NOVEL TRANSPORTER PROTEIN

摘要

This invention provides a novel transporter protein having transport activity for hydantoin compounds, and a recombinant expressing the transporter protein. From Microbacterium liquefaciens strain AJ3912, a gene mhp of unknown function was discovered, and it was found out that the protein encoded by the gene has a activity of transporting hydantoin compounds. A recombinant having an excellent ability of cellular uptake of the hydantoin compounds is obtained by introducing and expressing the DNA encoding the present hydantoin transporter using gene recombination techniques.