Transgenic bovine
US5741957A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2840/44
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A transgenic bovine is disclosed whose somatic and germ cells contain a transgene, wherein the transgene comprising a mammary gland specific promoter, a mammary gland specific enhancer, a DNA sequence encoding a signal sequence functional in bovine mammary gland secretory cells and a DNA sequence encoding a heterologous polypeptide of interest wherein the transgenic bovine expresses the transgene such that the polypeptide of interest is detectable in milk produced by the transgenic bovine.
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