Nucleic acid transfer phage
US6740524B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/975
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel phage expressing in its head a bi-functional protein that has nuclear translocation and cell adhesion activities. The phage is used to package a foreign substance such as a gene. As a bi-functional protein, TAT protein of HIV can be used. The phage is useful in gene therapy.
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