Patent · US Expired

Lepidopteran AKH signal sequence

US5023328A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
1References
3Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 4, 1989
Grant dateJun 11, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 4, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2710/14143
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A baculovirus expression vector system is constructed wherein the natural signal DNA peptide sequence associated with the desired foreign gene, such as CD4 (T cell surface protein T4) is replaced by the signal DNA sequence from the Lepidopteran adipokinetic hormone (AKH) precursor signal peptides. The exemplary Manduca sexta AKH signal sequence is represented as follows: ##STR1## .

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.