RNA export element
US6136597A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2730/10122
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cis-acting posttranscriptional regulatory element (PRE) useful for efficient RNA export of RNA is provided. The element termed WPRE, is originally derived from woodchuck hepatitis virus. The invention also provides a method for enhancing the expression of transgenes by insertion of the WPRE nucleic acid sequences in operably linkage with the transgene.
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