Retrotransposon and methods
US5976795A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K48/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present disclosure provides retrotransposons and retrotransposon derivatives and methods for their uses. Specifically, the present invention provides Ty5-6p and derivatives. Ty5-6p and its derivatives integrate preferentially in the genome of eukaryotes in silent chromatin and in regions like silent chromatin. Ty5-6p insertions can be used to regulate the life span of cells, to genetically mark cells, to deliver gene therapy and to identify genes involved in development and in senescence.
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