(19)
(11) EP 2 222 860 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/36

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.05.2014 Bulletin 2014/19

(21) Application number: 08843807.2

(22) Date of filing: 29.10.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12N 9/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2008/003672
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/056984 (07.05.2009 Gazette 2009/19)

(54)

METHOD OF MODIFYING A YEAST CELL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL

VERFAHREN ZUR MODIFIKATION EINER HEFEZELLE FÜR DIE ETHANOLPRODUKTION

PROCÉDÉ DE MODIFICATION D'UNE CELLULE DE LEVURE POUR LA PRODUCTION D'ÉTHANOL

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 29.10.2007 EP 07021129

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/35

(73) Proprietor: Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
28759 Bremen (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • NEVOIGT, Elke
    10439 Berlin (DE)
  • GUILLOUET, Stephane
    F-31290 Vallegue (FR)
  • BIDEAUX, Carine
    F-31600 Muret (FR)
  • ALFENORE, Sandrine
    F-31320 Castanet (FR)
  • HUBMANN, Georg
    3000 Leuven (BE)

(74) Representative: Weidner Stern Jeschke 
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft Postfach 80 03 19
99029 Erfurt
99029 Erfurt (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
  • NEVOIGT ELKE ET AL: "Engineering of promoter replacement cassettes for fine-tuning of gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae" APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, vol. 72, no. 8, August 2006 (2006-08), pages 5266-5273, XP002471051 ISSN: 0099-2240 cited in the application
  • LIN H ET AL: "Phospholipase C interacts with Sgd1p and is required for expression of GPD1 and osmoresistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae" MGG MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS, vol. 267, no. 3, May 2002 (2002-05), pages 313-320, XP002471052 ISSN: 1617-4615 cited in the application
  • NISSEN TORBEN L ET AL: "Anaerobic and aerobic batch cultivations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants impaired in glycerol synthesis" YEAST, vol. 16, no. 5, 30 March 2000 (2000-03-30), pages 463-474, XP002471053 ISSN: 0749-503X cited in the application
   
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