Transactivation method of regulating foreign gene expression

摘要

The present invention provides a process and host cell for use in increasing the amount of a desired protein produced by a cell line. The process and the cell line use a first transcription unit containing a gene for a transactivator protein to control the transactivation of a second transcription unit such that the amount of desired protein expression can be increased without affecting adversely cell growth. Preferred transactivator proteins are derived from E1A.