGA GAG GOT TCG AAA AAG ACC TCC CAC TTC ATG TCC AAC ATC 314 Ala Tyr Gly Glu Ala Ser Lys Lys Thr Cys His Leu Met Ser Asn He 45 50 55 0 AAC GCG CCC AAG GAC CTC CTC CAC CGA GCA TTC TCC GIG TTT CTC TTC 362 Asn Ala Pro Lys Asp Leu Leu His Arg Ala Phe Ser Vail Phe Leu Phe 60 65 70 5 CGC CCA TCG GAC GGA GCA CTC CTC CTT CAG CGA AGA GCG GAC GAG AAG 410 Arg Pro Ser Asp Gly Ala Leu Leu Leu Gin Arg Arg Ala Asp Glu Lys 75 80 85 90 ATT AOG TTC CCT GGA ATC TOG ACC AAC ACG TCT TGC ACT CAT CCT TTC 458 o He Thr Phe Pro Gly Met Trp Thr Asn Thr Cys Cys Ser His Pro Leu 95 100 105 AGC ATC AAG GGC GAG CTT GAA GAG GAG AAC CAG ATC GCT CTT CGA CGA 506 Ser He Lys Gly Glu Veil Glu Glu Glu Asn Gin He Gly Vail Arg Arg 5 110 115 120 GCT GCG TCC CGA AAG TTG GAG CAC GAG CTT GGC GTC CCT ACA TCG TCG 554 Ala Ala Ser Arg Lys Leu Glu His Glu Leu Gly Val Pro Thr Ser Ser 125 130 135 0 ACT CCG CCC GAC TCG TTC ACC TAC CTC ACT AGG ATA CAT TAC CTC GCT 602 Thr Pro Pro Asp Ser Phe Thr Tyr Leu Thr Arg He His Tyr Leu Ala 140 145 150 45 CCG ACT GAC GGA CTC TCG GGA GAA CAC GAG A C GAC TAC ATT CTC TTC 650 Pro Ser Asp Gly Leu Trp Gly Glu His Glu He Asp Tyr He Leu Phe 155 160 165 170 TCA ACC ACA CCT ACA GAA CAC ACT GGA AAC CCT AAC GAA GTC TCT GAC 698 so Ser Thr Thr Pro Thr Glu His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Glu Vail Ser Asp 175 180 185 ACT CGA TAT GTC ACC AAG CCC GAG CTC CAG GCG ATG TTT GAG GAC GAG 746 Thr Arg Tyr Vail Thr Lys Pro Glu Leu Gin Ala Met Phe Glu Asp Glu 55 190 195 200 TCT AAC TCA TTT ACC CCT TOG TTC AAA TTG ATT GCC CGA GAC TTC CTC 794 Ser Asn Ser Phe Thr Pro Trp Phe Lys Leu He Ala Arg Asp Phe Leu 205 210 215 60 TTT GGC TCG TGG GAT CAA CTT CTC GCC AGA CGA AAT GAA AAG GGT GAG 842 Phe Gly Trp Trp Asp Gin Leu Leu Ala Arg Arg Asn Glu Lys Gly Glu 220 225 230 65 GTC GAT GCC AAA TCG TTC GAG GAT CTC TCG GAC AAC AAA GTC TOG AAG 890 Val Asp Ala Lys Ser Leu Glu Asp Leu Ser Asp Asn Lys Veil Trp Lys 235 240 245 250 ATC TAGICGACCC TTCTTTCTCT ACACTCATCT CAGITCGCCT GITOGTTCCT 943 o Met TCTTCTTTCT ATATATCTTT TTTCITGCCT GGGTAGACTT GATCTITCTA 1003 C_ATAGCATAC GCATACATAC ATAAACTCTA TTTCTTCTTC TI-ATCICTC TTCTAAGGGA 1063 ATCTTCAAG-. TCAATTTCTT TTTCGGCTAC AACATΓTCAG ATCAATATTG CTITICAGAC 1123 TACAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA ACTCGAGGQG GGGCCCGGTA CC 1165 (2 ) INFORMATTCN FOR SBQ ID N0: 21 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 251 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21: Met Ser Met Pro Asn He Val Pro Pro Ala Glu Val Arg Thr Glu Gly 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Leu Glu Glu Tyr Asp Glu Glu Gin Vail Arg Leu Met Glu Glu 20 25 30 Arg Cys He Leu Vail Asn Pro Asp Asp Val Ala Tyr Gly Glu Ala Ser 35 40 45 Lys Lys Thr Cys His Leu Met Ser Asn He Asn Ala Pro Lys Asp Leu 50 55 60 Leu His Arg Ala Phe Ser Val Phe Leu Phe Arg Pro Ser Asp Gly Ala 65 70 75 80 Leu Leu Leu Gin Arg Arg Ala Asp Glu Lys He Thr Phe Pro Gly Met 85 90 95 Trp Thr Asn Thr Cys Cys Ser His Pro Leu Ser He Lys Gly Glu Veil 100 105 110 Glu Glu Glu Asn Gin He Gly Vail Arg Arg Ala Ala Ser Arg Lys Leu 115 120 125 Glu His Glu Leu Gly Val Pro Thr Ser Ser Thr Pro Pro Asp Ser Phe 130 135 140 Thr Tyr Leu Thr Arg He His Tyr Leu Ala Pro Ser Asp Gly Leu Trp 145 150 155 160 Gly Glu His Glu He Asp Tyr He Leu Phe Ser Thr Thr Pro Thr Glu 165 170 175 His Thr Gly Asn Pro Asn Glu Val Ser Asp Thr Arg Tyr Val Thr Lys 180 185 190 Pro Glu Leu Gin Ala Met Phe Glu Asp Glu Ser Asn Ser Phe Thr Pro 195 200 205 Trp Phe Lys Leu He Ala Arg Asp Phe Leu Phe Gly Trp Trp Asp Gin 210 215 220 Leu Leu Ala Arg Arg Asn Glu Lys Gly Glu Val Asp Ala Lys Ser Leu 225 230 235 240 Glu Asp Leu Ser Asp Asn Lys Vail Trp Lys Met 245 250 (2) INEORMATTCN FOR SEQ ID NO:22 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LEN3TH: 3550 base penrs (B) TYPE : nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (n) MOLECULE TYPE: ENA (genomic) (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (B) STRAIN: CBS 6938 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: excn (B) LOCATICN: 941..966 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: intron (B) LOCATICN: 967..1077 (iχ) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: exαn (B) LOCATICN: 1078..1284 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: intron (B) LOCATION: 1285..1364 (ιχ) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: exαn (B) LOCATICN: 1365..1877 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: intron (B) LOCATICN: 1878..1959 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: exαn (B) LOCATION: 1960..2202 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: lntrcn (B) LOCATION: 2203..2292 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: exαn (B) LOCATION: 2293..3325 (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCAΠCN: _oιn (941. .966 , 1078. .1284 , 1365. .1877, 1960. .2202 , 2293 . .3325J (D) OTHER -_NFORMATICN: /product= "PRGcrtB GB" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22 : C<_AATTCCAG TTITGCCπT GACGAGAAAG GACACTOGCT TOGAAAGAGA AGATGCTACG 60 TTCTTCTCCA CCTTGAATGT GTTGCTTACT AGACATX-TIT GACAOGCTAA TCCAI'I IT 120 TCCACTTTGA CTTTTCAACT ATGCTGCTTC QGOaATCCCC AAAATCATTA GCITCTACTT 180 CAGCTCATIA CCTO_A_CTC ATCTTACTAC C_V__3TGTTGC ATTCTCACCT ACGGCCTCTT 240 TCGACTCGGC CATCGAAAAG GATATTACGA TAAATACATC ACTCAGIATC 300 GCTCGATCTC TGCA33CAAG _VVTO-ffiCCCG TCTGAAGCTC _ _TACGCGIC TTCTCTTTTC 360 T -X-ATAOCCA ACC_GACGCTA TTTTCTGACA GAAQGATGAG ACTATCCAAC AGCICAAACA 420 AACTAACGCT CTTCATTAAT CP-TCCGCTCA ACTIATTGCT CAACTCAC_TT GGACTCGCGC 480 TCAAAGAACA GITCTTAGAC AAAAACATOG TCCCTATAGG AGAATGGGAT GOGAATCTOG 540 ATCAAGIGTT GGTTGGAGAT CACX-TGAGGA CATTATCCGA GGACAATTAA CTACTTAAGA 600 TATATACATC ATTTATCTCG A__CGGCATCC AGCCGGGGAT TCATCGGCTC ATOGCCGGAA 660 ATGTCATCAT GGTCGAAACT OGATCTCTCT TTITriGTTC ATCTTCTCAT CCCTCTTCTC 720 TCTTTCTACT GACATCCATC TCCAACTCTC T7^GATCACTT CGGAAACAAG AAGIGGACAC 780 AGAGAGATCT TTGCTCAAGA G_TCTATTCC AGAAAGGGAA AACAAAQGAA AGAAGGGCCG 840 AAGCACATCA CCAACTTCAG CAAGCCQGTC CAGCCCGATC TCGGATAGAC ATCATCTTAC 900 CCAACTCGTA TCATCCCCAA CAGATAGACT ATG AOG GCT CTC GCA 955 Met Thr Ala Leu Ala 1 5 TAT TAC CAG AT ATACCTCTTC TTCX-TTITGC ACACCACICA 1006 Tyr Tyr Gin He TGTCTCCATA TCCTTCCAAA TCTTTCAATC ACTAACATCT TTACCGTGCT 1066 CTTCΓTCΓΓA G C CAT CTC ATC TAT ACT CTC CCA ATT CTT GOT CΓT CTC 1114 His Leu He Tyr Thr Leu Pro He Leu Gly Leu Leu 10 15 20 GGC CTC CTC ACT TCC COG ATT TTG ACA AAA TTT GAC ATC TAC AAA ATA 1162 Gly Leu Leu Thr Ser Pro He Leu Thr Lys Phe Asp He Tyr Lys He 25 30 35 TCG ATC CTC GTA TTT ATT GOG TTT AGT GCA ACC ACA CCA TCG GAC TCA 1210 Ser He Leu Val Phe He Ala Phe Ser Ala Thr Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser 40 45 50 TCG ATC ATC AGA AAT GGC GCA TCG ACA TAT CCA TCA GCG GAG AGT GGC 1258 Trp He He Arg Asn Gly Ala Trp Thr Tyr Pro Ser Ala Glu Ser Gly 55 60 65 CAA GGC GTC TTT GGA ACG TTT CTA GA GTTAGTCGAC 03ITAATACT 1304 Gin Gly Val Phe Gly Thr Phe Leu Asp 70 75 CTTAGCOGCG CCTCGTTTCC GOGATTACAT TEAACATCTC AATTTATCCC TCATCAACAG 1364 T GTT CCA TAT GAA GAG TAC GCT TTC TTT CTC ATT CAA ACC GTA ATC 1410 Val Pro Tyr Glu Glu Tyr Ala Phe Phe Val He Gin Thr Val He 80 85 90 ACC GGC TTG CTC TAC CTC TTC GCA ACT AGG CAC CTT CTC CCA TCT CTC 1458 Thr Gly Leu Veil Tyr Vail Leu Ala Thr Arg His Leu Leu Pro Ser Leu 95 100 105 GOG CTT CCC AAG ACT AGA TCG TCC GCC CTT TCT CTC GCG CTC AAG GCG 1506 Ala Leu Pro Lys Thr Arg Ser Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Ala Leu Lys Ala 110 115 120 125 CTC ATC CCT CTC CCC ATT ATC TAC CIA TTT ACC GCT CAC CCC AGC CCA 1554 Leu He Pro Leu Pro He He Tyr Leu Phe Thr Ala His Pro Ser Pro 130 135 140 TCG CCC GAC CCG CTC GTC ACA GAT CAC TAC TTC TAC ATC OGG GCA CTC 1602 Ser Pro Asp Pro Leu Val Thr Asp His Tyr Phe Tyr Met Arg Ala Leu 145 150 155 TCC TTA CTC ATC ACC CCA CCT ACC ATG CTC TTG GCA GCA TTA TCA GGC 1650 Ser Leu Leu He Thr Pro Pro Thr Mat Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Gly 160 165 170 GAA TAT GCT TTC GAT TOG AAA ACT GGC CGA GCA AAG TCA ACT ATT GCA 1698 Glu Tyr Ala Phe Asp Trp Lys Ser Gly Arg Ala Lys Ser Thr He Ala 175 180 185 GCA ATC ATC ATC COG AOG CTG TAT CTC ATT TOG CTA GAT TAT CTT GCT 1746 Ala He Met He Pro Thr Vad Tyr Leu He Trp Vad Asp Tyr Val Ala 190 195 200 205 GTC GCT CAA GAC TCT TGG TCG ATC AAC GAT GAG AAG ATT CTA QQG TOG 1794 Ved Gly Gin Asp Ser Trp Ser He Asn Asp Glu Lys He Vad Gly Trp 210 215 220 AGG CTT GGA GGT GTA CIA CCC ATT GAG GAA GCT ATC TTC TTC TTA CTC 1842 Arg Leu Gly Gly Ved Leu Pro He Glu Glu Ala Met Phe Phe Leu Leu 225 230 235 ACG AAT CTA ATC ATT GTT CTC GCT CTC TCT GCC TC GTAAGTTGAT 1887 Thr Asn Leu Met He Val Leu Gly Leu Ser Ala Cys 240 245 CTCATCCTCT CTICCTTTOG TCAAAAAAGC TCTTTCGCTG ATTGCTCOGA ACTCACCCAT 1947 CX3GAATCTGT AG C GAT CAT ACT CAG GCC CTA TAC CTC CIA CAC GCT CGA 1996 Asp His Thr Gin Ala Leu Tyr Leu Leu His Gly Arg 250 255 260 ACT ATT TAT GGC AAC AAA AAG ATC CCA TCT TCA TTT CCC CTC ATT ACA 2044 Thr He Tyr Gly Asn Lys Lys Met Pro Ser Ser Phe Pro Leu He Thr 265 270 275 COG CCT CTG CTC TCC CTC TTT TTT AGC AGC CGA CCA TAC TCT TCT CAG 2092 Pro Pro Vad Leu Ser Leu Phe Phe Ser Ser Arg Pro Tyr Ser Ser Gin 280 285 290 CCA AAA CCT GAC TTG GAA CTC GCA GTC AAG TTG TTG GAG AAA AAG AGC 2140 Pro Lys Arg Asp Leu Glu Leu Ala Val Lys Leu Leu Glu Lys Lys Ser 295 300 305 CGG AGC TTT TTT GTT GCC TCG GCT GGA TTT CCT AGC GAA GTT AGG GAG 2188 Arg Ser Phe Phe Ved Ala Ser Ala Gly Phe Pro Ser Glu Ved Arg Glu 310 315 320 325 AOG CTC GTT GGA CT GTCAGCACGC ATTCTTTAQG TTTGTTCGGT CITTCACCTT 2242 Arg Leu Val Gly Leu 330 CATCTCCATT C-GCTGATCAG TTTTCTTOCT GATCCGQGAC CTGCATACAG A TAC GCA 2299 Tyr Ala TTC TGC COG GIG ACT GAT GAT CTT ATC GAC TCT CCT GAA CTA TCT TCC 2347 Phe Cys Arg Vad Thr Asp Asp Leu He Asp Ser Pro Glu Vad Ser Ser 335 340 345 AAC CCG CAT GCC ACA ATT GAC ATG GTC TCC GAT TTT CTT ACC CIA CTA 2395 Asn Pro His Ala Thr He Asp Met Vad Ser Asp Phe Leu Thr Leu Leu 350 355 360 TTT GGG CCC CCG CTA CAC CCT TCG CAA CCT GAC AAG ATC CTT TCT TCG 2443 Phe Gly Pro Pro Leu His Pro Ser Gin Pro Asp Lys He Leu Ser Ser 365 370 375 380 CCT TTA CTT CCT CCT TCG CAC CCT TCC CGA CCC ACG GGA ATG TAT CCC 2491 Pro Leu Leu Pro Pro Ser His Pro Ser Arg Pro Thr Gly Met Tyr Pro 385 390 395 CTC CCG CCT CCT CCT TCG CTC TCG CCT GCC GAG CTC CTT CAA TTC CTT 2539 Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Ser Leu Ser Pro Ala Glu Leu Val Gin Phe Leu 400 405 410 ACC GAA AGG CTT CCC CTT CAA TAC CAT TTC GCC TTC AGG TTG CTC GCT 2587 Thr Glu Arg Ved Pro Ved Gin Tyr His Phe Ala Phe Arg Leu Leu Ala 415 420 425 AAG TTG CAA GGG CTC ATC CCT CGA TAC CCA CTC GAC GAA CTC CTT AGA 2635 Lys Leu Gin Gly Leu He Pro Arg Tyr Pro Leu Asp Glu Leu Leu Arg 430 435 440 GGA TAC ACC ACT GAT CTT ATC TTT CCC TTA TCG ACA GAG GCA GTC CAG 2683 Gly Tyr Thr Thr Asp Leu He Phe Pro Leu Ser Thr Glu Ala Val Gin 445 450 455 460 GCT CGG AAG ACG CCT ATC GAG ACC ACA GCT GAC TTG CTC GAC TAT GCT 2731 Ala Arg Lys Thr Pro He Glu Thr Thr Ala Asp Leu Leu Asp Tyr Gly 465 470 475 CTA TCT GTA GCA GGC TCA GTC GCC GAG CTA TTC GTC TAT CTC TCT TOG 2779 Leu Cys Ved Ala Gly Ser Val Ala Glu Leu Leu Ved Tyr Ved Ser Trp 480 485 490 GCA AGT GCA CCA AGT CAG GTC CCT GCC ACC ATA GAA GAA AGA GAA GCT 2827 Ala Ser Ala Pro Ser Gin Ved Pro Ala Thr He Glu Glu Arg Glu Ala 495 500 505 GTC TTA GTC GCA AGC CGA GAG ATC GGA ACT GCC CTT CAG TTC GTC AAC 2875 Ved Leu Ved Ala Ser Arg Glu Met Gly Thr Ala Leu Gin Leu Ved Asn 510 515 520 ATT GCT AGG GAC ATT AAA QGG GAC GCA ACA GAA QGG AGA TTT TAC CTA 2923 He Ala Arg Asp He Lys Gly Asp Ala Thr Glu Gly Arg Phe Tyr Leu 525 530 535 540 CCA CTC TCA TTC TTT GCT CTT 03G GAT GAA TCA AAG CTT GCG ATC COG 2971 Pro Leu Ser Phe Phe Gly Leu Arg Asp Glu Ser Lys Leu Ala He Pro 545 550 555 ACT GAT TOG AOG GAA CCT CGG CCT CAA GAT TTC GAC AAA CTC CTC ACT 3019 Thr Asp Trp Thr Glu Pro Arg Pro Gin Asp Phe Asp Lys Leu Leu Ser 560 565 570 CTA TCT CCT TCG TCC ACA TTA CCA TCT TCA AAC GCC TCA GAA AGC TTC 3067 Leu Ser Pro Ser Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Glu Ser Phe 575 580 585 OGG TTC GAA TOG AAG AOG TAC TCG CTT CCA TTA GTC GCC TAC GCA GAG 3115 Arg Phe Glu Trp Lys Thr Tyr Ser Leu Pro Leu Ved Ala Tyr Ala Glu 590 595 600 GAT CTT GCC AAA CAT TCT TAT AAG GGA ATT GAC CGA CTT CCT ACC GAG 3163 Asp Leu Ala Lys His Ser Tyr Lys Gly He Asp Arg Leu Pro Thr Glu 605 610 615 620 CTT CAA GCG GGA ATG CGA GCG GCT TCC GCG AGC TAC CTA CTC ATC GGC 3211 Val Gin Ala Gly Met Arg Ala Ala Cys Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu He Gly 625 630 635 OGA GAG ATC AAA CTC CTT TOG AAA GGA GAC CTC GGA GAG AGA AGG ACA 3259 Arg Glu He Lys Ved Ved Trp Lys Gly Asp Ved Gly Glu Arg Arg Thr 640 645 650 CTT GCC GGA TCG AGG AGA CTA OGG AAA CTC TTC ACT GIG GTC ATC AGC 3307 Val Ala Gly Trp Arg Arg Ved Arg Lys Ved Leu Ser Vad Vad Met Ser 655 660 665 GGA TOG GAA GGG CAG TAAGACAGOG GAAGAATACC GACAGACAAT GATCACTGAG 3362 Gly Trp Glu Gly Gin 670 AATAAAATCA TCCTCAATCT TCITTCTCTA QGTCCTCTTT TTTGTTTTCT ATTATCACCA 3422 ACTCIAAAGG AACTGGCCTT GC-_3ATAT_T CTCTTCCCCC CATCITCCTC CTTICCATCG 3482 T _TGTTCTTT CCKITITIGI' CX-_T_TACTA TCTCAATTCT TTITCTTCCT TTTTCTTATC 3542 AATCTAGA 3550 (2) INFORMATICN FOR SBQ ID NO:23 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGTH: 673 amino acids (B) TYPE: eimino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : protein (Xl) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23 : Met Thr Ala Leu Ala Tyr Tyr Gin He His Leu He Tyr Thr Leu Pro 1 5 10 15 He Leu Gly Leu Leu Gly Leu Leu Thr Ser Pro He Leu Thr Lys Phe 20 25 30 Asp He Tyr Lys He Ser He Leu Vad Phe He Ala Phe Ser Ala Thr 35 40 45 Thr Pro Trp Asp Ser Trp He He Arg Asn Gly Ala Trp Thr Tyr Pro 50 55 60 Ser Ala Glu Ser Gly Gin Gly Ved Phe Gly Thr Phe Leu Asp Vad Pro 65 70 75 80 Tyr Glu Glu Tyr Ala Phe Phe Val He Gin Thr Ved He Thr Gly Leu 85 90 95 Ved Tyr Vad Leu Ala Thr Arg His Lsu Leu Pro Ser Leu Ala Leu Pro 100 105 110 Lys Thr Arg Sea. Ser Ala Leu Ser Leu Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu He Pro 115 120 125 Leu Pro He He Tyr Leu Phe Thr Ala His Pro Ser Pro Ser Pro Asp 130 135 140 Pro Leu Ved Thr Asp His Tyr Phe Tyr Met Arg Ala Leu Ser Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 He Thr Pro Pro Thr Met Leu Leu Ala Ala Leu Ser Gly Glu Tyr Ala 165 170 175 Phe Asp Trp Lys Ser Gly Arg Ala Lys Ser Thr He Ala Ala He Met 180 185 190 He Pro Thr Val Tyr Leu He Trp Ved Asp Tyr Vad Ala Val Gly Gin 195 200 205 Asp Ser Trp Ser He Asn Asp Glu Lys He Vad Gly Trp Arg Leu Gly 210 215 220 Gly Vad Leu Pro He Glu Glu Ala Met Phe Phe Leu Leu Thr Asn Leu 225 230 235 240 Met He Val Leu Gly Leu Ser Ala Cys Asp His Thr Gin Ala Leu Tyr 245 250 255 Leu Leu His Gly Arg Thr He Tyr Gly Asn Lys Lys Met Pro Ser Ser 260 265 270 Phe Pro Leu He Thr Pro Pro Ved Leu Ser Leu Phe Phe Ser Ser Arg 275 280 285 Pro Tyr Ser Ser Gin Pro Lys Arg Asp Leu Glu Leu Ala Val Lys Leu 290 295 300 s Leu Glu Lys Lys Ser Arg Ser Phe Phe Ved Ala Ser Ala Gly Phe Pro 305 310 315 320 Ser Glu Val Arg Glu Arg Leu Val Gly Tyr Ala Phe Cys Arg Ved Thr 325 330 335 0 Asp Asp Leu He Asp Ser Pro Glu Ved Ser Ser Asn Pro His Ala Thr 340 345 350 He Asp Met Val Ser Asp Phe Leu Thr Leu Leu Phe Gly Pro Pro Leu 5 355 360 365 His Pro Ser Gin Pro Asp Lys He Leu Ser Ser Pro Leu Leu Pro Pro 370 375 380 o Ser His Pro Ser Arg Pro Thr Gly Met Tyr Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro 385 390 395 400 Ser Leu Ser Pro Ala Glu Leu Val Gin Phe Leu Thr Glu Arg Ved Pro 405 410 415 5 Val Gin Tyr His Phe Ala Phe Arg Leu Leu Ala Lys Leu Gin Gly Leu 420 425 430 He Pro Arg Tyr Pro Leu Asp Glu Leu Leu Arg Gly Tyr Thr Thr Asp 0 435 440 445 Leu He Phe Pro Leu Ser Thr Glu Ala Val Gin Ala Arg Lys Thr Pro 450 455 460 5 He Glu Thr Thr Ala Asp Leu Leu Asp Tyr Gly Leu Cys Val Ala Gly 465 470 475 480 Ser Vad Ala Glu Leu Leu Val Tyr Ved Ser Trp Ala Ser Ala Pro Ser 485 490 495 50 Gin Val Pro Ala Thr He Glu Glu Arg Glu Ala Val Leu Ved Ala Ser 500 505 510 Arg Glu Met Gly Thr Ala Leu Gin Leu Vad Asn He Ala Arg Asp He 55 515 520 525 Lys Gly Asp Ala Thr Glu Gly Arg Phe Tyr Leu Pro Leu Ser Phe Phe 530 535 540 6 Gly Leu Arg Asp Glu Ser Lys Leu Ala He Pro Thr Asp Trp Thr Glu 545 550 555 560 Pro Arg Pro Gin Asp Phe Asp Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Ser Pro Ser Ser 565 570 575 65 Thr Leu Pro Ser Ser Asn Ala Ser Glu Ser Phe Arg Phe Glu Trp Lys 580 585 590 Thr Tyr Ser Leu Pro Leu Ved Ala Tyr Ala Glu Asp Leu Ala Lys His TO 595 600 605 Ser Tyr Lys Gly He Asp Arg Leu Pro Thr Glu Ved Gin Ala Gly Met 610 615 620 Arg Ala Ala Cys Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu He Gly Arg Glu He Lys Ved 625 630 635 640 Ved Trp Lys Gly Asp Vad Gly Glu Arg Arg Thr Ved Ala Gly Trp Arg 645 650 655 Arg Val Arg Lys Val Leu Ser Val Val Met Ser Gly Trp Glu Gly Gin 660 665 670 (2) INFORMATTCN FOR SEQ ID NO:24: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 570 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: O (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 24..500 (D) OTHER l-NFCfiMATTCN: /prodUCt= "PRcENAlO" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIETICN: SEQ ID N0:24: AACACTTOCT TAG-TTCGAC GAC ATC CAG ATC TTC CTA AAG ACC CTC AOG 50 Met Gin He Phe Val Lys Thr Leu Thr 1 5 GGT AAG ACC ATC ACC CTT GAG GTC GAG TCT TCT GAC ACC ATC GAC AAC 98 Gly Lys Thr He Thr Leu Glu Ved Glu Ser Ser Asp Thr He Asp Asn 10 15 20 25 GTC AAG GCC AAG ATC CAG GAC AAG GAA GGA ATT CCC CCT GAT CAG CAG 146 Val Lys Ala Lys He Gin Asp Lys Glu Gly He Pro Pro Asp Gin Gin 30 35 40 CGA CTT ATC TTC GCC GCT AAG CAG CTC GAG GAT GGC CGA ACC CTT TCG 194 Arg Leu He Phe Ala Gly Lys Gin Leu Glu Asp Gly Arg Thr Leu Ser 45 50 55 GAT TAC AAC ATC CAG AAA GAG TCC ACC CTC CAC CTC GTC CTT AGG TIG 242 Asp Tyr Asn He Gin Lys Glu Ser Thr Leu His Leu Val Leu Arg Leu 60 65 70 CGA GGA GGA GCC AAG AAG OGA AAG AAG AAG CAG TAC ACT ACC CCC AAG 290 Arg Gly Gly Ala Lys Lys Arg Lys Lys Lys Gin Tyr Thr Thr Pro Lys 75 80 85 AAG ATC AAG CAC AAG OGA AAG AAG GTC AAG AT GCT ATT CTT AAG TAC 338 Lys He Lys His Lys Arg Lys Lys Vad Lys Met Ala He Leu Lys Tyr 90 95 100 105 TAC AAG CTC GAC TCT GAT GGA AAG ATC AAG CGA CTT CCT CGA GAG TCC 386 Tyr Lys Ved Asp Ser Asp Gly Lys He Lys Arg Leu Arg Arg Glu Cys 110 115 120 CCC CAG CCC CAG TGC GGA GCT GGT ATC TTC ATC GCT TTC CAC TCC AAC 434 Pro Gin Pro Gin Cys Gly Ala Gly He Phe Met Ala Phe His Ser Asn 125 130 135 CGA CAG ACT TGC GGA AAG TCT GCT CTT ACC TAC ACC TTC GCC GAG GGA 482 Arg Gin Thr Cys Gly Lys Cys Gly Leu Thr Tyr Thr Phe Ala Glu Gly 140 145 150 ACC CAG CCC TCT GCT TAGATCATCA ATCGTTTCTT CCCCAGCGAT CTTTCAGTCT 537 Thr Gin Pro Ser Ala 155 TTGTTACATT CTCAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAA 570 (2) INFORMATTCN FOR SEQ ID NO:25 : (i) SEQUENCE C-HT- ACTER STICS : (A) LENGTH: 158 e mino acids (B) TYPE: eimino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25 : Mat Gin He Phe Ved Lys Thr Leu Thr Gly Lys Thr He Thr Leu Glu 1 5 10 15 Ved Glu Ser Ser Asp Thr He Asp Asn Ved Lys Ala Lys He Gin Asp 20 25 30 Lys Glu Gly He Pro Pro Asp Gin Gin Arg Leu He Phe Ala Gly Lys 35 40 45 Gin Leu Glu Asp Gly Arg Thr Leu Ser Asp Tyr Asn He Gin Lys Glu 50 55 60 Ser Thr Leu His Leu Val Leu Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Ala Lys Lys Arg 65 70 75 80 Lys Lys Lys Gin Tyr Thr Thr Pro Lys Lys He Lys His Lys Arg Lys 85 90 95 Lys Val Lys Met Ala He Leu Lys Tyr Tyr Lys Ved Asp Ser Asp Gly 100 105 110 Lys He Lys Arg Leu Arg Arg Glu Cys Pro Gin Pro Gin Cys Gly Ala 115 120 125 Gly He Phe Met Ala Phe His Ser Asn Arg Gin Thr Cys Gly Lys Cys 130 135 140 Gly Leu Thr Tyr Thr Phe Ala Glu Gly Thr Gin Pro Ser Ala 145 150 155 (2) 3.NECRMA--TC-N FOR SEQ ID NO-.26: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 303 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 57..278 (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /product= "PRcENAll" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26: TTTACACACA AACCTTACCT ACCTTTTCAA CAACAAATCA CACCTAAGCT TACATC 56 ATG GAG TCC ATC AAG ACC TCG ATT TCC AAC GCC GCC AAC TAC GCT TCT 104 Met Glu Ser He Lys Thr Ser He Ser Asn Ala Ala Asn Tyr Ala Ser 1 5 10 15 GAG ACT GTC AAC CAG GCC ACT AGC GCC ACC TCC AAG GAG GCC AAC AAG 152 Glu Thr Vad Asn Gin Ala Thr Ser Ala Thr Ser Lys Glu Ala Asn Lys 20 25 30 GAG GTT GCC AAG GAC TCC AAT GCC GGA CTT GGA ACC CGA ATC AAC GCC 200 Glu Val Ala Lys Asp Ser Asn Ala Gly Val Gly Thr Arg He Asn Ala 35 40 45 GGA ATT GAT GCT CTT GGA GAC AAG GCC GAC GAG ACT TCG TCT GAT GCC 248 Gly He Asp Ala Leu Gly Asp Lys Ala Asp Glu Thr Ser Ser Asp Ala 50 55 60 AAG TCC AAG GCC TAC AAG CAG AAC ATC TAAGITATΓT AGATAGTCCT 295 Lys Ser Lys Ala Tyr Lys Gin Asn He 65 70 CCATATTT 303 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27: (i) SEQUENCE C_HARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 73 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTICN: SEQ ID NO:27: Met Glu Ser He Lys Thr Ser He Ser Asn Ala Ala Asn Tyr Ala Ser 1 5 10 15 Glu Thr Val Asn Gin Ala Thr Ser Ala Thr Ser Lys Glu Ala Asn Lys 20 25 30 Glu Val Ala Lys Asp Ser Asn Ala Gly Val Gly Thr Arg He Asn Ala 35 40 45 Gly He Asp Ala Leu Gly Asp Lys Ala Asp Glu Thr Ser Ser Asp Ala 50 55 60 Lys Ser Lys Ala Tyr Lys Gin Asn He 65 70 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 307 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE : NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Pheiffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE : (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 3..227 (D) OTHER ]_NFORMATICN: /product= "PRcENAlθ " (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 28 : AC CCT TCC ATC GAG TCT GAG GCC CGA CAA CAC AAG CTC AAG AGG CTT 47 Pro Ser He Glu Ser Glu Ala Arg Gin His Lys Leu Lys Arg Leu 1 5 10 15 GIG CAG AGC CCC AAC TCT TTC TTC ATC GAC GTC AAG TCC CCT GCT TGC 95 Val G n Ser Pro Asn Ser Phe Phe Met Asp Ved Lys Cys Pro Gly Cys 20 25 30 TTC CAG ATC ACC ACC GIG TTC TCG CAC GCT TCC ACT GCC CTT CAG TCT 143 Phe Gin He Thr Thr Val Phe Ser His Ala Sea: Thr Ala Val Gin Cys 35 40 45 GGA TCG TGC CAG ACC ATC CTC TGC CAG CCC CGG GGA GGA AAG GCT CGA 191 Gly Ser Cys Gin Thr He Leu Cys Gin Pro Arg Gly Gly Lys Ala Arg 50 55 60 CTT ACC GAG GGA TCC TCT TTC CGA CGA AAG AAC TAACTTTCTC TTATCGGATG 244 Leu Thr Glu Gly Cys Ser Phe Arg Arg Lys Asn 65 70 75 ATGCATTCAA ATAAAAGTCA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAC TCGAGGGOGG GCH-3GTACC 304 CAA 307 (2) INFORMATION FDR SEQ ID NO:29: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 74 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29: Pro Ser He Glu Ser Glu Ala Arg Gin His Lys Leu Lys Arg Leu Val 1 5 10 15 Gin Ser Pro Asn Ser Phe Phe Met Asp Val Lys Cys Pro Gly Cys Phe 20 25 30 Gin He Thr Thr Vad Phe Ser His Ala Ser Thr Ala Val Gin Cys Gly 35 40 45 Ser Cys Gin Thr He Leu Cys Gin Pro Arg Gly Gly Lys Ala Arg Leu 50 55 60 Thr Glu Gly Cys Ser Phe Arg Arg Lys Asn 65 70 (2 ) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 30 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGIH: 502 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 30..359 (D) OTHER IEORMATICN: /product= "PRCENA35" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 30 : GTCAGCTCCG GCTTAAATCG ATTCCTACA ATC TCT GAA CTC GCC GCC TCC TAC 53 Met Ser Glu Leu Ala Ala Ser Tyr 1 5 GCC GCT CTT ATC CTC GCC GAC GAG GGT ATT GAG ATC ACC TCT GAG AAG 101 Ala Ala Leu He Leu Ala Asp Glu Gly He Glu He Thr Ser Glu Lys 10 15 20 CTC CTC ACT CTC ACC ACC GCC GCC AAG GIT GAG CTT GAG CCC ATC TCG 149 Leu Ved Thr Leu Thr Thr Ala Ala Lys Val Glu Leu Glu Pro He Trp 25 30 35 40 GCC ACT CTC CTT GCC AAG GCC CTC GAG GGA AAG AAC CTC AAG GAG TTC 197 Ala Thr Leu I_eu Ala Lys Ala Leu Glu Gly Lys Asn Ved Lys Glu Leu 45 50 55 CTT TCC AAC CTC GGA TCC GGA GCC GGA GGA GCT GOC CCC GCC GCC GCC 245 Leu Ser Asn Val Gly Ser Gly Ala Gly Gly Ala Ala Pro Ala Ala Ala 60 65 70 GTC GCC GGT GGA GOT TCC GCT GAC GCC TCT GCC CCC GCT GAG GAG AAG 293 Val Ala Gly Gly Ala Sear Ala Asp Ala Ser Ala Pro Ala Glu Glu Lys 75 80 85 AAG GAG GAG AAG GCT GAG GAC AAG GAG GAG TCT GAC GAC GAC ATG GCT 341 Lys Glu Glu Lys Ala Glu Asp Lys Glu Glu Ser Asp Asp Asp Met Gly 90 95 100 TTC GGA CTT TTC GAT TAAACTCCCT CGCCTAAAAA CCC1T1TC1T C- _ _-X_CCCTC 396 Phe Gly Leu Phe Asp 105 110 TCGTGGCATC GTTCACTCGA CCGCTGOGIT -CTTGTCCTT TCCTCACGAA TTTTGICCTT 456 GΓCTOGΓTTC CCAATNGGAT NICCΓTGAAA TGANGΓTTCC CAATTG 502 (2 ) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 31 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 109 amino acids (B) TYPE: eimino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 31 : Met Ser Glu Leu Ala Ala Ser Tyr Ala Ala Leu He Leu Ala Asp Glu 1 5 10 15 Gly He Glu He Thr Ser Glu Lys Leu Ved Thr Leu Thr Thr Ala Ala 20 25 30 Lys Val Glu Leu Glu Pro He Trp Ala Thr Leu Leu Ala Lys Ala Leu 35 40 45 Glu Gly Lys Asn Ved Lys Glu Leu Leu Ser Asn Ved Gly Ser Gly Ala 50 55 60 Gly Gly Ala Ala Pro Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Gly Gly Ala Ser Ala Asp 65 70 75 80 Ala Ser Ala Pro Ala Glu Glu Lys Lys Glu Glu Lys Ala Glu Asp Lys 85 90 95 Glu Glu Ser Asp Asp Asp Met Gly Phe Gly Leu Phe Asp 100 105 (2) INFORMATTCN FOR SEQ ID NO: 32 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENCTH: 381 base peiirs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETTCAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE : O (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCAΠCN: 7..282 (D) OTHER IISJFORMATTCN: /product= "PRcENA3B" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0: 32 : CTCAAG ATG ACC AAA QCT ACC TCC TCT TTC GGT AAG CGA CAC ACC AAG 48 Met Thr Lys Gly Thr Ser Ser Phe Gly Lys Arg His Thr Lys 1 5 10 ACC CAC ACC ATC TCC CGA CGA TCT GCT AAC AGG GCT TTC CAC AGG CAG 96 Thr His Thr He Cys Arg Arg Cys Gly Asn Arg Ala Phe His Arg Gin 15 20 25 30 AAG AAG ACC TCT GCC CAG TCT GGA TAC CCT GCC GCC AAG ATC CGA AGC 144 Lys Lys Thr Cys Ala Gin Cys Gly Tyr Pro Ala Ala Lys Met Arg Ser 35 40 45 TTC AAC TGG GGA GAG AAG GCC AAG AGG AGA AAG ACC ACC GGT ACC GCT 192 Phe Asn Trp Gly Glu Lys Ala Lys Arg Arg Lys Thr Thr Gly Thr Gly 50 55 60 CGA ATG CAG CAC CTC AAG GAC CTC TCT OGA CGA TTC AAG AAC GGC TTC 240 Arg Met Gin His Leu Lys Asp Val Ser Arg Arg Phe Lys Asn Gly Phe 65 70 75 OGA GAG GGA ACT TCC GCC ACC AAG AAG GTC AAG GCC GAG TAATCGGTTT 289 Arg Glu Gly Thr Ser Ala Thr Lys Lys Vad Lys Ala Glu 80 85 90 ATCCATCACC TCGTCATCAG GGCGGGTAAT AATCTTTTCT TAGAGACTAT CCA__CTTCTC 349 CTGCCGCATC AAACAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AA 381 (2) __NFCJRMATICN FOR SEQ ID NO: 33 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGTH: 91 aimino acids (B) TYPE: aimino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein ( i) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:33: Met Thr Lys Gly Thr Ser Ser Phe Gly Lys Arg His Thr Lys Thr His 1 5 10 15 Thr He Cys Arg Arg Cys Gly Asn Arg Ala Phe His Arg Gin Lys Lys 20 25 30 Thr Cys Ala Gin Cys Gly Tyr Pro Ala Ala Lys Met Arg Ser Phe Asn 35 40 45 Trp Gly Glu Lys Ala Lys Arg Arg Lys Thr Thr Gly Thr Gly Arg Met 50 55 60 Gin His Leu Lys Asp Vad Ser Arg Arg Phe Lys Asn Gly Phe Arg Glu 65 70 75 80 Gly Thr Ser Ala Thr Lys Lys Ved Lys Ala Glu 85 90 (2) ..NPORMATICN FOR SEQ ID NO:34: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 473 base paiirs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: ND (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 19..321 (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /product= "PRCENA46" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34: CICAAGAAGA AACTCGCC ATG CCT ACC CGA TTC TCC AAC ACC CGA AAG CAC 51 Met Pro Thr Arg Phe Ser Asn Thr Arg Lys His 1 5 10 AGA GGA CAC GTC TCT GCC GCT CAC GCT CCT CTG GGA AAG CAC AGA AAG 99 Arg Gly His Val Ser Ala Gly His Gly Arg Vad Gly Lys His Arg Lys 15 20 25 CAC CCA GGA GGA CGA GGT CTT GCT GGA GGA CAG CAC CAC CAC CGA ACC 147 His Pro Gly Gly Arg Gly Leu Ala Gly Gly Gin His His His Arg Thr 30 35 40 AAC TTC GAT AAG TAC CAC CCT GGA TAC TTC OGA AAG GTC GGA ATC AGG 195 Asn Phe Asp Lys Tyr His Pro Gly Tyr Phe Gly Lys Val Gly Met Arg 45 50 55 CAC TTC CAC CTT ACC OGA NAC TCT TCC TCG TCC CCT ACC CTC AAC ATT 243 His Phe His Leu Thr Arg Xaa Ser Ser Trp Cys Pro Thr Ved Asn He 60 65 70 75 GAC NAG CTC TCG ACT CTC GTC CCC GCT GAG GAG AAG AAG GAC TTC CCC 291 Asp Xaa Leu Trp Thr Leu Val Pro Ala Glu Glu Lys Lys Asp Phe Pro 80 85 90 AAC CAG GCT CGA CCT CCT CCC CCT TCT TCACACTTTC GC-TCTCQOTT 338 Asn Gin Ala Arg Pro Arg Pro Arg Cys 95 100 AC-QGCAATGT TCITGGCAAG GGTCTACTTC CCCAGATCCC TTTAATCGIC AAGGCCCGAT 398 TCNTTTCOGC TCITGCCGAG AANAANATCN ANGANGCΓGG TTGGAATTCC TCTCCCCTTT 458 GITCCCCCCN TAANG 473 (2) __NFORMATTCN EOR SEQ ID NO: 35 : (l) SEQUENCE CH_ _RACTERISTTCS . (A) LENGTH: 100 eimino acids (B) TYPE : amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTICN: SEQ ID NO:35: Met Pro Thr Arg Phe Ser Asn Thr Arg Lys His Arg Gly His Ved Ser 1 5 10 15 Ala Gly His Gly Arg Val Gly Lys His Arg Lys His Pro Gly Gly Arg 20 25 30 Gly Leu Ala Gly Gly Gin His His H s Arg Thr Asn Phe Asp Lys Tyr 35 40 45 His Pro Gly Tyr Phe Gly Lys Val Gly Mat Arg His Phe His Leu Thr 50 55 60 Arg Xaa Ser Ser Trp Cys Pro Thr Val Asn He Asp Xaa Leu Trp Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Val Pro Ala Glu Glu Lys Lys Asp Phe Pro Asn Gin Ala Arg Pro 85 90 95 Arg Pro Arg Cys 100 (2) INFORMATICN FOR SEQ ID NO: 36 - (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGIH: 608 base pairs (B) TYPE : nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI -SENSE : NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCAπCN: 18. .453 (D) OTHER I-NFORMATTCN: /product= "PRcENA64" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0: 36 : AAGACTCGTC GTTCAGC ATC TCC TCC CTC AAA GCC ACC AAA GGA AAG GGT 50 Met Ser Ser Val Lys Ala Thr Lys Gly Lys Gly 1 5 10 CCC GCC GCC TOG GCT GAT CTT AAG GCC AAG GCC GCC AAG AAG GCT GCC 98 Pro Ala Ala Ser Ala Asp Ved Lys Ala Lys Ala Ala Lys Lys Ala Ala 15 20 25 CTC AAG GCT ACT CAG TCT ACT TCC ACC AQG AAG CTC CGA ACT TCG GTC 146 Leu Lys Gly Thr Gin Ser Thr Ser Thr Arg Lys Ved Arg Thr Ser Ved 30 35 40 TCT TTC CAC CGA CCC AAG ACT CTC CGA CTT CCC CGA GCT CCC AAG TAC 194 Ser Phe His Arg Pro Lys Thr Leu Arg Leu Pro Arg Ala Pro Lys Tyr 45 50 55 CCC CGA AAG TCG GTC CCT CAC GCC CCT CGA ATC GAT GAG TTC CGA ACT 242 Pro Arg Lys Ser Ved Pro His Ala Pro Arg Met Asp Glu Phe Arg Thr 60 65 70 75 ATC ATC CAC CCC TTG GCT ACC GAG TCC GCC ATC AAG AAG ATT GAG GAG 290 He He His Pro Leu Ala Thr Glu Ser Ala Met Lys Lys He Glu Glu 80 85 90 CAC AAC ACC CTT CTG TTC ATC GTC GAT GTC AAG TCC AAC AAG CGA CAG 338 His Asn Thr Leu Val Phe He Ved Asp Vad Lys Ser Asn Lys Arg Gin 95 100 105 ATC AAG GAC GCC CTC AAG AAG CTC TAC GAG GTC GAT ACC CTC CAC NIC 386 He Lys Asp Ala Val Lys Lys Leu Tyr Glu Vad Asp Thr Val His Xaa 110 115 120 AAC NCC TTC ATC ACC CCC GCC GGA AGG AAG AAG CTT ACG TCC GAC TTA 434 Asn Xaa Leu He Thr Pro Ala Gly Arg Lys Lys Leu Thr Ser Asp Leu 125 130 135 CCC CCG ACC ACG ACG CTC T T_ _ACGITCCC AACAAGGCCG GCTACATCTA 4B3 Pro Pro Thr Thr Thr Leu 140 145 ATC-GACTCCA T-XXTTOGAT α_CTTCAGIT C_TTTGGTTTC CATCCGGTTT CAGAGTTTGA 543 CGACCTTGAA ACTCNAANAC TTTOGATCCA TCTTTCAAAT TCTCNAAATA AAAAAAAAAA 603 AAAAA 608 (2) INFΌRMATTCN FOR SEQ ID N0:37: (l) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 145 aπuno acids (B) TYPE: ammo acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37. Met Ser Ser Val Lys Ala Thr Lys Gly Lys Gly Pro Ala Ala Ser Ala 1 5 10 15 Asp Val Lys Ala Lys Ala Ala Lys Lys Ala Ala Leu Lys Gly Thr Gin 20 25 30 Ser Thr Ser Thr Arg Lys Vad Arg Thr Sea: Val Ser Phe His Arg Pro 35 40 45 Lys Thr Leu Arg Leu Pro Arg Ala Pro Lys T r Pro Arg Lys Ser Ved 50 55 60 Pro His Ala Pro Arg Met Asp Glu Phe Arg Thr He He His Pro Leu 65 70 75 80 Ala Thr Glu Ser Ala Met Lys Lys He Glu Glu His Asn Thr Leu Val 85 90 95 Phe He Ved Asp Val Lys Ser Asn Lys Arg Gin He Lys Asp Ala Val 100 105 110 Lys Lys Leu Tyr Glu Val Asp Thr Val His Xeia Asn Xaa Leu He Thr 115 120 125 Pro Ala Gly Arg Lys Lys Leu Thr Ser Asp Leu Pro Pro Thr Thr Thr 130 135 140 Leu 145 (2) OTFORMATTCN FOR SEQ ID N0:38: (l) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 466 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) ST-ffiNDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: lineair (l ) MOLECULE TYPE : cENA (ill) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: O (vi ) ORIGINAL SOURCE : (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 81. .416 (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /product= "PRcENA68" 5 (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 38 : CTTTCAACCT CCAACCTOGG CATCAAGCAC TAGTCAGCCT CQGCTTAAAT σ_ATTCGTCT 60 AGOC-TTTCAA ACTCGTAAAA ATC AAG CAC ATC GCC GCT TAC TTG CTC CTC 110 o Met Lys His He Ala Ala Tyr Leu Leu Leu 1 5 10 GCC ACC GCT GGA AAC NCC TCC CCC TCT GCC GCC GAT GTC AAG GCC CTC 158 Ala Thr Gly Gly Asn Xaia Ser Pro Ser Ala Ala Asp Ved Lys Ala Leu 15 20 25 CTT GCC ACC GTC GAC ATC GAG GCT GAT GAC GCC CGA CTT GAG ACC CTC 206 Leu Ala Thr Val Asp He Glu Ala Asp Asp Ala Arg Leu Glu Thr Leu 30 35 40 ATC TCC GAG CTT AAC GGC AAG GAC TTC AAC ACC CTC ATC GCT GAG GGA 254 He Ser Glu Leu Asn Gly Lys Asp Leu Asn Thr Lsu He Ala Glu Gly 45 50 55 TCC GCC AAG CTC GCT TCC CTC CCC TCC GGA GGA GCC GCC TCT TCC GCT 302 Ser Ala Lys Leu Ala Ser Val Pro Ser Gly Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser Ala 60 65 70 GCC CCC GCC GCC GCT GGA GGA GCC GCC GCC CCT GCC GCT GAG GAT AAG 350 Ala Pro Ala Ala Ala Gly Gly Ala Ala Ala Pro Ala Ala Glu Asp Lys 75 80 85 90 AAG GAG GAG AAG GTC GAG GAC AAG GAG GAG TCT GAC GAC GAC ATG GCT 398 Lys Glu Glu Lys Ved Glu Asp Lys Glu Glu Ser Asp Asp Asp Met Gly 95 100 105 TTC GGA CTT TTC GAT TAAACTCCTT ACACCTTTTT CAAACTCTTC GITGGCTCGA 453 Phe Gly Leu Phe Asp 110 GGGQQGGCCC GCT 466 (2) INFCBMATICN FOR SEQ ID NO: 39 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGTH: 111 amino acids (B) TYPE : amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0 :39 : Met Lys His He Ala Ala Tyr Leu Leu Leu Ala Thr Gly Gly Asn Xaa 1 5 10 15 Ser Pro Ser Ala Ala Asp Vad Lys Ala Leu Leu Ala Thr Ved Asp He 20 25 30 Glu Ala Asp Asp Ala Arg Leu Glu Thr Leu He Ser Glu Leu Asn Gly 35 40 45 Lys Asp Leu Asn Thr Leu He Ala Glu Gly Ser Ala Lys Leu Ala Ser 5 50 55 60 Val Pro Ser Gly Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala Ala Ala Gly 65 70 75 80 o Gly Ala Ala Ala Pro Ala Ala Glu Asp Lys Lys Glu Glu Lys Val Glu 85 90 95 Asp Lys Glu Glu Ser Asp Asp Asp Met Gly Phe Gly Leu Phe Asp 100 105 110 5 (2) INFORMATICN FOR SEQ ID N0:40: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 570 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANT -SENSE: O (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCAπCSM: 49..501 (D) OTHER __NFOMATICN: /product= "PRcENA73" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40: CTTCCTCCCG TCAAGGCAAA CCITCAGAAT CCTCTCAACT CA.TTCAAC ATC GGA CGA 57 Met Gly Arg 1 CTC CGC ACC AAA ACC GTC AAG CGA GCT TCG CGA GTC ATC ATC GAG AAG 105 Val Arg Thr Lys Thr Val Lys Arg Ala Ser Arg Val Met He Glu Lys 5 10 15 TTC TAC CCT CGA CTC ACT CTT GAT TTC CAC ACC AAC AAG CGA ATC GCC 153 Phe Tyr Pro Arg Leu Thr Leu Asp Phe His Thr Asn Lys Arg He Ala 20 25 30 35 GAC GAG GTT GO ATC ATC CCC TCC AAG C.GA CTT CGA AAC AAG ATC GCT 201 Asp Glu Val Ala He He Pro Ser Lys Arg Leu Arg Asn Lys He Ala 40 45 50 GGG TTC ACT ACC CAC TTG ATC AAG CGA ATC CAG AAG GGA CCC GTT CGA 249 Gly Phe Thr Thr His Leu Met Lys Arg He Gin Lys Gly Pro Val Arg 55 60 65 GGT ATC TCC TTC AAG CTT CAG GAG GAG GAG CGA GAG AGG AAG GAT CAG 297 Gly He Ser Phe Lys Leu Gin Glu Glu Glu Arg Glu Arg Lys Asp Gin 70 75 80 TAC CTT CCT GAG GTC TCC GCC CTT GCC GCC CCT GAG CTC GCT TTC GAG 345 Tyr Ved Pro Glu Vad Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Pro Glu Leu Gly Leu Glu 85 90 95 GTT GAC CCC GAC ACC AAG GAT CTT CTC CGA TCC CTT GGC ATC GAC TCC 393 Ved Asp Pro Asp Thr Lys Asp Leu Leu Arg Ser Leu Gly Met Asp Ser 100 105 110 115 ATC AAC GTC CAG GTC TCC GCT CCT ATC TCT TCC TAC GCT GCC CCC GAG 441 He Asn Ved Gin Ved Ser Ala Pro He Ser Ser Tyr Ala Ala Pro Glu 120 125 130 CGA GGT CCC CGA GCT GCC GGA CGA NCT GGA OGA ATC GTC CCC GGA GCT 489 Arg Gly Pro Arg Gly Ala Gly Arg Xaa Gly Arg He Val Pro Gly Ala 135 140 145 GGC CGA TAC TAACTGTΠT CTTCAACCAN QC^TATTTC ATNATTCGCT 538 Gly Arg Tyr 150 AGGCTTGAAA TTTTΠTATC ATTCTTCCTA TA 570 (2) _NFORMATICN FOR SEQ ID NO:41 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENJIH : 150 eiriύno acids (B) TYPE: eimino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 41 : Met Gly Arg Val Arg Thr Lys Thr Ved Lys Arg Ala Ser Arg Ved Met 1 5 10 15 He Glu Lys Phe Tyr Pro Arg Leu Thr Leu Asp Phe His Thr Asn Lys 20 25 30 Arg He Ala Asp Glu Ved Ala He He Pro Ser Lys Arg Leu Arg Asn 35 40 45 Lys He Ala Gly Phe Thr Thr His Leu Met Lys Arg He Gin Lys Gly 50 55 60 Pro Ved Arg Gly He Ser Phe Lys Leu Gin Glu Glu Glu Arg Glu Arg 65 70 75 80 Lys Asp Gin Tyr Vad Pro Glu Ved Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Pro Glu Leu 85 90 95 Gly Leu Glu Val Asp Pro Asp Thr Lys Asp Leu Leu Arg Ser Leu Gly 100 105 110 Met Asp Ser He Asn Ved Gin Ved Ser Ala Pro He Ser Ser Tyr Ala 115 120 125 Ala Pro Glu Arg Gly Pro Arg Gly Ala Gly Arg Xaa. Gly Arg He Val 130 135 140 Pro Gly Ala Gly Arg Tyr 145 150 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID N0:42: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 373 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTT -SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE : (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 13. .324 (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /product= "PRcENA76" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0:42 : CXATCATCCA AC ATC CCT CCC AAA CTC AAG GCC AAG ACC GCT CTC GGT 48 Met Pro Pro Lys Ved Lys Ala Lys Thr Gly Vad Gly 1 5 10 AAG ACC CAG AAG AAG AAG AAG TGG TCC AAG GGA AAG GTC AAG GAC AAG 96 Lys Thr Gin Lys Lys Lys Lys Trp Ser Lys Gly Lys Vad Lys Asp Lys 15 20 25 GCC GCC CAC CAC GTC CTT CTT GAT CAG GCC ACT TAC GAC AAG ATC GTT 144 Ala Ala H s His Vad Vad Val Asp Gin Ala Thr Tyr Asp Lys He Val 30 35 40 AAG GAG GTC CCC ACC TAC AAG TTG ATC TCC CAG TCT ATC TTG ATT GAC 192 Lys Glu Val Pro Thr Tyr Lys Leu He Ser Gin Ser He Leu He Asp 45 50 55 60 OGA CAC AAG GTT AAC GGT TCC CTC GCC CGA GCC GCT ATC CGA CAC CTT 240 Arg His Lys Ved Asn Gly Ser Val Ala Arg Ala Ala He Arg His Leu 65 70 75 GCC AAG GAG GGA TCC ATC AAG AAG ATT GTC CAC CAC AAC GGA CAG TOG 288 Ala Lys Glu Gly Sea: He Lys Lys He Val His His Asn Gly Gin Trp 80 85 90 ATC TAC ACC CGA GCC ACT GCC GCT CCT GAC GCA TAAATCIGAT QGATTTCATC 341 He Tyr Thr Arg Ala Thr Ala Ala Pro Asp Ala 95 100 GATCTTGAAA AATAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AA 373 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 103 eimino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) M0L_3CULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPπCN: SEQ ID NO:43: Met Pro Pro Lys Val Lys Ala Lys Thr Gly Ved Gly Lys Thr Gin Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Lys Lys Trp Ser Lys Gly Lys Val Lys Asp Lys Ala Ala His His 20 25 30 Ved Ved Val Asp Gin Ala Thr Tyr Asp Lys He Ved Lys Glu Ved Pro 35 40 45 Thr Tyr Lys Leu He Ser Gin Ser He Leu He Asp Arg His Lys Ved 50 55 60 Asn Gly Sea: Val Ala Arg Ala Ala He Arg His Leu Ala Lys Glu Gly 65 70 75 80 Ser He Lys Lys He Val His His Asn Gly Gin Trp He Tyr Thr Arg 85 90 95 Ala Thr Ala Ala Pro Asp Ala 100 (2) IN-ORMATICN FOR SEQ ID N0: 44 : ( ) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGTH: 514 base peiirs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (n) MOLECULE TYPE: cCNA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE : NO 5 (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE : (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS .0 (B) LOCATICN: 13 . .435 (D) OTHER INFORMATION: /product= "PRcENA78" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPITCN: SEQ ID NO: 44 : 15 AAAAAAGCCA AT ATC CTT ATC TCT AAA CAG AAC AGG AGG GCC ATC TTC 48 Mst Leu He Ser Lys Gin Asn Arg Arg Ala He Phe 1 5 10 !0 GAG AAC CTC TTC AAG GAG GGA GTT GCC CTC GCC GCC AAG GAC TTC AAC 96 Glu Asn Leu Phe Lys Glu Gly Val Ala Val Ala Ala Lys Asp Phe Asn 15 20 25 GCT GCC ACC CAC CCC GAG ATT GAG GCT CTC TCC AAC CTT GAG GTC ATC 144 is Ala Ala Thr His Pro Glu He Glu Gly Val Ser Asn Leu Glu Ved He 30 35 40 AAG GCC ATG CAG TCT TTC ACC TCC AAG GGA TAC GTC AAG ACC CAG TTC 192 Lys Ala Met Gin Ser Leu Thr Ser Lys Gly Tyr Vad Lys Thr Gin Phe 30 45 50 55 60 TCG TOG CAG TAC TAC TAC TAC ACC CTC ACC CCT GAG QCT CTT GAC TAC 240 Ser Trp Gin Tyr Tyr Tyr Tyr Thr Leu Thr Pro Glu Gly Leu Asp Tyr 65 70 75 35 CTC CGA GAG TTC CTC CAC CTT CCC TCC GAG ATT CTC CCC AAC ACT CTC 288 Leu Arg Glu Phe Leu His Leu Pro Ser Glu He Val Pro Asn Thr Leu 80 85 90 40 AAG OGA CCC ACC CGA CCT GCC AAG GCC CAG QCT CCC GGA GCT GCC TAC 336 Lys Arg Pro Thr Arg Pro Ala Lys Ala Gin Gly Pro Gly Gly Ala Tyr 95 100 105 CGA GCT CCC CGA GCC GAG GCT GCC GCT OGA GGA GAG TAC OGA OGA CGA 384 45 Arg Ala Pro Arg Ala Glu Gly Ala Gly Arg Gly Glu Tyr Arg Arg Arg 110 115 120 GAG GAC GGT GCC QCT GCC TTC GCT GCC GCT CGA GGT GGA CCC CGA GCT 432 Glu Asp Gly Ala Gly Ala Hie Gly Ala Gly Arg Gly Gly Pro Arg Ala 50 125 130 135 140 TAAATCCCAG AGCTTTTCTT TITCTCGTTO CTGQGACTAT GGCAIGATCA GCTGGCTTCC 492 AGAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AA 514 55 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:45: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: 0 (A) LENGTH: 140 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) M-HECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45 : Met Leu He Ser Lys Gin Asn Arg Arg Ala He Phe Glu Asn Leu Phe 1 5 10 15 Lys Glu Gly Val Ala Val Ala Ala Lys Asp Phe Asn Ala Ala Thr His 20 25 30 Pro Glu He Glu Gly Val Ser Asn Leu Glu Ved He Lys Ala Met Gin 35 40 45 Ser Leu Thr Ser Lys Gly Tyr Val Lys Thr Gin Phe Ser Trp Gin Tyr 50 55 60 Tyr Tyr Tyr Thr Leu Thr Pro Glu Gly Leu Asp Tyr Leu Arg Glu Phe 65 70 75 80 Leu His Leu Pro Ser Glu He Val Pro Asn Thr Leu Lys Arg Pro Thr 85 90 95 Arg Pro Ala Lys Ala Gin Gly Pro Gly Gly Ala Tyr Arg Ala Pro Arg 100 105 110 Ala Glu Gly Ala Gly Arg Gly Glu Tyr Arg Arg Arg Glu Asp Gly Ala 115 120 125 Gly Ala Phe Gly Ala Gly Arg Gly Gly Pro Arg Ala 130 135 140 (2) I_Sr_ORMA.TICN FOR SEQ ID NO:46: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGTH: 437 base pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATION: 30..308 (D) OTHER __NFORMATICN: /product= "PRCENAS5" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID ND:46: CTCCCTCAAG AAATCAACCA CCGCACATC ATC TCC AAG CGA ACC AAG AAA GTT 53 Met Ser Lys Arg Thr Lys Lys Ved 1 5 GGA ATC ACC GGA AAG TAC GGA GTC OGA TAC GGA GCT TCC CTC CGA AAG 101 Gly He Thr Gly Lys Tyr Gly Val Arg Tyr Gly Ala Ser Leu Arg Lys 10 15 20 ACC CTC AAG AAG NIG GAG GTC TOG CAG CAC GCT ACC TAC ACC TCT GAC 149 Thr Ved Lys Lys Xaia Glu Val Trp Gin His Gly Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asp 25 30 35 40 TTC TCC GGA AAG GAC GCC CTC AAG OGA ACC GCT CTT GCT ATC TGG AAG 197 Phe Cys Gly Lys Asp Ala Val Lys Arg Thr Ala Val Gly He Trp Lys 45 50 55 TCC CGA GGA TCC CGA AAG ACC ACC GCC GCT GCT GCT TGG CAG CTT CAG 245 Cys Arg Gly Cys Arg Lys Thr Thr Ala Gly Gly Ala Trp Gin Leu Gin 60 65 70 ACC ADC GCC GCT CTC ACC CTC AAG TCC ACC ACT CGA CGA C C CGA GAG 293 Thr Thr Ala Ala Leu Thr Ved Lys Ser Thr Thr Arg Arg Leu Arg Glu 75 80 85 CTC AAG GAG CTT TAAATTGAAT TCTCCACAAA GACAAAACTG TT _π_X3GCGG 345 Leu Lys Glu Val 90 GAGAGACTQG ATTCATTCTT TTTTTTTCIA GATCTGAAQG C3ATCCCATCT CAACCCTTTC 405 CTTCCCCAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AA 437 (2) INPORMATTCSM FOR SEQ ID N0:47 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGTH: 92 amino acids (B) TYPE : amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE : protein ( i) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID N0: 47 : Met Ser Lys Arg Thr Lys Lys Val Gly He Thr Gly Lys Tyr Gly Val 1 5 10 15 Arg Tyr Gly Ala Ser Leu Arg Lys Thr Vad Lys Lys Xaa Glu Val Trp 20 25 30 Gin His Gly Thr Tyr Thr Cys Asp Phe Cys Gly Lys Asp Ala Val Lys 35 40 45 Arg Thr Ala Val Gly He Trp Lys Cys Arg Gly Cys Arg Lys Thr Thr 50 55 60 Ala Gly Gly Ala Trp Gin Leu G n Thr Thr Ala Ala Leu Thr Ved Lys 65 70 75 80 Ser Thr Thr Arg Arg Leu Arg Glu Leu Lys Glu Val 85 90 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 48 : (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS : (A) LENGTH: 509 beise pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS : double (D) TOPOLOGY: lineeir (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cENA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANIT -SENSE : NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 35..400 (D) OTHER INFORMATTON: /product= "PRCENA87" (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:48: GGAAGACCTC ACAGCAAGAC TAAGACTCTC AAAC ATC GCT ACC AAG ACC QGC 52 Met Ala Thr Lys Thr Gly AAG ACT CGA TCC GCT CTC CAG GAC CTC GTT ACT OGG GAG TAC ACC ATC 100 Lys Thr Arg Ser Ala Leu Gin Asp Val Val Thr Arg Glu Tyr Thr He 10 15 20 CAC CTC CAC AAG TAC GTT CAC GGA AGG TCT TTC AAG AAG OGA GCT CCT 148 His Leu His Lys Tyr Ved His Gly Arg Ser Phe Lys Lys Arg Ala Pro 25 30 35 TCG GCT GTC AAG TCC ATC CAG GAG TTT GCT CTC AAG TCG ATC GGA ACC 196 Trp Ala Val Lys Ser He Gin Glu Phe Ala Leu Lys Ser Met Gly Thr 40 45 50 OGA GAT GTC CGA ATT GAC CCC AAG TTC AAC CAG GCC CTC TCG GGA CAG 244 Arg Asp Ved Arg He Asp Pro Lys Leu Asn Gin Ala Val Trp Gly Gin 55 60 65 70 GCT GTC AAG AAC CCC CCC AAG CGA CTC CGA ATC CGA CTT GAG CGA AAG 292 Gly Val Lys Asn Pro Pro Lys Arg Leu Arg He Arg Leu Glu Arg Lys 75 80 85 CGA AAC GAC GAG GAG GAT GCT AAG GAC AAG CTC TAC ACT CTT GCT ACC 340 Arg Asn Asp Glu Glu Asp Ala Lys Asp Lys Leu Tyr Thr Leu Ala Thr 90 95 100 CTC CTC CCC GGA GTC ACC AAC TTC AAG GCT CTC CAA ACC CTT CTC GTT 388 Val Vad Pro Gly Ved Thr Asn Phe Lys Gly Leu Gin Thr Val Val Val 105 110 115 GAC ACC GAG TAATTTTCTC TTOGATTTTC ATCACGGTCG ATTCAGCTCT 437 Asp Thr Glu 120 TTCTTGGCGC CATTCTTCTT ATCCACTCIG ATCCXTTTCA CXaACCC-STTTT TTOTTTCTNA 497 TAAATAAAAA AA 509 (2) INPORMATiαJ FOR SEQ ID NO: 49 : (l) SEQUENCE C_HARACTERISTTCS : (A) LENGIH: 121 aimino acids (B) TYPE: amino ac d (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 49 : Met Ala Thr Lys Thr Gly Lys Thr Arg Ser Ala Leu Gin Asp Val Val 1 5 10 15 Thr Arg Glu Tyr Thr He His Leu His Lys Tyr Ved His Gly Arg Ser 20 25 30 Phe Lys Lys Arg Ala Pro Trp Ala Val Lys Ser He Gin Glu Phe Ala 35 40 45 Leu Lys Ser Met Gly Thr Arg Asp Ved Arg He Asp Pro Lys Leu Asn 50 55 60 Gin Ala Val Trp Gly Gin Gly Ved Lys Asn Pro Pro Lys Arg Leu Arg 65 70 75 80 He Arg Leu Glu Arg Lys Arg Asn Asp Glu Glu Asp Ala Lys Asp Lys 85 90 95 Leu Tyr Thr Leu Ala Thr Val Val Pro Gly Val Thr Asn Phe Lys Gly 100 105 110 Leu Gin Thr Val Val Val Asp Thr Glu 115 120 (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS: (A) LENGIH: 542 beise pairs (B) TYPE: nucleic acid (C) STRANDEENESS: double (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE: (A) ORGANISM: Phaffia rhodozyma (ix) FEATURE: (A) NAME/KEY: CDS (B) LOCATICN: 18..443 (D) OTHER --NFORMATICN: /product= "PRcENA95" ( i) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO: 50 : PG1XΩCTKTA CΆTCAAG ATC TCC CTC GCT CTC CAG ACT TTC GCT AAG AAG 50 Met Ser Val Ala Val Gin Thr Phe Gly Lys Lys l 5 10 AAG ACT GCC ACC GCT GTC GCC CAC GCC ACC CCT QGC CGA GGT CTC ATC 98 Lys Thr Ala Thr Ala Val Ala His Ala Thr Pro Gly Arg Gly Leu He 15 20 25 OGA CTT AAC GGA CAG CCT ATC TCA CTT GCC GAG CCT GCT CTC CTC CGA 146 Arg Leu Asn Gly Gin Pro He Ser Leu Ala Glu Pro Ala Leu Leu Arg 30 35 40 TAC AAG TAC TAC GAG CCT ATC CTC CTC ATC OGA GCT GAG AAG ATC AAC 194 Tyr Lys Tyr Tyr Glu Pro He Leu Val He Gly Ala Glu Lys He Asn 45 50 55 CAG ATC GAC ATC CGA CTC AAG CTC AAG GCT GGA GGA CAC GTC TCC CAG 242 Gin He Asp He Arg Leu Lys Val Lys Gly Gly Gly His Ved Ser Gin 60 65 70 75 GTC TAC GCC GTC CGA CAG GCC ATC GGT AAG GCC ATC CTC GCT TAC TAC 290 Ved Tyr Ala Ved Arg Gin Ala He Gly Lys Ala He Val Ala Tyr Tyr 80 85 90 GCT AAG AAC GTC GAT GCC GCC TCT GCC CTC GAG ATC AAG AAG GCT CTC 338 Ala Lys Asn Val Asp Ala Ala Ser Ala Leu Glu He Lys Lys Ala Leu 95 100 105 GIC GCC TAC GAC CGA ACC CTC CTC ATC GCC GAT CCC CGA CGA ATG GAG 386 Val Ala Tyr Asp Arg Thr Leu Leu He Ala Asp Pro Arg Arg Met Glu 110 115 120 5 CCC AAG AAG TTC GGA GGA CCC GGA GCC CGA GCC CGA CTC CAG AAG TCT 434 Pro Lys Lys Phe Gly Gly Pro Gly Ala Arg Ala Arg Ved Gin Lys Ser 125 130 135 TAC CGA TAAAAAGTCT TTCTCTTCTC GICTCGOGQG TCATCTATCC AACATCTTTC 490 o Tyr Arg 140 GAAAANANΓΓ GΓΓTCGGTCA TATCTCATCC CTCTTTATOG AAAAAAAAAA AA 542 (2) INEORMATTCN FOR SEQ ID NO:51: (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTTCS: (A) LENGIH: 141 amino acids (B) TYPE: amino acid (D) TOPOLOGY: linear (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTTCN: SEQ ID NO:51: Met Ser Vad Ala Val Gin Thr Phe Gly Lys Lys Lys Thr Ala Thr Ala 1 5 10 15 Val Ala His Ala Thr Pro Gly Arg Gly Leu He Arg Leu Asn Gly Gin 20 25 30 Pro He Ser Leu Ala Glu Pro Ala Leu Leu Arg Tyr Lys Tyr Tyr Glu 35 40 45 Pro He Leu Val He Gly Ala Glu Lys He Asn Gin He Asp He Arg 50 55 60 Leu Lys Ved Lys Gly Gly Gly His Ved Ser Gin Vad Tyr Ala Val Arg 65 70 75 80 Gin Ala He Gly Lys Ala He Val Ala Tyr Tyr Ala Lys Asn Ved Asp 85 90 95 Ala Ala Ser Ala Leu Glu He Lys Lys Ala Leu Val Ala Tyr Asp Arg 100 105 110 Thr Leu Leu He Ala Asp Pro Arg Arg Met Glu Pro Lys Lys Phe Gly 115 120 125 Gly Pro Gly Ala Arg Ala Arg Val Gin Lys Ser Tyr Arg 130 135 140

Claims: Claims 1 Recombinant DNA comprising a transcription promoter and a downstream sequence to be expressed, in operable linkage therewith, 5 wherein the transcription promoter compπses a region found upstream of the open reading frame of a highly expressed Phaffia gene 2 Recombinant DNA according to claim 1, wherein said highly expressed Phaffia gene is a glycolytic pathway gene 10 3 Recombinant DNA according to claim 2, wherein said glycolytic pathway gene is a gene coding for Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase 4 Recombinant DNA according to claim 1 , wherem said highly expressed Phaffia gene is a i5 ribosomal protein encoding gene 5 Recombinant DNA comprising a transcription promoter and a downstream sequence to be expressed, in operable linkage therewith, wherein the transcription promoter compπses a region found upstream of the open reading 2o frame encoding a protein as represented by one of the amino acid sequences depicted in any one ot SEQIDNOs 24 to 50 6 A recombinant DNA according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said downstream sequence to be expressed is heterologous with respect to the transcription promoter sequence 25 7 A recombinant DNA according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the downstream sequence comprises an open reading frame coding for a polypeptide responsible for reduced sensitivity against a selective agent. so 8 A recombinant DNA according to claim 7, wherein said selective agent is G418 9 A recombinant DNA according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the said downstream sequence to be expressed codes for an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway 35 10 A recombinant DNA according to claim 9, wherein said downstream sequence to be expressed encodes an enzyme having an activity selected from the group consisting of isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase, phytoene synthase, phytoene desaturase, and lycopene cyclase 1 1 A recombinant DNA according to claim 10, wherein said downstream sequence to be expressed encodes an enzyme having an ammo acid sequence selected from the one represented by SEQIDNO 13, SEQIDNO 15, SEQIDNO 17, SEQIDNO 19, SEQIDNO 21 or SEQIDNO 23 12 A recombinant DNA according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said recombinant DNA comprises further a transcription terminator downstream from the said DNA sequence to be expressed, in operable linkage therewith 13 A recombinant DNA according to claim 12, wherein the terminator is a GAPDH-encoding gene terminator fragment 14 A recombinant DNA according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the recombinant DNA is in the form of a vector capable of replication and/or integration in a host organism 15 A recombinant DNA according to claim 14, further comprising Phaffia ribosomal RNA encoding DNA 16 A recombinant DNA according to claim 15, which is linearised by cleaving inside the Phaffia ribosomal RNA encoding DNA portion 17 A microorganism harbouring a recombinant DNA according to any one of the preceding claims 18 A microorganism according to claim 17, which is Phaffia rhodozyma 19 A microorganism according to claim 18, having the recombinant DNA integrated into its genome in an amount of 50 copies or more 20 An isolated DNA fragment comprising a Phaffia GAPDH-gene, or a functional fragment thereof 21 Use of a functional fragment according to claim 20 for making a recombinant DNA construct 22 The use according to claim 21, wherein said fragment is a regulatory region normally located upstream or downstream of the open reading frame coding for GAPDH in Phaffia rhodozyma 23 A method for obtaining a transformed Phaffia strain, comprising the steps of (a) contacting cells or protoplasts of a Phaffia strain with recombinant DNA under conditions conducive to uptake thereof, said recombinant DNA comprising a transcription promoter and a downstream sequence to be expressed in operable linkage therewith, (b) identifying Phaffia rhodozyma cells or protoplasts having obtained the said recombinant DNA in expressible form, wherein the recombinant DNA is one according to any one of the preceding claims. 24. A method according to claim 23, comprising the additional step of providing an electropulse after contacting of Phaffia cells or protoplasts with the said recombinant DNA. 25. A transformed Phaffia strain obtainable by a method according to any one of the preceding claims, said strain, upon cultivation, being capable of expression of the said downstream sequence, as a consequence of transformation with the said recombinant DNA. 26. A transformed Phaffia strain according to claim 25, wherein the said downstream sequence codes for a pharmaceutical protein. 27. A transformed Phaffia strain according to any one of claims 24 to 26, wherein the said Phaffia strain contains at least 10, preferably at least 50, copies of the said recombinant DNA integrated into its genome. 28. An isolated DNA sequence coding for an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway of Phaffia rhodozyma. 29. An isolated DNA sequence according to claim 28, wherein said enzyme has an activity selected from isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase activity, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase activity, phytoene synthase activity, phytoene desaturase activity and lycopene cyclase activity. 30. An isolated DNA sequence coding for an enzyme having an amino acid sequence selected from the one represented by SEQIDNO: 13, SEQIDNO: 15, SEQIDNO: 17, SEQIDNO: 19, SEQIDNO: 21 or SEQIDNO: 23. 31. An isolated DNA sequence coding for a variant of an enzyme according to claim 30, said variant being selected from (i) an allelic variant, (ii) an enzyme having one or more amino acid additions, deletions and/or subsitutions and still having the stated enzymatic activity. 32. An isolated DNA sequence encoding an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway selected from: (i) a DNA sequence as represented in SEQIDNO: 12, SEQIDNO: 14, SEQIDNO: 16 SEQIDNO: 18; SEQIDNO: 20, or SEQIDNO: 22, (ii) an isocoding variant of the DNA sequence represented in SEQIDNO: 12, SEQIDNO: 14, SEQIDNO: 16, SEQIDNO: 18, SEQIDNO: 20 or SEQIDNO: 22; (iii) an allelic variant of a DNA sequence as represented in SEQIDNO: 12, SEQIDNO: 14, SEQIDNO: 16, SEQIDNO: 18; SEQIDNO: 20 or SEQIDNO: 22; (iv) a DNA sequence capable, when bound to nitrocellulose filter and after incubation under hybridising conditions and subsequent washing, of specifically hybridising to a radio-labelled DNA fragment having the sequence represented in SEQIDNO: 12, SEQIDNO: 14, SEQIDNO: 16, SEQIDNO: 18, SEQIDNO: 20 or SEQIDNO: 22, as detectable by autoradiography of the filter after incubation and washing, wherein said incubation under hybridising conditions and subsequent washing is performed by incubating the filter-bound DNA at a temperature of at least 50°C, preferably at least 55°C, in the presence of a solution of the said radio-labeled DNA in 0.3 M NaCI, 40 mM Tris-HCl, 2 mM EDTA, 0.1% SDS, pH 7.8 for at least one hour, whereafter the filter is washed at least twice for about 20 minutes in 0.3 M NaCI, 40 mM Tris-HCl, 2 mM EDTA, 0.1% SDS, pH 7.8, at a temperature of 50°C, preferably at least 55°C, prior to autoradiography. 33. Recombinant DNA comprising an isolated DNA sequence according to any one of claims 27 to 32. 34. Recombinant DNA according to claim 33, wherein said isolated DNA sequence is operably linked to a transcription promoter capable of being expressed in a suitable host, said isolated DNA sequence optionally being linked also to a transcription terminator functional in the said host. 35. Recombinant DNA according to claim 34, wherein said host is a Phaffia strain. 36. Recombinant DNA according to any one of claims 33 to 35, wherein the transcription promoter is from a glycolytic pathway gene present in Phaffia. 37. Recombinant DNA according to claim 36, wherein said glycolytic pathway gene is a gene coding for Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase. 38. Recombinant DNA according to any one of claims 33 to 35, wherein the transcription promoter is from a ribosomal protein encoding gene. 39. Recombinant DNA according to any one of claims 33 to 35, wherein the transcription promoter comprises a region found upstream of the open reading frame encoding a protein as represented by one of the amino acid sequences depicted in any one of SEQIDNOs: 24 to 50. 40 Recombinant DNA according to any one of claims 27 to 39, wherein said recombinant DNA comprises further a transcription terminator downstream from the said heterologous DNA sequence to be expressed, in operable linkage therewith, which terminator is a Phaffia transcription terminator 41 Recombinant DNA according to any one of claims 27 to 40, being in the form of a vector 42 Use of a vector according to claim 41 to transform a host 43 Use according to claim 19, wherein the host is a Phaffia strain 44 A host obtainable by transformation, optionally of an ancestor, using a recombinant DNA according to any one of claims 27 to 41 45 A host according to claim 44, which is a Phaffia strain, preferably a Phaffia rhodozyma strain 46 A transformed Phaffia rhodozyma strain which is capable of overexpressing a DNA sequence encoding an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway 47 A transformed Phaffia rhodozyma strain according to claim 46, which produces reased amounts of astaxanthin relative to its untransformed ancestor 48 A method for producing an enzyme involved in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway, by cultunng a host according to claim 44 or 45, under conditions conducive to the production of said enzyme 49 A method for producing a carotenoid, characterised in that a host according to any one of claims 44 to 47 is cultivated under conditions conducive to the production of the carotenoid 50 A method according to claim 49, wherein the carotenoid is astaxanthin 51 A method for producing a pharmaceutical protein by cultunng a transformed Phaffia strain according to claim 26 under conditions conducive to the production of the said protein 52 A method for the isolation of a promoter from a highly expressed gene in Phaffia, comprising the steps of (a) making a cDNA library on mRNA isolated from a Phaffia strain grown under desired conditions, (b) determining (part of) the nucleotide sequence of the (partial) cDNAs obtained in step (a), (c) comparing the obtained sequence data in step (b) to known sequence data, (d) cloning amplifying putative promoter fragments of the gene located either directly upstream of the open reading frame or directly upstream of the transcription start site of the gene corresponding to the expressed cDNA, and (e) verifying whether the promoter sequences obtained give high-level expression in a Phaffia strain, by expressing a suitable marker under the control of the promoter in a transformed Phaffia strain

Inventors: VERDOES JAN CORNELIS, WERY JAN, VERDOES, JAN, CORNELIS, WERY, JAN
Applicants: GIST BROCADES BV, OOIJEN ALBERT JOHANNES JOSEPH, VERDOES JAN CORNELIS, WERY JAN, GIST-BROCADES B.V., OOIJEN, ALBERT, JOHANNES, JOSEPH, VERDOES, JAN, CORNELIS, WERY, JAN
Application year: 1996
Main classification: C12N15
IPC codes: C07K14, C12N1, C12N9, C12N15, C12P21, C12P23, C12R1