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Cell culture system

US5759856A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateJun 2, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2502/99
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for the culture of higher eukaryotic cells which are dependent for survival on an exogenous factor. The method involves co-culturing the factor-dependent cells with an immortalized eukaryotic cell that has been engineered to secrete the requisite factor. Also disclosed is a cell line of non-stromal cell origin which secretes interleukin-7.

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