Transport proteins and their uses
US6184038A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2710/16622
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to transport proteins, in particular VP22 and homologues thereof, and to methods of delivering these proteins and any associated molecules to a target population of cells. This transport protein has applications in gene therapy and methods of targeting agents to cells where targeting at high efficiency is required.
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