Methods of introducing foreign DNA into cells
US5595899A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/87
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides an easy and efficient method of introducing a foreign DNA into certain cells which have been considered difficult to be transformed by conventional methods. The present inventors have found that bis-benzimdazolyl compounds which specifically bind to DNA were useful as a carrier to introduce the DNA into a target cell. Foreign DNA was introduced into a host cell by exposing said cell to a suspension or a solution containing the foreign DNA-compound complex.
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