Mismatch endonucleases and methods of use

US7056740B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LARGE SCALE BIOLOGY CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Hal S. Padgett · Vacaville, US
• Andrew A. Vaewhongs · Vacaville, US
• Fakhrieh S. Vojdani · Davis, US
• Mark Smith · Venetia, US
• John Lindbo · Vacaville, US
• Wayne Fitzmaurice · Vacaville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 31, 2003
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2006
• Expiry date: Oct 21, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N2770/00022
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

We describe here restriction endonucleases and their uses. Restriction endonucleases are useful in finding single nucleotide polymorphisms. They are also useful in an in vitro method of redistributing sequence variations between non-identical polynucleotide sequences.