A 940 bp coding fragment of human IL-12 p40 gene was amplified via PCR technique and then cloned into Pichia pastoris expression vector pPICZαC. After transforming the linearized recombinant expression vector into the yeast strain X-33, we obtained the engineered yeast strain Pichia pastoris X-33/p40. The p-40 gene was secretly expressed after induction with 0.5% methanol. Both the result of SDS-PAGE and Western-blotting proved a 44 000 protein band in the supernatant of medium. Gel scanning revealed the expression...