Antitumor protein and corresponding gene sequence isolated from matsutake mushrooms

摘要

An objective of the present invention is to provide an antitumor protein and a gene encoding the same. The specification discloses a protein comprising (a) an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 or (b) a modified amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 which have antitumor activity wherein one or more amino acids are added and/or inserted into the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 and/or one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No.1 are substituted and/or deleted.