Retroviral gene transfer vectors

US6548301B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Heinrich-Pette-Institut · DE

Inventors

• Wolfram Ostertag · Hamburg, DE
• Christopher Baum · Mazomanie, US
• Markus Hildinger · Pforzheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 1999
• Grant date: Apr 15, 2003
• Expiry date: May 6, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N2840/44
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to novel retroviral gene transfer vectors, preferably expression vectors, which, because of a reduced content of viral genes, are distinguished by a higher safety standard and an expression of non-viral nucleotide sequences in higher amounts.