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Complement-resistant non-mammalian DNA viruses and uses thereof

US6183993A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 1999
Grant dateFeb 6, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2810/6081
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are methods, nucleic acids, and cells for expressing an exogenous gene in a mammalian cell, involving (i) introducing into the cell a complement-resistant non-mammalian DNA virus (e.g., a baculovirus), optionally having an altered coat protein, the genome of which virus carries an exogenous gene, and (ii) growing the cell under conditions such that the gene is expressed.

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