The present invention provides novel cell wall anchor proteins derived
from yeast, genes thereof and the genetic method for tethering
polypeptide to the yeast cell wall using the same. Particularly, the
present invention provides the novel GPI (glycosyl phosphatidyl
inositol)-anchor protein genes, SFD1, GAS1, TIP1 and CWP1, and their
proteins, PIR2 cell wall protein gene and its protein derived from
Hansenula polymorpha, and the cell surface expression system using them
which immobilize foreign enzymes or polypeptides on the cell wall of a
microbial cell. In addition, the present invention provides the cell
surface expression system using WSC1 gene and its protein derived from
yeasts, including Hansenula polymorpha and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and
STA1 gene and its protein derived from Saccharomyces diastaticus. The
cell surface expression system of the present invention expects an
immobilization effect as biocatalysts by adhereing a desired protein to
the cell surface, and provides a means of altering target protein
characteristics such as binding affinity and stability by library
screening.